Health care system Ascension on Thursday notified more than 437,000 patients that their demographic information may have been exposed during a data breach that was discovered in December.
Software company OrthoMinds notified clients and other "potentially impacted individuals" on Tuesday about a data breach in its network that occurred in November 2024, possibly involving their personal information.
Law firm Edelson Lechtzin on Monday announced it's investigating claims against financial services company SogoTrade for potential violations of data privacy.
With the influx of pixel-tracking litigation in recent years, it’s important for businesses to be aware of what tracking technologies are deployed on their websites and platforms, how they work and how consent is gained from users, as well as to continue checking in on these pixels in order to avoid litigation, said industry professionals during a panel Tuesday at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Public Policy & Legal Summit.
Trade show management and event marketing company Nth Degree on Thursday notified consumers of a data breach it suffered in December, when an unauthorized party accessed its network, potentially exposing the personal information of over 25,000 people. Maine's attorney general office also reported the breach Thursday, saying that 13 state residents were affected.
Car rental company Hertz sent letters Friday to potentially impacted customers informing them of data breaches from 2024 in which bad actors might have accessed or stolen their personal information. That same day, the Office of the Maine Attorney General reported the breach. The breaches violated the file data transfer platform of Cleo Communications, a Hertz vendor.
Encryption must be preserved as an important method for security, trust, and technological control, especially in the wake of increased cybercrime, said Charlotte Le Roux and other Hogan Lovells lawyers in a blog post Monday.
With the increase in cyber and ransom attacks that feature stolen data, especially in the financial sector, companies are advised to have a response plan with strong communication and notification components, Skadden, Arps attorneys said during a fintech podcast Friday.
Nonprofit organization Food for the Poor notified more than 50,000 impacted consumers of a data breach Friday where unauthorized actors may have accessed private information. The breach was also reported to the Maine Attorney General's Office the same day.
Attorneys are preparing a potential lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Education Association for a data breach that impacted half a million educational staff, in July 2024.