A spokesbeing told us, when quizzed, that the firm wanted to be sure of the number of people affected by the «sophisticated cyber-attack» before notifying
customers about the data breach.
Not exact matches
The GDPR carries strict rules for
breach notifications, and Uber would probably have broken at least three: not properly protecting the
data, not telling regulators
about the hack, and not informing its
customers until a year later.
The House Financial Services Committee plans to hold hearings
about the
data breach, which exposed 143 million
customers to identity theft.
A senior Yahoo executive addressed a massive security incident on Wednesday, offering additional details
about a
breach that saw hackers steal personal
data from more than 500 million
customer accounts in late 2014.
«Obviously I am incredibly angry
about this
data breach and we will institute a thorough review of our relationship with Experian,» T - Mobile Chief Executive John Legere said in a note to
customers posted on the company's website.
In a recent article, Vision Critical CEO Scott Miller said GDPR, together with the many headlines
about data breaches, means
customers will become increasingly more sensitive
about the
data they share.
Graber may know a lot more
about data breaches than the average lawyer — he is a key lawyer for plaintiffs in the massive
data breach at Anthem Inc. that «compromised the personal identification and health information of more than 80 million
customers of the health care company,» according to the law firm.
Suppliers need to be more diligent in their
data protection and much prompter
about reporting
breaches; the scandal in which Uber took 13 months to reveal a hack of 57 million
customer records was only the latest reminder.
This article starts by talking
about the TJ Maxx
data breach case where their
customer's credit card numbers were stolen.
Equifax Inc. said Monday that it has revised down the number of Canadians affected by its high - profile
data breach and now puts the number at
about 8,000
customers.
The
breach of personal
data on more than 143 million
customers Equifax revealed in September was followed in mid-March by the news that an executive insider - traded stock before the public was notified
about the
breach.
It seems like every day, we're hearing
about a company suffering from a major
data breach, potentially placing
customers» personal and financial information at risk.
Following the Equifax
data breach in 2017, many
customers started talking
about the possibility of a credit freeze: a simple step they were hoping would prevent identity theft.
The team has also been particularly active on
data breaches and cyber-crime and is well - regarded for its work on redress schemes where the FCA has been unhappy
about the
customer experience.
In case you're not following the news
about the latest
data breach, a hacker stole the records of approximately 15 million T - Mobile
customers.
You might get whiplash from the sense of deja vu, but we're not talking
about Target or Home Depot (or Trump hotels or Scottrade or Patreon or...) but the T - Mobile hack, as
customer information was taken during a
data breach at credit bureau Experian.
Uber last week said it fired its chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, over his role in the 2016
data breach, which compromised
data belonging to 57 million
customers and
about 600,000 drivers.
With Australia's new
data breach notification laws coming into effect next month, gathering and securing sensitive information
about customers and their deposits will be more onerous than ever.