Hiscox Insurance Co. lost its lawsuit against Warden Grier LLP alleging that the law firm’s handling of a data breach exposed the insurer’s confidential data, after a federal jury in Missouri issued a verdict in favor of the law firm.
Hiscox sued in 2018 after Warden Grier purportedly experienced a hack that put personal information of its clients at risk. Hiscox said the hackers accessed the computer system containing “all of the sensitive information.” The insurer further alleged that the law firm paid the hacker a ransom in an attempt to keep the compromised information secure, but didn’t notify the ...
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