On Wednesday, in one of the most high-profile data breach settlements to date, The Home Depot agreed to pay $25 million to settle a consolidated class action involving more than 60 nationwide financial institutions harmed by the retailer’s September 2014 data breach.  That month, the home improvement giant announced that hackers had installed malware on

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UMass pays $650,000 to settle alleged HIPAA violations

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) reached an agreement to pay $650,000 to settle alleged HIPAA violations based on the disclosure