In its recently-filed motion to dismiss claims of card-issuing banks arising from the September 2014 theft of payment card data from Home Depot point of sale terminals, Home Depot employs an approach typically used to respond to consumer claims. In payment card data breach cases, defendants typically argue that consumers lack standing to sue because card… Continue Reading
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Home Depot Moves to Dismiss Consumer Data Breach Claims for Lack of Standing
Posted in Class Action Litigation, Data Breach, Privacy LitigationHome Depot has staked its defense of consumer claims arising from the 2014 theft of payment card data from the home improvement retailer on the asserted absence of injuries sufficient to confer standing to sue. Because consumers rarely sustain out-of-pocket losses when their payment card numbers are stolen, lack of standing is typically the primary… Continue Reading
Home Depot Data Breach Litigation: Venue and Consolidation
Posted in Class Action Litigation, Data Breach, Privacy LitigationWritten by Kevin McGinty Substantive litigation in the flood of lawsuits concerning the recent Home Depot data breach awaits a determination of where the cases will be heard. Numerous overlapping lawsuits have been filed in courts throughout the United States asserting claims on behalf of consumers and financial institutions arising from the massive theft of… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday – September 22, 2014
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy MondayHappy autumnal equinox — http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/autumnal-equinox-2014-arrives-09222014/ Home Depot Breach – By the Numbers 56 million cards at risk (compare to Target = 40 million) $62 million in estimated costs (compare to Target =$146 million and counting) $27 million insurance coverage (compare to Target = $100 million in cover) Lawsuits filed – at least 1 in US and… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday – September 8, 2014
Posted in Class Action Litigation, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Privacy MondayBack to school, back to traffic jams … back to Privacy Mondays! Our look at bits and bytes and goofs and gaffes in data privacy and security Home Depot Breach Update It has been nearly a week, and The Home Depot has still not confirmed that it is the latest victim of point-of-sale hackers in… Continue Reading
Another day, another data breach…..DIYers, beware. This time it’s Home Depot.
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach NotificationIt appears that the data breach victim of the week (perhaps of the year) is The Home Depot. Brian Krebs has reported that it appears that two large dumps of purloined credit card numbers have made an appearance on the black market and that those numbers may have originated at Home Depot locations. Krebs’ reporting is… Continue Reading
