Pursuits
Wyndham Must Face Hacker Suit as Court Upholds FTC’s Power
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In a case testing regulators’ authority to police companies’ cybersecurity practices, a U.S. appeals court said Wyndham Worldwide Corp. must face a suit in which it’s accused of failing to secure its computers from Russian hackers.
The court in Philadelphia Monday rejected the hotel chain’s bid to end the Federal Trade Commission case.