This followed the preliminary approval issued by chief US District Judge James Bredar of Maryland for the class action settlent, which not only established the reimbursent and credit monitoring services for those affected, but also outlined the steps for NBEO to upgrade its data security processes.The class action settlent, according to AOA, stmed from a suspected NBEO data breach affecting optometry students and practitioners who complained about identity theft, particularly stolen Social Security numbers which were used to apply for credit cards.Optometrists sought legal action against NBEO, claiming that the organisation stored and maintained this information as standard requirents for credentials and professional certification exams.The NBEO continues to dispute it was the source of the breach.The fund will be used as reimbursent for documented, traceable out-of-pocket losses of up to US$7,500 (AU$10,753), reimbursent for time spent to redy issues related to the breach of up to US$1,000 (AU$1,433), free credit monitoring services and dentity restoration.The NBEO also agreed to cover additional administrative costs, fees, and service awards related to the settlent.The AOA added that the NBEO planned to ploy “an independent security firm to conduct a written risk assessment of the board’s data security, encrypt exam-takers’ personal information, and discontinue storage of nine-digit SSNs in its electronic databases.”
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