On January 9, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized an order with Drizly, LLC, an online marketplace for alcohol delivery services, and its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), James Cory Rellas over alleged...more
1/25/2023
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On April 4, 2020, Interpol issued a warning to hospitals and healthcare companies at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic that cybercriminals are targeting them with ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals are using ransomware...more
4/9/2020
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Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
INTERPOL ,
Ransomware
With the efforts at reducing the rates of transmission created by the COVID-19 pandemic, where they are able, many employers are migrating to telecommuting and remote access options. With the increase in remote access to...more
California Attorney General's Office Will Not Delay Enforcement Amidst Pandemic Concerns -
The California Attorney General’s (AG) office has recently signaled that it will not delay enforcing the California Consumer...more
In the wake of COVID-19’s spread across the world, a new and additional threat has emerged: cyber criminals taking advantage of the spread of the virus. Multiple incidents have been reported of cyber criminals disseminating...more
As the United Kingdom (UK) rapidly approaches a potential exit (BREXIT) from the European Union (EU), confusion abounds as to the applicability of the revolutionary data privacy rules of the EU’s General Data Protection...more
On October 11, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra signaled his enforcement priorities and released the long awaited proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which was signed into...more
12/2/2019
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Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Right to Delete ,
Right To Know ,
State Attorneys General ,
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Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued the first report of its Cyber-Digital Task Force. The Task Force, which is comprised of several long-time DOJ officials, was tasked with distilling how the DOJ responds to...more
Snell & Wilmer’s Breach Response Team regularly guides clients through all phases of data breach and cyber incident response, including leading internal investigations related to data breaches and cyber incidents in...more
6/7/2018
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Young Lawyers
This Friday is the deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), yet many companies are still in the process of planning for compliance. Companies not able to meet the deadline may want to consider,...more
5/23/2018
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Data Protection ,
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EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
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