Rhode Island Sues Google Over Google+ Breach

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Rhode Island is suing Google over a data breach the state said compromised the information of 52.5 million users. That is according to the office of RI General Treasurer Seth Magaziner—the state's pension fund is invested in Google. The pension fund filed a motion with the court to head a class action shareholder suit after it was reported that Google execs had not disclosed the breach, which involved the Google+ attempt by the company to capture some of the social media market. The effort failed and Google announced in Oct it was shuttering the service, a move that came after claims it had hidden security vulnerabilities that led to the breach.


Rhode Island Sues Google Over Google+ Breach