Facebook Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Massive New Hack (theverge.com) 24
Follow the revelations this morning that a hacker exploited a security flaw in a popular feature of Facebook to steal account credentials of as many as 50 million users, a class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of one California resident, Carla Echavarria, and one Virginia resident, Derick Walker. "Both allege that Facebook's lack of proper security has exposed them and additional potential class members to a significantly increased chance of identity theft as a result of the breach," reports The Verge. From the report: The lawsuit was filed today in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges Facebook is guilty of unlawful business practices, deceit by concealment, negligence, and violations of California's Customer Records Act. The plaintiffs want statutory damages and penalties awarded to them and other class members, as well as the providing of credit monitoring services, punitive damages, and the coverage of attorneys' fees and expenses. Although Facebook says it has fixed the issue that resulted in the breach, it still has little to no information to provide on who is behind the attack or when the attack even occurred.
As it stands, in addition to this new lawsuit, Facebook is facing pressure from the New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who announced on Twitter this afternoon that, "We're looking into Facebook's massive data breach. New Yorkers deserve to know that their information will be protected." Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra had a terse public reaction, releasing a simple three-line tweet reading, "I want answers." In addition to Underwood and Chopra, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a statement describing the hack is "deeply concerning" and calling for a full investigation.
As it stands, in addition to this new lawsuit, Facebook is facing pressure from the New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who announced on Twitter this afternoon that, "We're looking into Facebook's massive data breach. New Yorkers deserve to know that their information will be protected." Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra had a terse public reaction, releasing a simple three-line tweet reading, "I want answers." In addition to Underwood and Chopra, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a statement describing the hack is "deeply concerning" and calling for a full investigation.
Credit monitoring is a joke (Score:4, Interesting)
... as well as the providing of credit monitoring services ...
Credit monitoring is a joke. By the time you get the alert the damage may have already been done. Better to just freeze your credit. In fact, as of this past week it is now free nationwide. It was previously regulated by states and some were free while others allowed the credit bureaus to charge a small fee. In any event, having credit monitoring without freezing your credit is like having a burglar alarm but not bothering to lock the doors and windows. Better to just lock up.
what were you expecting (Score:1)
You had a Facebook profile, what the heck did you think was going to happen.
I Hope they Stole my Credebtials (Score:2)
I have an account I set up several years ago for a once-only communication. False name, false address, false birthday, false career, throw-away email. I hope they have fun with it.
Can we please get the follow through at some point (Score:2)
We only ever hear of companies facing Class Actions. That's completely irrelevant. In the USA if you don't have a class action against you at some point you're doing something wrong.
More interesting, let's hear about class actions which actually prevail.
FTC wants answers from Facebook (Score:2)
One guess who hacked them. (Score:2)
Hint https://tech.slashdot.org/stor... [slashdot.org]
the point of social media is to be known (Score:2)