The U.S. government paid a paltry $2350 to settle a lawsuit brought by a Texas woman who sued the Transportation Security Administration after her breasts were exposed during a vigorous frisking at a Texas airport, records show. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Department of Justice released a copy of the settlement…
Category: Breaches
Cashing in on privacy breaches
Terry Baynes reports: The hacking of a Sony Corp customer database this spring has attracted class-action lawyers and consumers eager to cash in on the high-profile privacy breach. At least 40 lawsuits have been filed–including at least two this week–on behalf of millions of Sony PlayStation users in federal courts, according to Westlaw data. […]…
German DPAs Publish Comprehensive FAQs on Statutory Data Breach Notification Requirement
The German Data Protection Authorities of Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia have issued a paper containing Frequently Asked Questions about the German statutory data breach notification requirement that went into effect on September 1, 2009. The paper provides detailed information on key questions concerning the procedure for notification as required by Section 42a of the German Federal Data…
MN: Woodbury Man Charged for Hacking into Personal Online Accounts
Katie Lynn reports: A Woodbury man has been charged with 13 felony counts of identity theft. The charges claim 26-year-old Timothy Noirjean hacked into Facebook accounts in order to access to personal information of young women, including sexually explicit photos, which he then posted online. According to the complaint, the investigation began in February 2010…