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November

7
2022
Industry News

FTC Action Against Drizly and CEO Provides Insight Into Its Security Expectations

The FTC recently took action against the online alcohol marketplace company Drizly and its CEO for alleged security failures. The case arose from a 2018 data breach which was caused – according to the FTC – by poor security measures stemming from the company’s alleged failure to devote sufficient resources or attention to data security.

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November

7
2022
Trends

CUNA economics: Tight job market continues

CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s October Employment Situation: “The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October, with service-providing industries responsible for 77% of the growth.

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November

7
2022
Industry News

SchoolsFirst FCU Named Among Top Financial Service Organizations

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union serving school employees and their families, was recently recognized by American Banker and CNET as a top credit union for its outstanding service experience and products. American Banker is one of the oldest and most prominent media outlets covering the financial services industry, and CNET – owned by CBS Interactive – is one of the first online sites providing expert reviews and advice.

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November

7
2022
Industry News

Home Health Care Company To Pay $425,000 Following Data Breach Impacting Thousands of Massachusetts Residents

BOSTON — A Georgia-based home health and hospice care company will pay $425,000 after it failed to implement proper security measures to protect the personal information of patients and employees, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

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November

7
2022
Industry News

Attorney General Announces Settlement with Court Ventures, Inc. (an Experian-Owned Company) that Allowed an Identity Thief Access to Its System

BALTIMORE, MD (November 7, 2022) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today announced that Maryland, along with 39 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1 million
multistate settlement with Experian Data Corp for failing to warn affected consumers after it learned that an identity thief posing as a private investigator had retrieved sensitive personal
information from Court Ventures, Inc., a data aggregator, that Experian Data Corp had purchased in March 2012.

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