#ConsumerData

Geico, Travelers Fined $11.3M for Lax Data Security

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November 26, 2024 at 04:37PM New York’s Attorney General imposed $11.3 million in fines on GEICO ($9.75 million) and Travelers Indemnity Co. ($1.55 million) for inadequate data security that led to cyberattacks exposing personal information of over 116,000 residents. Both companies must enhance cybersecurity measures and protect consumer data moving forward. Here are the key … Read more

FCC Fines Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Locations Without Consent

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April 30, 2024 at 11:22AM The Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon a total of nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customers’ location data without consent, following an investigation that began in 2019. The carriers face penalties for failing to protect sensitive real-time location information and violating federal laws. Carriers have the … Read more