Consumer Protection, Employment & Technology Archive

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 12, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Verti Insurance Company “to secure redress for violations of... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 12, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against Great American Power, LLC “to secure redress for violations... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 12, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of California, agains PTGMB LLC, d/b/a Mercedes-Benz of Fresno, “to secure redress for violations... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 11, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of California, against Continental Credit Control, Inc. and other defendants, as of yet unknown,... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 11, 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Charter Communications, Inc., or a third party... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 11, 2020, a class action complaint was filed in United States District Court for the Central District of California against Uber Technologies Inc. for “negligently and knowingly contacting [the]... Read More →

Malware Discovered on Wawa In-Store Payment Processing Systems At Potentially All Wawa Locations – Massive Data Breach Affected Wawa Customer Payment Card Information  On December 19, 2019, “An Open Letter from Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens to [Wawa] Customers” stated, among... Read More →

Database Run by TrueDialog Reportedly Left Unprotected On December 1, 2019, TechCrunch.com reported (“Millions of SMS messages exposed in database security lapse”) that “[a] massive database storing tens of millions of SMS [] text messages, most of which were sent... Read More →

McLaren Health Plan Notifies Members of Phishing Attack at One of Its Third-Party Vendors Beckershospitalreview.com reported (“Michigan insurer alerts members of data breach”) that “. . . McLaren Health Plan began notifying members Nov. 27 of a phishing attack at... Read More →

On November 19, 2019, Tripwire.com reported (“Macy’s Says Security Incident Might Have Exposed Customers’ Data“) that Macy’s is notifying customers about a data security incident that might have exposed some of their personal and financial information. The American department chain... Read More →

Phishing E-Mail Campaign Allowed Unknown Actor To Gain Access to Employee Office 365 Accounts From April 2, 2019 to June 20, 2019 On November 13, 2019, Solara Medical Supplies, LLC (“Solara”), issued a press release providing notice of a data... Read More →

Data Breach Affected Undisclosed Number of Individuals and May Have Included, Among Other Things, Dental/Treatment, Insurance, Social Security, and Date of Birth Information On November 12, 2019, Healthsecurity.com reported that “Delta Dental of Arizona is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. Investigating Potential Claims on Behalf of Victims of Attack of One of Krystal’s Payment Processing Systems Used at Certain Krystal Restaurants Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is investigating potential claims on behalf of victims of a security... Read More →

Hy-Vee’s Investigation Identified The Operation of Malware Designed to Access Payment Card Data – Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. Investigating Potential Claims on Behalf of Victims of Hy-Vee’s Data Breach.  On October 3, 2019, Hy-Vee reported findings from the investigation of the... Read More →

On September 8, 2019, Charlotteagenda.com reported (“Boy Scouts’ information exposed during brief data breach”) that “. . . Trails End said it notified Boy Scouts of America and local councils of ‘a data incident’ that a web developer noticed. Certain... Read More →

Exposed Database Reportedly Found On One of MoviePass’s Subdomains – Records Included Sensitive User Information On August 20, 2019, TechCrunch.com reported that . . . ticket subscription service MoviePass has exposed tens of thousands of customer card numbers and personal credit cards because... Read More →

Hy-Vee Supermarket Chain Issues “Notice of Payment Card Data Incident” On August 14, 2019, Hy-Vee published a “Notice of Payment Card Data Incident,” which, among other things, stated that Hy-Vee is investigating: . . . a security incident involving [its]... Read More →

StockX Reports That an Unknown Third-Party Gained Access to Customer Data On August 3, 2019, StockX, “the world’s first stock market for things – a live ‘bid/ask’ marketplace,”posted that StockX was . . . alerted to suspicious activity potentially involving... Read More →

State Farm Data Breach – “Bad Actor” Was Able to Confirm Valid Online Account Usernames and Passwords On August 7, 2019, zdnet.com reported (“State Farm says hackers confirmed valid usernames and passwords in credentials stuffing attack”) that State Farm “suffered... Read More →

On August 7, 2019, latesthackingnews.com reported that “CafePress.com, an American e-commerce platform, turns out to be another victim of a cyber attack. Although the store hasn’t revealed anything officially. The news surfaced online suggesting a hacking attack happened earlier this... Read More →

Former Seattle Technology Company Software Engineer Arrested For Theft of Capital One Financial Corporation Data On July 29, 2019, USA TODAY reported the following: Capital One said . . . that personal information, including the Social Security and bank account... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. Investigating Potential Claims on Behalf of Victims of Dominion National’s Cyberattack.  Bleepingcomputer.com reported that “[c]ustomers of Dominion National dental and vision insurer and administrator started to receive notifications about a potential intrusion on the company’s computer systems... Read More →

On June 10, 2019, cpomagazine.com reported that “First American, the largest real estate title insurance company in the United States, just won a particularly awful silver medal. An ongoing data leak at the company appears to have exposed the transaction... Read More →

Reportedly, “[t]he research team at vpnMentor discovered a major data leak at the Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), a Fortune 500 company providing tech products, services, and solutions globally.” Further,“vpnMentor’s researchers, led by security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar,... Read More →

On June 6, 2019, Bleepingcomputer.com reported that “Medical tests and medication firm OPKO Health Inc present in over 30 countries says that one of its subsidiaries, BioReference Laboratories Inc, was notified by American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) of unauthorized activity... Read More →

On June 4, 2019, USA TODAY reported that “[a] day after Quest Diagnostics announced 12 million patients were affected by a data breach, another medical testing company says its patients’ data was also compromised. In a filing with the U.S. Securities... Read More →

On June 3, 2019, Quest Diagnostics filed a Form 8-K with the SEC which stated: On May 14, 2019, American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a billing collections vendor, notified Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (“Quest Diagnostics”) and Optum360 LLC, Quest Diagnostics’ revenue... Read More →

On May 29, 2019, People Inc., “Western New York’s leading non-profit human services agency,” published a news release on its website advising that People Inc. “. . . learned of a data security incident that involved protected health information belonging to certain... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on May 28, 2019, a class action complaint alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) was filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta... Read More →

On May 30, 2019, williamsonsource.com reported that “First American Financial Corp.’s website was unknowingly exposing up to 885 million files related to real estate title insurance records dating from 2003 to 2019.” Further, reportedly, “[a]nyone with a URL for a... Read More →

On May 29, 2019, The New York Times reported that New York’s Department of Financial Services “is investigating a security vulnerability at First American Financial Corporation, a title insurance company, that exposed an estimated 885 million records related to mortgage... Read More →

On May 29, 2019, Tampa, Florida-based Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. (“Checkers” or the “Company”) issued a “Notice of Data Breach,” which, among other things, stated that the Company “. . . recently became aware of a data security issue involving... Read More →

On May 29, 2019, Forbes.com reported that “Flipboard, the hugely popular news aggregation app that is used by 150 million people each month, has been hacked. Twice. According to a security notice posted by Flipboard, what it calls ‘unauthorized access’ to databases took... Read More →

On May 29, 2019, HealthITSecurity.com reported that “. . . Medical Informatics Engineering has reached a $900,000 settlement in the country’s first federal multistate lawsuit, stemming from its health data breach impacting 3.5 million patients in 2015.” According to HealthITSecurity.com:... Read More →

First American Financial Corporation Issues Statement Regarding Its Ongoing Investigation Into a Reported Security Incident On May 28, 2019, First American Financial Corporation (“First American”) issued a press release which, among other things, stated: First American Financial Corporation advises that it... Read More →

On May 27, 2019, a class action complaint was filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, against First American Financial Corporation and First American Title Company (collectively, “First American”) alleging, among other things, that First American, “[d]espite... Read More →