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Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt on Credit-Card Data Leaks: Damages for Leaked Financial Data

Hechos validados

Courts awarded hotel guests damages after a data leak because credit-card numbers and CVV codes ended up on the darknet and customers had to block and monitor their cards.

Explicación sencilla

Compensation for blocked cards: The effort of freezing accounts and weeks of fear of unauthorized charges is worth real money.

Relevancia de seguridad y consejo práctico

Shows that security flaws in payment data trigger direct damages claims.

Fuente primaria / referencia

  • OLG Frankfurt am Main Rechtsprechung