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What might the FTC do about the Target breach?

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Dissent

Brendan Sasso reports: Target could face federal charges for failing to protect its customers’ data from hackers. The retailer has been in contact with the Federal Trade Commission, Molly Snyder, a Target spokeswoman, told National Journal. It’s unclear whether the FTC has issued any subpoenas or other formal demands for information. The FTC declined to comment…

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Breaking up is hard to do, Tuesday edition

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dissent

Arcadia Home Care & Staffing (Arcadia Health Services, Inc.) is notifying employees that their personnel information, including Social Security numbers and bank account information, is in the hands of a former affiliate who has started a new company that competes with theirs. According to the letter sent to employees, Charles E. Symes, II had previously obtained…

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IRS employee exposed 20k workers’ SSN on unsecured home network

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dissent

The folks that we hope will look out for us so we don’t become victims of identity theft for tax refund fraud seem to be having problems with their own data. Stephen Ohlemacher of Associated Press reports: The Internal Revenue Service is reporting a potential security breach involving personal information about 20,000 IRS workers, former…

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LifeLock under investigation by the FTC

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dissent

Well, LifeLock said they come under investigation by the FTC, and it seems they are. SeekingAlpha points us to LifeLock’s most recent 8-K, which says, in part: On March 13, 2014, LifeLock received, as expected, a request from the FTC for documents and information related to LifeLock’s compliance with the FTC Stipulated Final Judgment and…

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N.Y. Court: Zurich Not Obligated to Defend Sony Units in Data Breach Litigation

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dissent

Young Ha reports: A New York trial court recently ruled in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case that Zurich American Insurance Co. has no duty to defend Sony Corp. of America and Sony Computer Entertainment America in litigation stemming from the April 2011 hacking of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation online services. Ruling on the…

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OH: Hundreds of Hickory Grove customers report fraudulent charges

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dissent

Jasmine Rogers reports: Suspicious charges connected to cards swiped at Hickory Grove, a gas station and grocery store along Ohio 339, have been traced back to at least a month ago. While close to 100 people have already reported fraudulent charges, that number could climb as high as 200 or 300 as more people begin…

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