By Jeff Dale2023-10-13T18:57:00
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Equifax’s U.K. unit more than 11 million pounds (U.S. $13.3 million) regarding the company’s 2017 data breach that affected approximately 13.8 million U.K. consumers.
Equifax was originally fined nearly £16 million (U.S. $19.4 million) but qualified for a 30 percent discount under executive settlement procedures, the FCA announced in a press release Friday. The U.K. regulator also noted Equifax received a 15 percent credit for its cooperation and remedial efforts.
Equifax failed to manage and secure U.K. consumer data outsourced to its parent company in the United States, the FCA alleged.
2023-10-16T21:16:00Z By Jeff Dale
Software company Blackbaud agreed to pay $49.5 million in a multistate settlement addressing charges related to a 2020 cyberattack that exposed the personal data of approximately 13,000 consumers.
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A massive data breach that was “entirely preventable” will cost credit-reporting agency Equifax another $1 billion to beef up its cyber-security efforts.
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What resulted in the largest-ever breach of consumer data culminated in the largest data breach enforcement action in history.
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against LA Fitness’ parent companies, citing difficulties canceling memberships, a month after a court blocked the agency’s click-to-cancel rule.
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CVS’s Caremark division knowingly overcharged Medicare for prescription drugs and must pay nearly $290 million, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ordered.
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The owner of a water machine vending company and a portfolio manager were allegedly behind a Ponzi-like scheme that raised more than $275 million, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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