DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY SETTLES DATA BREACH LAWSUIT FOR $2.45 MILLION AMERICANS CAN CLAIM UP TO $11,500 IN SETTLEMENT MONEY According to TheSuns, Convergent Outsourcing, a debt collection agency, has agreed to pay out $2.45 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging a data breach in 2022. The agency failed to prevent the breach, which compromised … Read more
Crystal Bay Casino, nestled near Lake Tahoe in Nevada, has reached a settlement of $675,000 following a data breach incident in November 2022. The breach impacted over 86,000 individuals, leading to a 27-page class action lawsuit, as reported by ClassAction.Org. Personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, and ID numbers of both employees and … Read more
Five Guys Settles Lawsuit Over Data Breach Wendy’s Resolves Lawsuit on Improper Biometric Data Use According to the U.S. Sun, Five Guys, and Wendy’s, two popular fast-food chains have settled lawsuits linked to data breaches. Five Guys faced a case because about 38,000 employees had their info stolen in 2022. Even though Five Guys said … Read more
Residents of Rochester, New York, have just one day left to file claims for a $3 million class action settlement resulting from a data breach at PracticeMax, a healthcare consulting company. The settlement aims to compensate victims of cybercrime due to the breach, with payments starting at $500 for ordinary losses such as banking fees … Read more
Eversource Energy struggles with cyber attacks. The unauthorized access of personal data as part of a bigger data breach affected more than 3,000 Eversource Energy customers in Connecticut. As banks, hospitals, and businesses all around Connecticut and the country continue to battle with data breaches, Eversource Energy has become the most recent company to experience … Read more