We previously reported that Target Corp.’s (Target) settlement with MasterCard was rejected, but now, Target agreed to pay $39 million to settle the class action filed against it on behalf of the financial institutions affected by Target’s 2013 data breach. Target will pay $20.5 million directly to class members, consisting of all U.S. financial institutions
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Fitbit announces its new HIPAA compliance program
Now even the fitness tracker you wear on your wrist is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Fitbit’s Corporate Wellness team is one of the fastest growing sectors of the company, and Fitbit voluntarily took this “proactive step” to implement a HIPAA compliance program so that it could broaden…
Target settles with MasterCard for $19M for data breach losses
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
Target Corp. announced yesterday that it has settled the claims of MasterCard International Inc. (MasterCard) against it to reimburse MasterCard and its card issuers for the losses it sustained in issuing new credit and debit cards to customers following the famous Target data breach in 2013. MasterCard and other financial institutions filed suit against Target…