A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed against eBay following a 2014 data breach exposing encrypted passwords and personal information for 145 users, GovInfoSecurity reports. The suit alleged the breach resulted in economic damages for eBay users, including potential identity theft, but experts say plaintiffs would have had to prove actual or threatened injury to have been successful. Meanwhile, Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare System is being criticized for allowing employees to send sensitive patient data via email after hackers gained access, and the official federal tally of major health data breaches shows the healthcare sector continues to be a growing target for hackers.
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