U.S. appeals court criticizes Wyndham, backs FTC cyber regulation

A U.S. appeals court ruling that affirmed the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to levy enforcement actions against businesses with insufficient cybersecurity includes strong jabs against the hotel industry titan that had argued otherwise.

The ruling on Monday by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals permits the FTC to pursue a lawsuit against hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide Corp. for failing to secure its customers’ personal and financial data. The commission filed an enforcement action against Wyndham three years ago after...