InfoTechLead reports that Accenture said on Thursday that the US Justice Department is investigating its unit, Accenture Federal Services, over allegations that one or more employees gave inaccurate information concerning the unit’s compliance with federal security controls. The disclosure was made in an SEC filing: After Accenture Federal Services (“AFS”) made a voluntary disclosure to the U.S. […]
PA Media reports that Equifax UK was fined over a breach at the firm’s U.S. owner, Equifax, Inc. The UK’s financial watchdog has fined Equifax £11 million for its role in one of the largest cyber attacks, which affected more than 13 million British consumers in 2017. The credit rating giant failed to keep its […]
In August, The Data Breach Times reported a data breach involving UnitedLex that raised questions about their security and incident response. The article also noted a lawsuit that was filed by a former employee. This week, the Kansas City Business Journal reports another lawsuit stemming from that breach. This one reportedly: accuses UnitedLex of negligence […]
UnitedLex performs data breach reviews for several “vertically integrated” solutions, including Charles River Associates. In 2022 UnitedLex paid, others on their behalf paid and/or they waived claims they were to be paid a total amount of approximately $30,000,000 to settle a fraud suit. The relevant news of the settlement, without mention of the waived claims […]
