Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches | January 21, 2022
January 21, 2022 – Recently, Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. informed more than 58,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach occurring as a result of a cyberattack. On September 19, 2021, Strategic Benefits Advisors learned that an unauthorized third party gained access to and potentially removed several files containing consumer information. The information revealed through the data breach involved the full names
Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches | January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022 – In recent news, the mortgage lending company, LendUS, LLC announced that it experienced a data-security event impacting the personal information of more than 12,000 individuals. Last year, LendUS, LLC learned that several of the company’s employee’s email accounts had been compromised. While the details of how an unauthorized party gained access to the employees’ email accounts have not yet been released,
Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches | January 17, 2022
January 17, 2022 – Data breaches put sensitive consumer information in the hands of unknown third parties, who may use them to commit identity theft or for other criminal purposes. While it’s common for the victim of a data breach not to notice anything wrong with their accounts at first, it is essential that they still give the situation the seriousness it deserves, as data breaches
Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches | November 24, 2021
Earlier this week, the web hosting company GoDaddy announced that an unauthorized third party accessed the current and former customers’ email addresses, account numbers, and usernames. The third party is also alleged to have accessed the SSL private key of some active customers. The SSL private key allows website visitors to browse securely.
Upon learning of the GoDaddy data breach, the company contacted law enforcement and engaged
Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches, Product Liability and Class Action News | November 10, 2021
In late October 2021, Certified Automotive Lease Corp.—also known as CAL Automotive—reported a serious data breach. When data breaches occur, they can cause the individuals whose data was compromised to become victims of identity theft or to otherwise incur financial costs.
If you are a customer served by the leasing business, you might
