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Attorney General Frosh urges Marylanders affected by T-Mobile data breach to protect themselves against identity theft

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is urging all Maryland residents impacted by the data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity theft. On August 17, T-Mobile reported a massive data breach compromising the sensitive personal information of millions of current, former, and prospective T-Mobile customers, including individuals who had […]

Maryland drivers impacted by 2018 Uber data breach eligible for compensation

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Friday announced that Maryland drivers impacted by Uber’s 2018 data breach are eligible to receive payments as a result of a settlement reached with the Office of Attorney General and Uber. In September 2018, as part of a multistate action, Attorney General Frosh settled a data breach case with Uber involving the […]

Frosh announces $17.5 million multi-state settlement with Home Depot over data breach

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday announced a multi-state settlement with the Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot stemming from its 2014 data breach, which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million consumers nationwide. Through the $17.5 million-dollar settlement, The Home Depot has reached a resolution with 46 states and the District of Columbia. The Home […]

Attorney General Frosh announces $39.5 million settlement following 2014 Anthem data breach

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday announced a multi-state settlement with health insurance provider Anthem, Inc. stemming from its massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the $39.5 million settlement, Anthem has agreed to a series of data security and good governance provisions designed to strengthen its practices going forward. […]

Marriott data breach impacts up to 5.2 million guests

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Marriott International announced on Tuesday that the names, addresses, account numbers, and other data of approximately 5.2 million guests may have been exposed in a massive data breach. This marks the second major breach to hit the hotel chain in less than 24 months. The company says that hotels operated and franchised under Marriott’s brands use an application to […]

Wawa data breach: potentially all locations affected

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Wawa announced a massive data breach on Thursday, indicating that customers who paid with credit or debit cards within the last nine months may have had their card information compromised. The company says it discovered malware on some of its payments systems last week. This malware affected customer payment card information used at potentially all Wawa locations beginning after […]

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