TaxSlayers’ website uses Google’s pixel technology to illegally intercept and record consumers tax-filing information to increase advertising profits. Google and on-line tax preparation company TaxSlayer are facing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing them of violating taxpayers’ privacy by sharing their sensitive financial data, citing the findings of a recent report. Google Knew Its Pixel…
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HCA Healthcare, Inc.’s negligence is to blame for a July 2023 data breach that compromised personal and health information of 11 million patients. A lawsuit was recently filed against HCA Healthcare alleging that its failure to comply with prescribed industry standard data security measures allowed hackers to breach its security and steal the personal and…
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Instagram may have illegally used facial recognition software and improperly collected personal data, in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Meta Platforms Inc., on behalf of all Illinois residents over Instagram’s improper collection of personal data and illegal use of facial recognition software. What Does…
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The number of victims affected by a campaign that targeted a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Sofware’s MOVEit file-transfer product to steal data continues to grow each day. What Happened? Numerous class action lawsuits were recently filed against Progress Software concerning a security vulnerability in its’ MOVEit file transfer utility that enabled hackers to exfiltrated untold…
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Lawsuit alleges that Harvard Pilgrim, one of the largest healthcare insurers in the Northeast, along with its parent company Point32Health failed to adequately protect the data of 2.5 million customers. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against healthcare insurance giant Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, alleging that the insurer failed…
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Preliminary investigation into Enzo Biochem cyberattack reveals personal and sensitive information of 2.5 million patients and employees are at risk of identity theft.…
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American dental insurer, MCNA Dental, has suffered a ransomware-related data breach that has exposed the data of more than 8.9 million people. Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental has published a data breach notification on its website, informing almost 9 million people that their personal data was compromised. In a notice published to its…
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Data breach at BNY Mellon vendor enabled hackers to steal sensitive information from clients placing them at permanent risk of identity theft. On May 13, 2023, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after learning that confidential information that had been entrusted…
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Apria waits almost two years to notify 1.8 million patients that their identities were stolen then attempts to downplay its significance . Apria Healthcare, a manufacturer of medical equipment for the home, is sending out breach notifications to roughly two million people whose information may have been stolen in data breaches in 2019 and 2021.…
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Security at Aetna’s in-network benefits provider Brightline enabled hackers to steal sensitive personal information of millions of customers. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against insurance giant Aetna alleging the woefully inadequate data security at its in-network virtual health provider Brightline enabled hackers to steal personal information of over 3 million customers. According to…
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