EPIC.org is joining those who believe that victims of the PayTime data breach should not have had their lawsuit dismissed for lack of standing. EPIC has filed an amicus urging a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that limits the ability of data breach victims to sue. The plaintiffs sued a payroll company after their Social Security Numbers and…
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Lawsuits over Paytime data breach dismissed
Matt Miller reports: Saying no legally compensable injuries have yet occurred, a federal judge Friday dismissed two would-be class-action lawsuits filed over last year’s massive data breach at the Paytime Inc. national payroll firm. The clients who sued the Cumberland County-based Paytime had sought financial damages for what they claimed was the threat they face of…
Paytime sued over breach
It was only a matter of time, right? idRADAR has the story and a copy of the complaint.
Update: Paytime breach may affect 233,000
WITF reports that the Paytime breach affected even more than previously disclosed: Cumberland County-based Paytime says as many as 233,000 people may be affected by a data breach. The payroll processor distributed about 88,000 W-2’s in 2012, but says in a filing with the North Carolina Attorney General that dependents and spouses information may have also been…
PayTime Data Breach Hits Some Workers Hard
When we think about consequences of hacks or breaches, let’s not lose sight that people may lose their jobs simply because their data was caught up in an incident – even if there was no evidence that their information was misused. idRADAR.com has a good example of that in the aftermath of the PayTime hack….
Paytime, Inc. breach affected over 216,000
One day, businesses will heed my sage advice not to stay in the news cycle by letting details dribble out piecemeal. Today is not the day, however, so thankfully, idRADAR did some digging and has found out that over 215,000 were affected by the Paytime, Inc. breach covered previously on this blog. Jeanne Price reports:…