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Easyjet lawsuit — Passengers board an Easyjet airplane at London’s Gatwick airport. The airline is being sued over a recent data security incident. (Getty Images)

Lawsuit seeking billions in damages filed against EasyJet

A London-based law firm is seeking approximately $22 billion in damages.

May 27, 2020 By Jeff Stone

point of sale, credit card, debit card, payment card, retailer — The retail sector was among those targeted by an emeging hacking group that researchers said is behind more than two dozen campaigns (Getty Images).

U.K. regulator dings tech retailer for breach that affected 14 million people

British authorities said the fine would have been much higher under GDPR.

Jan 10, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Deadline passes for companies to comply with New York’s cybersecurity regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation goes into full effect Friday.

Mar 1, 2019 By Jeff Stone

GDPR will change how companies work with cloud providers

We keep seeing errors in the ways companies are safeguarding personally identifiable data in the cloud. Those errors will have massive consequences under Europe's new General Data…

Mar 1, 2018 By Greg Otto

Why GDPR is flipping the thought process around data ownership

In a new podcast, CyberScoop gets experts to separate fact from fiction when it comes to GDPR.

Feb 16, 2018 By Greg Otto