On October 18, 2022, EyeMed Vision Care LLC (“EyeMed”) entered into a Consent Order with the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) relating to a cybersecurity event from 2020 that exposed consumer nonpublic information (“NPI”) to an unauthorized individual. EyeMed agreed to pay DFS a $4.5 million penalty, in addition to implementing mandatory remediation […]
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Schnuck Markets Data Breach Lawsuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action brought by financial institutions against Schnuck Markets, Inc., following a data breach impacting Schnuck beginning late 2012. The plaintiffs attempted to assert claims of negligence, negligence per se, various contract claims, and violation of Illinois consumer […]