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Ashley Madison, parent company sued in U.S. over data breach

(Reuters) – Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients’ personal and financial information from theft, saying he suffered emotional distress. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles by a man identified as John Doe, seeks class-action status. The lawsuit accuses Ashley Madison and parent company

In Toshiba scandal, the 'tough as nails' target setter

By Nathan Layne and Ritsuko Ando TOKYO (Reuters) – Tom Scott, a former U.S. executive at Toshiba Corp , remembers his former boss Atsutoshi Nishida as an aggressive leader who could motivate staff but also rattle them with tough sales targets and an occasional dressing down.        “He gave me goals that scared the hell out of me,” Scott told Reuters after Nishida resigned as an adviser to Toshiba, along