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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reverses dismissal of negligence claims against Heartland Payment Systems

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Dissent

It seems it isn’t all over for a lawsuit by nine financial institutions against Heartland Payment Systems following a mammoth breach disclosed in January 2009. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s dismissal of negligence claims and remanded. Here’s part of the opinion, issued yesterday: Turning to the case sub judice, we hold the…

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Update on Department of Energy hack (updated)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dissent

More details are available about the Department of Energy hack that occurred in July. Mathew J. Schwartz reports: According to an email sent to all DOE employees on Aug. 29, information on 2,532 current employees, 3,172 former employees and seven employees on leave was stolen in the breach, which occurred in July. At the time, DOE…

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Attorney General Jepsen Reaches Settlement with Citibank on Online Credit Card System Security

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Dissent

Back in June 2011, I noted a breach involving Citibank (previous coverage here and here). There’s now a follow-up to that breach: Citibank N.A.  will pay $55,000 to the state of Connecticut and will obtain a third-party data security audit of its online credit card account system under a settlement filed in court today, Attorney…

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Dishonest employees can pretty much be found everywhere

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Dissent

Geoff Liesik reports on an insider breach involving an employee of Kneaders Bakery & Cafe in Provo, Utah. Read more here.

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Texas Comptroller Ducks Deposition Over Data Breach

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Dissent

Jess Davis reports: A Texas appeals court on Thursday blocked a civil rights advocacy group from deposing the state comptroller about a 2010 data breach that published online personal information about millions of Texans, saying the agency has governmental immunity. Read more on Law360.com (sub. required).

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Update to Republic Services stolen laptop breach

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Dissent

Well, now maybe the media will pay more attention to the Republic Services breach I reported the other day. The laptop stolen from the employee’s home held the unencrypted names and Social Security numbers of 82,160  current and former employees.

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