Medical testing company suffers data breach and sues cybersecurity firm who discovered it for extortion

Synopsis

This case represented the first time that a private company has successfully challenged FTC’s assertion that unreasonable data security practices constitute violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45 (“Section 5”)....

Companies

  • LabMD, Inc.
  • Tiversa Inc.

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