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Google Releases June Security Bulletin for Android Devices to Fix Vulnerabilities

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/5/2025

Google recently issued its June Android Security Bulletin that is designed to patch 34 vulnerabilities, all of which Google designates as high-severity defects. The most serious flaw the patch is designed to fix in the...more

News of Note for the Internet-Minded (8/30/23) – Ransomware, Quantum Attacks and a New LLM

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 9/1/2023

In this week’s News of Note, ransomware attacks break records and wipe data for a majority of a cloud provider’s customers, while one RaaS case delivers useful details about cybercriminal techniques and tactics. Also, the...more

Threat Groups Using Translation Tools in Phishing Attacks

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/24/2023

It used to be that one of the sure ways to identify a phishing email was to notice grammatical errors or broken English in the text of the communication. Thanks to new translation tools like Google Translate, that are...more

Privacy Tip #303 – Russian Hacking Group Targets Gmail Users

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/14/2021

If you think the Russians are only targeting U.S. companies and the defense industry, think again. The cyber war between Russia and the U.S. has escalated since the President threw down the gauntlet on Putin, and the...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2021

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Cyber Criminals Focusing on Clinics + Business Associates - As hospital systems become more hardened to cyber-attacks, cyber criminals are focusing their efforts on smaller providers, such as outpatient...more

Gmail to Use Verified Trademark Logo Badges to Combat Email Scammers

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/19/2021

In the face of the ever-growing threat of cyberattacks disguised in emails from phishers, impostors and other increasingly sophisticated security scammers, Google has launched a tool to allow organizations to fight back by...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 7, September 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/4/2020

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start - "John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more

Privacy Tip #226 – Beware – Well-Known Brands Used for Phishing Schemes

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/14/2020

A new study by Check Point Research shows that cyber criminals are using well-known brands to lure victims into clicking on nefarious links, providing personal information or credentials, or getting users to transfer money....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/25/2019

Although Amazon and Google respond to reports of vulnerabilities in popular home smart assistants Alexa and Google Home, hackers continually work hard to exploit any vulnerabilities in order to listen to users’ every word to...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/7/2019

Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more

Privacy Tip #208 – Last Pass Patches Bug that Leaks Passwords

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/20/2019

I am not a big fan of putting all of one’s passwords in one place, but many people use password managers. If you use Last Pass (see previous blog posts about Last Pass here and here), be aware that it was recently advised by...more

Experts Warning of New Google Chrome Malware Scam

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/6/2017

Cybersecurity experts have been warning users about a Google Chrome scam that targets Windows users in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. The scam, which began in December, uses a pop-up stating “The ‘HoeflerText’ font wasn’t...more

The Digital Download - Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – November 2016

Alston & Bird on 12/7/2016

Updates on the EU: German DPA Publishes First Privacy Shield Guidelines, Requires German-Law Contracts for Transfers. On June 7, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. One question that many...more

The Evolving World of Privacy and Data Security Covered at Nossaman-UCI Cyber Symposium

Nossaman LLP on 10/26/2015

On October 12, Nossaman and UC Irvine hosted their first annual cyber symposium at the Los Angeles City Club. The event brought experts together to discuss a variety of critical issues in the worlds of privacy and data...more

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/19/2015

In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

Cybersecurity + Law Enforcement: The Cutting Edge Symposium | Friday, October 16, 2015 RWU Law Bristol, RI

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/2/2015

Cybersecurity, encryption, and government surveillance are daily challenges for public officials, corporations, and lawyers. On October 16, the Roger Williams University School of Law will present Cybersecurity and Law...more

Ashley Madison and Coming to “Terms” with Data Protection

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 8/12/2015

A recent massive data hack of an online dating site Ashley Madison once again proves that what one publishes, says, or does online, even in seemingly private forums, is never completely private. It’s also a reminder that the...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/3/2015

In This Issue: - DOJ Issues Cyber Preparation and Response Guidance - RadioShack’s Plan to Auction Customer Data Highlights Issues Over Treatment of Such Data as an Asset - Google v. Vidal-Hall and...more

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