Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
We previously reported that Scottrade was hit with a class action case within 24 hours of notifying customers of a data breach [view related post]. According to the Complaint, the data compromised included the names, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers and work history of customers.
The case against Scottrade was dismissed last week…
Scottrade, a retail brokerage firm, announced late last week that it suffered an intrusion by cyber hackers who stole client contact information of 4.6 million customers. The intrusion occurred between late 2013 and early 2014 (coincidentally, the same time as the Target intrusion, the Excellus intrusion and others).
Although the hackers reportedly only stole customers’…
