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AG Peterson Announces Data Breach Settlement with Sabre Hospitality Solutions

LINCOLN – Attorney General Peterson, along with the attorneys general of 26 states, has entered into a settlement with Sabre Corporation that resolves an investigation into the 2017 data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ hotel booking system. The breach exposed the data of approximately 1.3 million credit cards. The settlement requires a payment of $2.4 million, of which the State of Nebraska will receive $43,006 and injunctive relief.

Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Issues Consumer Alert Regarding Extortion Scam Utilizing Crypto

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is issuing a Consumer Alert regarding a recent email extortion scam that has been reported numerous times to our office. Some Nebraskans have received highly personalized emails threatening to release allegedly embarrassing content unless the victim sends a large sum of money to a Bitcoin address. The scammer used the victim’s personal information, address, and an internet street image of their address in the scam email. The use of personal information can make these scams scarier and seem more believable. 
 

Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers Files Four Additional Lawsuits Against THC Shops in Norfolk for Mislabeled Products and Selling to Children

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed four more lawsuits in Madison County as part of the series of suits the Attorney General has filed against THC shops to address rampant unlawful conduct in the industry, which continues to cause serious harm to Nebraska consumers.
 
The four new actions are against:
  • Smokin’ Deals, located at 101 W. Norfolk Avenue in Norfolk.
  • Smokes R. Less, located at 701 S. 25th Avenue in Norfolk.
  • Vapor Hutt, located at 902 W. Omaha Avenue, in Norfolk.

Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers Announces First Settlements in Campaign Against Delta 8 Retail Industry

Lincoln -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announces the first two settlements in his statewide campaign to clean up the Delta 8 retail market in Nebraska. The settlements are with High Flow Cannabis, Stewart Scott Ritter, and Alejandro Castro, who were selling THC hemp products in Grand Island, Nebraska, and with Ms. Vape Shop and Lisa Lomack, who were selling THC hemp products in Crete, Nebraska.
 

Nebraska Attorney General's Office to Host Mobile Office in O’Neill

On Thursday, June 13, 2024 representatives from the Attorney General’s Office will be available to personally meet citizens interested in submitting concerns to the Office. Mobile Office hours will be from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Evergreen Independent Living Facility. AGO Staff will be available to take any complaints or concerns. Citizens will be able to pick
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