by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 4, 2026 | Scam of the day
A Nike data breach that occurred around January 21, 2026 has resulted in a lawsuit being filed by Maria Gomez of California who is seeking class action status to represent all of the victims of the data breach. The lawsuit claims that while Nike became aware of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 8, 2025 | Scam of the day
It is my unfortunate duty to report to you another major data breach. This time the company is 700Credit which is a major credit reporting and identity verification company used by the automobile industry for automobile financing applications. Data breaches have...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are a common occurrence which is disturbing because they can readily lead to your identity being stolen or you becoming a victim of a scam as the hackers leverage the data they steal to lure you into a scam. Prosper Marketplace, Inc is a peer to peer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
Columbia University recently disclosed that it had suffered a data breach in May that was discovered in June, but not disclosed until last week. According to public filings 868,969 people had their personal information compromised. The compromised information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 6, 2025 | Scam of the day
Prudential Financial which is a major financial services company has settled a class action brought against it by its customers whose personal information was compromised in a data breach that occurred on February 4, 2024. The data breach affected 2.5 million of...
