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$2.75M American Addiction Centers data breach class action settlement
Top Class Actions reports: American Addiction Centers Inc. agreed to a $2.75 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to adequately protect patients’ private information. The settlement benefits individuals whose personal information was potentially compromised in a data breach involving American Addiction Centers on or about Sept. 26, 2024, and who were […]
Law enforcement tracks ransomware group blamed for massive financial losses
Help Net Security reports: Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine and Germany have identified two members of a Russian-affiliated ransomware group and carried out searches in western Ukraine. Investigators also named the alleged organizer, a Russian national, and placed him on an international wanted list through INTERPOL. Foreign law enforcement agencies said the individual may have […]
38% of small businesses experienced breaches or scams last year, and 41% of the attacks were AI-powered
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: A survey by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego-based education and victim resource nonprofit, found that 38% of small businesses hit by a cyberscam or breach in the previous 12 months passed those losses to customers by raising prices. Another key finding: Cybercrime against small businesses is increasingly […]
Data Breach Cases Require Some Technological Issue for Business Court Designation in North Carolina
Preetha Suresh Rini of Robinson Bradshaw explains: In recent years, defendants in data breach class action lawsuits filed in the state courts in North Carolina have succeeded in designating these disputes to the North Carolina Business Court. The Business Court has accepted data breach cases involving ransomware attacks, phishing email incidents and tracking technology cases. […]
University of Phoenix notified almost 3.5 million people of the Oracle E-Business Suite incident
On November 21, 2025, the University of Phoenix learned it had been affected by the Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability that Clop threat actors had been exploiting to exfiltrate data between August 13, and August 22, 2025. The incident involved personal information for 3,489,274 people nationwide, as reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office on December […]
Former Conti and Black Basta member now known as “Devman” added to Interpol’s wanted list
Interpol has issued a red notice for Oleg Evgenievich NEFEDOV based on the filing by prosecutors in Frankfurt, Germany: via DataBreaches.net
Verizon says major service outage is resolved, affected customers will be compensated
What caused a massive Verizon outage yesterday? The firm still hasn’t said. The Gothamist reports: Verizon service is back for affected customers in the New York area after a widespread outage disrupted cellphones across the country for much of Wednesday, the company said. Affected customers will receive account credits, according to Verizon, which said details […]
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization update regarding unauthorized access to some Canadian investors’ data
CIRO provides an update on the phishing incident previously disclosed in August 2025: The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) confirms that as a result of a sophisticated phishing attack, first disclosed in August 2025, approximately 750,000 Canadian investors have been impacted. We deeply regret this occurred and apologize for any inconvenience or concern. CIRO is […]