Law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe settled its class-action lawsuit for USD8 million concerning alleged insufficient data security measures that led to a breach of personally identifiable information that affected 600,000 clients, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reinstated USD3.2 million in legal fees in a previous data breach lawsuit against convenience store Wawa.
15 April 2024
Law firm settles data breach lawsuit for $8M
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