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Nasdaq Hack Points to Shortfall in Data Breach Reporting
Posted on February 11th, 2011 No commentsWhile many states have similar rules on breach notifications, there are significant differences that illustrate the difficulty of any interstate coordination. In all fairness to any enterprise, reporting or classifying breaches is fraught with difficulties, especially when the breach is in one state and the customers affected are in other stat…
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Seattle Fraud Spree: Case Grows
Posted on November 30th, 2010 No commentsForeign Hacker Suspected in Restaurant Data BreachFederal authorities now say the recent Seattle cyber attack was a much bigger crime than first believed, and the forensic trail leads overseas.
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One to watch: Data Security and Breach Notification Act
Posted on September 29th, 2010 No commentsIn August, Senators Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and John Rockefeller, D–W.Va., introduced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, S 3742, which requires firms that engage in the collection and storage of personal information to meet baseline standards for protecting consumers’ personal information.
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Senate panel tries again to push through data breach bill
Posted on September 24th, 2010 No commentsData Security and Breach Notification Act would require businesses and nonprofits to adopt security practices that protect stored information from unauthorized access.
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Hackers Breach State Database
Posted on November 17th, 2009 No commentsA hacker has broken into the Nebraska Worker’s Compensation database, prompting an FBI investigation and an effort to contact those who may be affected. Several thousand people could be affected by the breach, which was discovered last week when the state’s chief information officer noticed an unusual amount of Internet traffic traversing t…
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Data Breach Affects Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Posted on November 10th, 2009 No commentsAttorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating why Anthem didn’t tell the Connecticut health care providers of the breach until nearly two months after it had happened.
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HHS Data Breach Notification Harm Threshold Requires Risk Assessment
Posted on October 9th, 2009 No commentsThe companies bear the burden of proving that there’s no significant risk of harm. It’s not like they can just decide, “Oh, it’s not going to hurt anyone
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Heartland Breach: Inside Look at the Plaintiffs’ Case
Posted on October 8th, 2009 No commentsMaster Complaint Details Events Before, During and After the Landmark BreachPrior to the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach, company executives misrepresented their “state of the art” security measures, says a new document filed in the class action suit against the payments processor. This document lays out for the first time a sequence of events and statements made by Heartland executives about security measures and actions before, during and after the breach. Following is a timeline of events highlighted in the master complaint against Heartland.
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Retail Data Breach Liability Shield May Get Gutted
Posted on October 8th, 2009 No commentsIn a move that has the potential to make it much more difficult for retailers to defend themselves against civil data breach lawsuits, the judge overseeing the Hannaford data breach case has reversed himself. The Maine Supreme Court is now involved.For years, retailers involved in major data breaches had little to worry about from U.S. courts, thanks to credit card zero liability programs.
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Welcome to Identity Force’s Weekly News Alert
Posted on September 30th, 2009 No commentsWelcome to Identity Force’s newest service for our members – our weekly roundup of important identity theft and data breach news. Once a week we will e-mail you links to stories and information that will keep you up-to-date with the latest consumer tips, data breach announcements, scam alerts and legal developments.
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