Data Privacy Summary

AT&T is currently facing a deadline for claims related to its $177 million data breach settlement, with individuals able to claim up to $7,500 until December 18. Meanwhile, Google has announced it will retire its free dark web monitoring tool, stating it was not as effective as anticipated, with discontinuation planned for early next year.

In another incident, PornHub is facing extortion threats from the ShinyHunters gang after the data of its Premium members, including their activity history, was allegedly stolen in a Mixpanel data breach.

Additionally, 700Credit, a financial services and fintech company, is notifying over 5.8 million customers that their personal information has been exposed in a recent data breach incident. In a related development, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued smart TV manufacturers for allegedly failing to properly inform users about data collection practices linked to their devices, particularly concerning companies with ties to the Chinese government.