U.S. Companies Warn China’s Data Rules Risk Creating ‘Digital Island’ April 25, 2022 China’s “uniquely restrictive” data laws risk boosting U.S. firms’ cost of doing business in the No. 2 economy and could...
Geico Customer Data Breach May be Part of Unemployment Insurance Scam April 22, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Auto insurer Geico recently reported that fraudsters have been stealing license numbers of its customers for the past few months...
Penn. High Court Rules Employer Has Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Info December 10, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that an employer has a legal duty to use reasonable care in safeguarding its...
A U.S. Privacy Law Could Be Good for Google, but Bad for You October 3, 2018 By Marcy Gordon and Matt O'Brien U.S. Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data – although one...
Phishing Could Affect 6,800 Members of Maryland Insurer April 3, 2018 Maryland’s largest health insurer says a phishing attack may have exposed the personal information of nearly 7,000 members. News outlets...
Uber Sued in Pennsylvania After Data Stolen by Hackers Covered Up March 7, 2018 By Marc Levy The ride-hailing company Uber broke Pennsylvania law when it failed to notify potential victims, including thousands of drivers, for a...
Massachusetts Launches Online Portal for Data Breach Reports February 8, 2018 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has unveiled a new online portal to let businesses and organizations report data breaches. The...
Massachusetts Police Warn of Social Media Scams After Record Powerball Win September 1, 2017 Police in Massachusetts are warning of fake social media accounts that have popped up after a woman won the $758.7...
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Warns of Caller Posing as Department Staff August 11, 2017 Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade has issued a consumer alert advising consumers to be wary of a phone caller...
Data of Nearly 2,000 Customers Stolen by Florida Vacation Firm Worker July 22, 2015 An employee at a Florida company that offers promotional vacations has been charged with stealing reservation documents and then selling...