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Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak

Krebs on Security

Image: Camdenliving.com Also, the fobs pass the credentials to his front door over the air in plain text, meaning someone could clone the fob just by bumping against him with a smartphone app made to read and write NFC tags. Neither August nor Chirp Systems responded to requests for comment. ” Last year, the U.S.

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Texas AG Sues Meta Over Collection and Use of Biometric Data

Hunton Privacy

The lawsuit is significant because it represents the first time the Texas Attorney General’s Office has brought suit under CUBI. The suit focuses on Meta’s “tag suggestions” feature, which the company has since retired.

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Facebook pays $550m settlement for breaking Illinois data protection law

The Guardian Data Protection

Tag Suggest feature broke rules by storing facial recognition imagery without permission from users Facebook has settled a lawsuit over facial recognition technology, agreeing to pay $550m (£419m) over accusations it had broken an Illinois state law regulating the use of biometric details.

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Google won a lawsuit against the Glupteba botnet operators

Security Affairs

Google won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals involved in the operations of the Glupteba botnet. ” The IT giant won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals involved in the operations of the botnet, the court’s ruling sets an important legal precedent in the fight against cybercrime. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Facebook Agrees to Landmark 550 Million Dollar Settlement in BIPA Class Action

Hunton Privacy

In recent years, numerous class action lawsuits have been filed under BIPA seeking statutory damages ranging from $1,000 per negligent violation to $5,000 per reckless or intentional violation. Earlier this month, the U.S.

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BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware is Increasing Stakes up to $2,5M in Demands

Security Affairs

Such approach is used as one of the catalysts for further class-action lawsuits which could be filed by unhappy individuals who will see their data or communications affected due to lack of information security caused by data breaches.

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Off the Record: Alternate Reality- T. Swift and Spoliation, Litigating Record Requesters

The Texas Record

A growing number of local governments as well as state agencies across the country have begun to file lawsuits against taxpayers, government watchdogs and journalists who then must pay at their own expense to pursue the request, and the records, in court. “What to Do When Your CRM Project Fails” – CIO.