Security

Lawsuits Sep 22, 2019

Donald Trump Desperate to Get Out of Testifying in New York Lawsuit After Judge’s Order, ‘Politico’ Reports

Donald Trump’s lawyers are said to be panicking over a judge’s order that compels Trump to give sworn testimony in a 2015 New York lawsuit. The judge, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Doris Gonzalez, swatted aside an attempt by Trump to quash a subpoena demanding his testimony. Now, Politico reported on Sunday, Trump and his lawyers are scrambling to figure out a way to defy the judge’s order and …

Legal News, News Sep 22, 2019

Judge Orders Trump to Testify in Protesters’ Suit Accusing Trump Tower Guards of Assault

A New York judge ordered President Donald Trump on Friday to provide a videotaped deposition for a lawsuit by protesters accusing Trump Tower guards of assault. One of the guards later joined Trump’s White House staff and is currently working for the Republican National Committee. During the 2015 confrontation outside Trump Tower, guards told protesters (some of whom were dressed in Ku Klux …

Settlements Aug 6, 2019

Cisco Pays $8.6m to Settle Security Software Whistleblower Lawsuit

Cisco pays $8.6m to settle security software whistleblower lawsuitAgreement splits money between US federal body, 15 states Print Print TradeCisco has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle claims it sold video security software that had a vulnerability that could have opened US federal, state and local government agencies to hackers. According to Cisco, the software, which was sold between 2008 …

News Aug 1, 2019

Capital One Data Hack Being Investigated by Class Action Law Firm

About 140,000 customers had social security numbers compromised, and about 80,000 people had their bank account numbers compromised. Data including names, addresses, contact information and birthdates of customers could have been accessed, Capital One said in a press release announcing the hack, which it said it discovered last month. Capital One said that information on customers who applied …

News, Opinion Apr 22, 2019

[Opinion] Why the Apple MFA Lawsuit Should Get Thrown Out of Court

So frankly, Apple doesn’t ask for 2FA all the time, even though other 2FA solutions can and do make such requests by design. Finally, the plaintiff is suing because Apple doesn’t allow you to turn off 2FA after two weeks. In most cases, Apple doesn’t force 2FA; you have to opt in. If you don’t like Apple implementing good security, you can choose not to buy its products. This frivolous suit …

Lawsuits Oct 19, 2017

Lawsuit Filed After Detroit Police Officer Makes Violent Arrest at Meijer

Detroit Police Chief James Craig initially said the officer who struck a man at least four times, including once in the face, with his baton during a violent arrest at Meijer in Detroit Oct. 8 was justified. “Our findings are somewhat different than when I first reported this matter,” Craig said Monday. Craig now feels the officer should have taken steps to deescalate the situation before …

Class-Actions Aug 17, 2017

Web-Enabled Vibrator Class Action Put to Bed

The case against sex toy maker We-Vibe, which agreed to pay out $3.75m for tracking owners’ use, has finally been put to bed, with a judge yesterday signing off the settlement. Earlier this year We-Vibe’s parent company, Standard Innovation, agreed to fork out following a privacy infringement lawsuit, and also said it would ensure that personal information collected from users would be deleted. …

News May 3, 2017

Orlando Murder Victim’s Parents File New Lawsuit

New details were released in the case of a woman who was allegedly killed by an Orlando apartment building security guard. The new information is outlined in a new lawsuit. WESH 2’s Summer Knowles reports on who Sasha Samsudean’s parents are blaming for her death.

News May 2, 2017

Security Researcher and Alleged Spam Operator to Square Off in Court in Ugly Lawsuit

An anonymous reader writes: River City Media, the company accused of running a huge spam operation, has filed a lawsuit against the security researcher and the journalist who exposed their activities. In a ludicrous lawsuit complaint, the company claims the security researcher didn’t just stumble upon its unprotected Rsync server, but “perpetrated a coordinated, months-long cyberattack,” during …

Settlements Mar 15, 2017

We-Vibe Sex Toy Manufacturer Settles US Class Action for Almost $4 Million

The manufacturer of a bluetooth-enabled sex toy has reached a US class action settlement of almost $4 million, after it was found to be collecting intimate data about the way purchasers used the vibrator device. The class action against sex toy company Standard Innovation Corporation was brought in the federal court by two anonymous women in the US last year, in relation to the We-Vibe 4 Plus, …