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K2 Integrity

Protect Yourself From Banking Phone Scams

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Have you ever received a phone call claiming that your bank account has been compromised? You’re not alone. Banking phone scams are on the rise, and criminals are becoming more convincing by the day....more

Wiley Rein LLP

New Texas Law Imposes Significant New Requirements on App Developers and App Stores

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the App Store Accountability Act (“the Act”) into law, instituting sweeping new obligations regarding age verification and parental consent for app stores and app developers operating in...more

IR Global

Increase In Fraudulent Business Filings

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How Can You Protect Yourself and Your Business? What Is A Fraudulent Business Filing? The phrase is relatively self-explanatory: any business filing obtained, changed, or filed without authorization and/or involving...more

Baker Donelson

Mid-Year 2025 Financial Services Litigation Update

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Litigation against banks and other financial services firms is always evolving. This mid-year 2025 update discusses trends from recent case filings and decisions and highlights the importance of awareness of new legal...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #447 – Understanding Cybersquatting

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We are seeing an increase in cybersquatting incidents. What is cybersquatting and how can it affect you? According to Sentinel One, cybersquatting, or domain squatting, “involves the registration, selling, or use of an...more

Hogan Lovells

Annual update on .UK domain names suspended for criminal activity

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Nominet, the Registry responsible for running the .UK country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), has published its annual report on .UK domain names that have been suspended due to criminal activity. The report covers the 12...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #446 – Department of Motor Vehicles Warns Drivers About Smishing Text Surge

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Smishing schemes involving Departments of Motor Vehicles nationwide have increased. Scammers are sending SMS text messages falsely claiming to be from the DMV that “are designed to deceive recipients into clicking malicious...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Colorado’s Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) Updates: A Summary of CAIA’s Consumer Protections When Interacting with Artificial...

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During the 2024 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 24-205, which is known as the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA). This law will take effect on February 1, 2026, and requires...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Key Takeaways from the National Association of Attorneys General 2025 General Symposium

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Beginning on April 7, 2025, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its three-day Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout the forum, attorneys general, their senior staff, federal officials, and other...more

JAMS

[PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims

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In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Peter Kamminga, Esq., Ph.D., and Jeffrey Grubman, Esq., discuss the rise in financial scams targeting consumers and the various ways in which those scams typically take shape, including...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - May 9, 2025

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #440 – Text Scam Proceeds Surpass $470M in 2024

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I have been getting a lot of texts that are clearly scams, and those around me have confirmed an increase in spammy texts. According to an FTC Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, individuals lost over $470 million...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 State AGs Year in Review - UPDATED 4/1/25

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In 2024, state attorneys general (“State AGs”) focused on a broad variety of areas and industries including, in particular, emerging industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy and social media protections....more

Cozen O'Connor

NY Settles With Insurer on Data Breach Rooted in Security Deficiencies

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Root Insurance Company to resolve allegations that the company’s data security deficiencies led to a 2021 data breach involving 72,000 people, in violation of state consumer protection...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CPPA announces new executive director

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On March 14, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board announced it appointed Tom Kemp as the CPPA’s executive director, effective April 1. Kemp enters the CPPA with experience as a policy advisor, cybersecurity...more

A&O Shearman

The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA): What you need to do now

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We are now on the first stop – illegal harms – of Ofcom’s (the UK’s online safety regulator) roadmap for what online providers must do to comply with the OSA. - By March 16, 2025, in-scope services must assess the risk of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California attorney general shuts down alleged cryptocurrency scams

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On March 10, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released news of shutting down 42 allegedly fake cryptocurrency websites in 2024 that scammed victims out of at least $6.5 million. The scams supposedly issued an average...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

State Attorneys General May Fill Enforcement Void Left by Shift in Federal Priorities

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Key Points - - State AGs nationwide are focusing on initiatives in data privacy, cybersecurity, consumer protection and securities fraud. - Special areas of concern also include AI and online privacy and protections for...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Managing Fraud Risk in Consumer Wires

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As anticipated, 2025 is already shaping up to be a busy year in consumer financial services, with a federal district court expanding the application of a strict consumer protection law to wire transfers. The potential for a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - February 2/27

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Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Bipartisan Leadership and Reform at NAAG: Insights From Brian Kane — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, Clay Friedman, co-leader of the firm's State Attorneys General (AG) practice, welcomes back Brian Kane, executive director of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). They...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

NYAG Enforcement Outlook – What to Expect in 2025

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The New York Attorney General (NYAG) is expected to increase enforcement actions in 2025, especially with the enactment of several new laws designed to strengthen consumer protection and employment. At the federal level, the...more

Goodwin

EU Updates its Product Liability Regime: Important Considerations for Providers of AI Systems and Software

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The European Union has significantly overhauled its product liability regime with a new directive concerning liability for defective products (Product Liability Directive). EU member states have until December 9, 2026, to...more

Polsinelli

Technology Transactions & Data Privacy - 2025 Report

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It is hard to believe that we are starting the 25th year of the 21st century. The rapid evolution that technology, privacy and data security have undergone these last 25 years is mindbending. Yet, as we enter 2025, it still...more

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Capital Forum Provides Roadmap of Likely State Law Enforcement Priorities in 2025 and Beyond

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is a nonpartisan national forum for America’s state and territory attorneys general to collaboratively address issues important to their work protecting the rule of law and...more

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