Viewpoint: Prudent or Not, an Insured’s Extra Expense Must Be Strictly ‘Necessary’ December 4, 2025 By Jane Warring and Kristin Suga Heres In a well-reasoned recent opinion, an Illinois appellate court strictly construed a cyber policy, ruling that reasonable—but contractually unnecessary—payments made...
SEC to Drop Controversial SolarWinds Cyberattack Lawsuit November 24, 2025 By Nicola M. White The US Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its landmark lawsuit against SolarWinds Corp. that accused the company of covering...
Lawsuit Says Clorox Hackers Got Passwords Simply by Asking July 22, 2025 By Raphael Satter Bleach maker Clorox said Tuesday that it has sued information technology provider Cognizant over a devastating 2023 cyberattack, alleging the...
SEC, SolarWinds Reach Settlement to End Lawsuit Related to 2020 Breach July 8, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and software company SolarWinds Corp. have reached a settlement, ending a federal lawsuit that...
Aflac Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach of Customer Info June 25, 2025 By William Rabb An Alabama law firm wasted little time in filing a proposed class-action lawsuit against Aflac Inc., claiming the supplemental insurance...
AT&T’s $177M Data Breach Settlement Wins US Court Approval June 23, 2025 By Mike Scarcella and David Shepardson A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Friday to a $177-million settlement that resolves lawsuits against AT&T over breaches in...
MGM Resorts to Pay $45M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit January 29, 2025 MGM Resorts International has agreed to a $45 million to resolve a class action lawsuit over its data breaches in...
Delta Sues CrowdStrike Over ‘Catastrophic’ Software Glitch October 29, 2024 By Robert Burnson Delta Air Lines Inc. sued cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. over the chaos caused this summer by a “catastrophic” software...
Marriott Settles With States for $52M Over 2018 Data Breach at Starwood October 10, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Marriott International has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and 50 state attorneys general over a series of...
Oracle To Pay $115M To Settle Suit Over Tracking Consumer Data September 18, 2024 By Cora Lewis Tech behemoth Oracle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $115 million over allegations that it tracked consumer...