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For $8.6M, Cisco Settles Suit Over Bug-Riddled Video Surveillance Software

August 1, 2019 TH Author $8.6 million, Cisco, court documents, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, false claims, Federal government, Government, IoT, james glenn, knowingly sold, lawsuit, security vulnerability, settlement, states, video surveillance manager, Vulnerabilities, whistleblower

The complaint claims the networking giant knowingly sold bug-riddled software to federal and state governments, that would allow complete network compromise. READ MORE HERE…

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Heather Mills Gets An Apology and ‘Substantial’ Settlement in Spyware Case

July 12, 2019 TH Author damages, Government, Hacks, heather mills, lawsuit, Malware, news group, News of the world, paul mccartney, phone hacking, Privacy, rupert murdoch, scandal, settlement, Sun, voicemail

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group has agreed to pay damages to Paul McCartney’s ex as part of the massive phone-hacking scandal by UK tabloids. READ MORE HERE…

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Amazon Alexa Secretly Records Children, Lawsuits Allege

June 14, 2019 TH Author Alexa, Amazon, children, class action, Cloud Security, data handling practices, data storage, lawsuit, Privacy, secret recording, voiceprint

Two lawsuits are seeking class-action status, alleging that Amazon records children and stores their voiceprints indefinitely. READ MORE HERE…

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Yahoo Offers $117.5M Settlement in Data Breach Lawsuit

April 10, 2019 TH Author breach, data breach, data breach lawsuit, Hacks, lawsuit, yahoo settlement, Yahoo!

Yahoo is taking a second stab at settling a massive lawsuit regarding the data breaches that the Internet company faced between 2013 and 2016. READ MORE HERE…

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Lawsuit Claims Pegasus Spyware Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi

December 3, 2018 TH Author dissidents, Government, human rights, Israel, khashoggi, lawsuit, Malware, NSO Group, omar abdulaziz, oppressive regime, Pegasus, Privacy, Spyware

The lawsuit alleges that NSO Group violated international law by allowing Pegasus to be used by oppressive regimes to hunt dissidents and journalists. READ MORE HERE…

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Lawsuits Aim Billions in Fines at Equifax and Ad-Targeting Companies

November 9, 2018 TH Author ad targeting, Cambridge Analytica, data harvesting, Equifax, fines, GDPR, lawsuit, Privacy, Privacy International

The results could start a wave of major damages for companies that collect and sell consumer information. READ MORE HERE…

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AT&T Faces $224M Legal Challenge Over SIM-Jacking Rings

August 17, 2018 TH Author AT&T, bitcoin theft, criminal ring, cryptocurrency theft, Cryptography, gross negligence, Hacks, lawsuit, michael terpin, Mobile Security, Privacy, rogue employees, sim hijacking, sim jacking

Cryptocurrency angel investor Michael Terpin seeks damages for “gross negligence” by the carrier, alleging it turned a blind eye to store employees’ malicious activities. READ MORE HERE…

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Vermont Librarian Wins Small-Claims Suit Against Equifax

June 15, 2018 TH Author Equifax Data Breach, Hacks, jessamyn west, lawsuit, librarian, small claims

In a David-and-Goliath moment, the 49-year-old librarian has won satisfaction in the wake of its head-spinningly massive 2017 data breach. READ MORE HERE…

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ICANN Launches GDPR Lawsuit to Clarify the Future of WHOIS

May 31, 2018 TH Author contact information, epag, EU, GDPR, Germany, Government, ICANN, internet domains, lawsuit, Privacy, registrar, WHOIS

WHOIS, the searchable “phonebook” of contact data for internet domains, may violate GDPR — or it may not. A lawsuit seeks to find out which it is. READ MORE HERE…