Allstate sued for ‘back-to-back’ data breaches.
In a lawsuit filed this week, NY Attorney General Letitia James accused Allstate’s subsidiary, National General, of storing customers’ driver’s license numbers in plain text, leading to a 2020 breach ...
Data breaches remain concern, lawsuits in Albany, Saratoga, Warren counties - Down to Business
Last year, data “compromises” nearly matched the record set in 2023, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a California-based nonprofit that has been tracking data thefts for two decades ...
T-Mobile customers to get payments up to $25K next month after data breach: Here’s who qualifies
The $350 million T-Mobile agreed to pay in a 2022 class action settlement will finally start going out to customers next month.
Crypto Services Provider Transak Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
Cryptocurrency services provider Transak USA LLC neglected to protect the personal information of more than 23,000 people that was exposed in a September 2024 data breach, a proposed federal class ...
Browser-Based Data Leaks: 3 Biggest Data Security Challenges Today
Traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions weren't built for today's browser-driven workplace. Now sensitive data moves moves through SaaS apps, AI tools, and personal accounts, bypassing legacy ...
AI surveillance in US schools: Thousands of sensitive student documents exposed in surveillance breach, fueling privacy fears
A significant data breach in Vancouver Public Schools exposed thousands of sensitive student documents, raising privacy ...
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PowerSchool Portal Compromised Months Before Massive Data Breach
Hackers used compromised credentials to access PowerSchool’s PowerSource portal months before the December 2024 data breach.