Identity Theft
U.S. Court Affirms FTC Authority to Enforce Data Breach Rules
Reported by eweek.com
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Philadelphia-based U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals finds that the FTC can sue Wyndham Hotels for lax security practices that led to a data breach.
In a decision that cites a litany of basic security blunders, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously found that the Federal Trade Commission has the authority to sue Wyndham Hotels for unfair cyber-security practices that, “taken together, unreasonably and unnecessarily exposed consumers’ personal data to unauthorized access and theft.