This week, Volkswagen AG’s U.S. entity and its Audi brand were hit with a class action for a data breach that allegedly compromised 3.3 million consumers’ personal information. ...more
This week, Ancestry.com Inc. prevailed in a class action which alleged that it misappropriated consumers’ images and violated their privacy by using such data to solicit and sell their services and products. ...more
6/17/2021
/ Advertising ,
Ancestry.com ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Databases ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Leave to Amend ,
Marketing ,
Misappropriation ,
Name and Likeness ,
Photographs ,
Standing
Last week, the Eleventh Circuit held that an invasion-of-privacy exclusion in an insured’s policy barred coverage and that Liberty Insurance Underwriters Inc. did not have to cover the $60.4 million settlement of a class...more
CYBERSECURITY -
Tulsa, OK Refuses to Pay Ransom to Attackers -
The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced on May 9, 2021, that it had been hit with a ransomware attack, but the Mayor is resolute in not paying the demanded...more
Lifespace Communities (Lifespace) Inc., a retirement community chain with more than 15 communities in eight states, recently settled a class action for $987,850 for its alleged violation of the Illinois Biometric Information...more
North American IT company Presidio faces a proposed data breach class action by an employee for an incident involving employee data. Eric LaPrairie, a former Presidio employee, received a notice of a data breach from...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its settlement with Everalbum Inc. (Everalbum) for its Ever app, a photo and video storage app, due to its alleged deception of consumers related to the app’s use of facial...more
Canon U.S.A. Inc. (Canon) was hit with a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York this week for the ransomware attack that exposed current and former employees’ personal information...more
CYBERSECURITY -
NSA + FBI Warn Defense Contractors of Russian Hackers -
When the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) get together to issue a joint warning, you may wish to listen...more
8/21/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Carnival Cruise Lines ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Instagram ,
NASA ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Social Media ,
TikTok ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
YouTube
Capital One Required to Produce Forensic Report in Class Action -
As a litigator, when responding to any security incident, thoughtful consideration is given to the possibility that the security incident may wind up in...more
5/31/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Capital One ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Drones ,
Financial Services Industry ,
iPhone ,
Popular ,
Robotics ,
Toyota ,
Vulnerability Assessments
This week, a Pennsylvania federal judge refused to approve a proposed $4 million settlement for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) because it would provide the 67,000 class members with only $35 each....more
Hotel chain Fillmore Hospitality, LLC is the latest target of a proposed class action complaint filed this week, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). We don’t usually discuss the...more
5/13/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Contract Management ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Dating Services ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Mobile Apps ,
Organ Donation ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Supply Chain ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Vendors
I was a speaker at a recent conference of municipalities in a state last week, and during my presentation, I mentioned the various cyber-attacks that have affected cities, towns and educational departments in the U.S....more
2/4/2019
/ Airports ,
Airspace ,
Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Girl Scouts ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hackers ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Internet of Things ,
Mobile Devices ,
Ransomware ,
Robots ,
Standing ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages
Last week, Florida skin care spa, Medspa Del Mar LLC (Medspa) was hit with a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action in federal court for allegedly using an automatic dialing system to send unwanted text...more
We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more
9/11/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NYDFS ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Spyware ,
State and Local Government ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Yahoo!
CYBERSECURITY -
Cyber Fraud Cost $1.4 Billion in 201 -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released its yearly internet crime report, which states that over 300,000...more
5/22/2018
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Indictments ,
Investment Fraud ,
Malware ,
Pre-approval ,
Right to Privacy ,
Startups ,
W-2
Pipeline Companies Targeted by Cyber-Attacks -
Reports show that U.S. energy companies reported more than 350 cybersecurity incidents to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security between 2011 and 2015. Pipeline companies are...more
4/13/2018
/ Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Digital Currency ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Hackers ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Oil & Gas ,
Personal Data ,
Pipelines ,
Social Media ,
TCPA ,
Virtual Currency
Verizon's Protected Health Information Data Breach Report Concludes that Insiders Are Greatest Threat to Health Care Entities -
Verizon recently issued its Protected Health Information Data Breach Report, which is always...more
3/16/2018
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Healthcare ,
Malware ,
Mobile Devices ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Smartphones ,
Telecommunications ,
TSA ,
Verizon
U.S. Estimates that Cyber Hacks Cost Up to $109 Billion in 20 -
The Council for Economic Advisors (CEA) issued a report this month, entitled “The Cost of Malicious Cyber Activity to the U.S. Economy,” which concludes that...more
2/26/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Bitcoin ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Drones ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Malware ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Virtual Currency
Last week, TOPS Software LLC (TOPS), a software company that specializes in condominium and homeowners association communication platforms, was served with a class action in Illinois federal court which alleges that TOPS...more
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. notified its electronic medical record customers last week that a ransomware attack was behind the disruption of service for medical providers.
...more
2/7/2018
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Educational Institutions ,
EPIC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Scams ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Standing ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was served with an 836,796-person lawsuit last week alleging wrongful collection of personal data and money under unmanned aerial system (UAS or drone) regulations....more
A new report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) called “Global Risks Report 2018,” lists the threat of cyber-warfare and cyber-attacks affecting the public as the world’s third greatest threat in 2018, only behind...more
1/26/2018
/ Android ,
Blockchain ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drones ,
Farms ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
Identity Theft ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Smartphones ,
Tax Fraud ,
Technology Sector ,
Tracking Systems ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
US-CERT Warns of New Ransomware: Bad Rabbit -
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning companies in the U.S. about a new ransomware dubbed “Bad Rabbit.” US-CERT stated it has received multiple...more
11/3/2017
/ Airspace ,
Biometric Information ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Fingerprints ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hilton ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Hyatt ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
LG Electronics ,
Malware ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
MIPS ,
NASA ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US-CERT
McAfee Report Lists Health Care Sector as Most Targeted Industry for Cyber-Attacks -
In its cybersecurity incident report outlining vulnerabilities for the second quarter of 2017, security firm McAfee lists the health care...more
10/5/2017
/ Airspace ,
BSA/AML ,
Class Action ,
Corruption ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of the Interior ,
Drones ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Franchises ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Home Depot ,
Malware ,
Money Laundering ,
Netflix ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Ransomware ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Venezuela ,
White Collar Crimes