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TL;DR Greystar Real Estate Partners is the largest apartment operator in the United States, managing over 800,000 units worldwide while simultaneously publishing polished ESG pledges promising environmental and social responsibility. Greystar’s own published sustainability document commits to only a 1%…
A Hole-In-One For Hackers Golf management giant KemperSports let cybercriminals steal the most sensitive data of over 62,000 people. A class-action lawsuit reveals a story of inexcusable negligence. The Receipts The Corporation: Kemper Sports Management, LLC, a major golf and…
The Panorama Eyecare data breach of 2023 serves as a glaring example of corporate irresponsibility. The Colorado-based eye care management company, entrusted with sensitive personal and medical information of nearly 378,000 individuals, failed spectacularly in its duty to protect this…
The Receipts The Accusation: Legacy Touch, Inc. and multiple Illinois funeral homes allegedly captured the fingerprints of deceased individuals without family consent. The Motive: The stolen biometric data was used to create a database for marketing personalized merchandise, like jewelry,…
Five Months of Silence The Receipts: A Breakdown THE CORPORATION: Help At Home, a home care provider with an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue, responsible for the data of tens of thousands of patients. THE FAILURE: A catastrophic data…
Temu’s Illegal Spam Campaign Exposed THE RECEIPTS: CASE 1:24-CV-12537 The Accusation: Whaleco Inc., doing business as Temu, is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly conducting a massive, illegal spam text message campaign against American consumers. The Law Broken: The federal…
Your Bank’s Printer Just Leaked Your Entire Life The Dossier: At A Glance The Case: Krefting v. Kaye-Smith & BECU, filed February 17, 2023 (Case No. 2:23-cv-00220). The Misconduct: Boeing Employees’ Credit Union (BECU) handed customer data to its printing…
In September 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reached a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile, resolving investigations into multiple data breaches that occurred between 2021 and 2023. The settlement included a $15.75 million civil penalty and an equal investment in…
T-Mobile’s cybersecurity failures in 2023 highlight the devastating consequences of corporate negligence and the systemic prioritization of profits over consumer safety. The company suffered not one, but two major data breaches in a single financial quarter, exposing sensitive customer information…
Data Breach of Trust: The LDSCO Settlement The Receipts: TL;DR The Corporation: Loren D. Stark Company, Inc. (LDSCO). The Misconduct: A “Data Incident” in or around October 2022 where your Personal Information was compromised. The Lawsuit: Kohn et al. v.…