24 Aug 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 08/24/2023

Experian Pays $650,000 to Settle Spam Claims  Experian Consumer Services has agreed to a permanent injunction and to pay a civil penalty of $650,000 to settle allegations relating to the CAN-SPAM Act. The firm, whose parent company is credit agency giant Experian, provides online credit reports, scores and monitoring products to customers. A case filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California revolved around emails sent by the company to consumers who had…
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25 Jan 2023
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 01/25/2023

LastPass owner GoTo says hackers stole customers’ backups  LastPass’ parent company GoTo — formerly LogMeIn — has confirmed that cybercriminals stole customers’ encrypted backups during a recent breach of its systems. The breach was first confirmed by LastPass on November 30. At the time, LastPass chief executive Karim Toubba said an “unauthorized party” had gained access to some customers’ information stored in a third-party cloud service shared by LastPass and GoTo. The attackers used information stolen from an earlier breach of LastPass systems in August…
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