Tag: data breach

Equifax to pay up to $650 million in data breach settlement

“This company’s ineptitude, negligence, and lax security standards endangered the identities of half the U.S. population,” said the New York Attorney General in a statement reported by NBC news. Reuters reports, “The largest-ever settlement for a data breach… Read More

Multibillion-dollar insurance corporation sued for data breach

Insurance giant First American Financial faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, claiming the company “left more than 885 million sensitive documents dating as far back as 2003 exposed online,” Forbes.com reported on May 28. “Now the company is facing a… Read More

Yahoo data-breach settlement filed for $117.5 million

A class action settlement for $117.5 million has been filed following data breaches affecting billions of Yahoo accounts. The Recorder at law.com reports on the $117.5 million settlement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the… Read More