Law360 (June 7, 2021, 8:24 PM EDT) — An Illinois federal judge gave her final blessing Friday to a revised $1.6 million settlement between Neiman Marcus and a class of consumers who sought to hold the luxury department store owner accountable following a 2013 data breach.
U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman granted final approval to the class action settlement more than two years after she’d rejected the consumers’ initial attempt to resolve allegations that Neiman Marcus lacked sufficient security protocols to prevent malware from attacking its system. She said the parties’ revised deal is fair for the class, and approval is necessary in light of the “significant risks,…
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Apparently, the hackers named their malware so it would appear to be part of the company’s payment software, thereby ensuring that alerts would not stand out amongst the huge amount of data being reviewed by the company’s security team. The good news is that the breach isn’t as large at first thought. Naked Security – Sophos
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Target, Neiman Marcus and “at least three other well-known U.S. retailers” with “outlets in malls” were also hacked over the holiday shopping season. The hacks have certainly caught the attention of Congress. Ms. Smith’s blog
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