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Attack Against Salesloft Drift App Includes Google Workspace

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/5/2025

An attack against Salesforce between August 8 and August 18 targeting data through its Salesloft Drift app “is more extensive than at first thought.” The attack targeted numerous Salesforce customers “systematically...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

What Constitutes a Misleading Statement in a Company’s Response to a Data Breach?

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,... on 6/28/2022

Takeaway: To ensure investor safety and emphasize a commitment to user privacy, corporate executives and similarly-situated high ranking officers must not provide any statements or omissions that affirmatively create a...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights. Volume 2, Issue 23

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/8/2021

Athletic Fashion Dispute in Race to Courthouse - Lululemon and Peloton are suing each other over clothing design patents and trade dress. Specifically, the case involves designs for athletic bras and leggings. Peloton won...more

Beyond Lloyd v Google: Are class actions for data breach dead?

A&O Shearman on 11/30/2021

The decision of the UK Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google is a welcome relief for data controllers. However, is it the end of class actions for data breach?...more

UK Supreme Court Rules in Google’s Favor in Data Privacy Group Litigation with Major Implications for Data Breach Cases

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/16/2021

The below is a brief summary of the judgment handed down in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 by the Supreme Court on November 10, 2021 as potentially one of the most significant and anticipated data privacy judgments to...more

Lloyd v Google a sigh of relief for data controllers

A&O Shearman on 11/11/2021

In unanimously refusing to allow a representative action to proceed, the UK Supreme Court may have sounded the death knell for opt-out class actions in England for data breaches: Lloyd v Google [2021] UKSC 50....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

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 12, December 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/22/2020

Loeffler, Cotton Release Bill to Hold Tech Companies Accountable for Child Exploitation, Allow Victims to Sue - "It would amend the US code to strip Section 230 protections from tech companies." Why this is important:...more

Privacy Perils: Beware Brand Phishing

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/30/2020

We often think of phony financial institution emails as a bad actor’s phishing scheme of choice to capture confidential bank account numbers or other private financial information. While those phishing emails certainly do...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

HIPAA, Google, and Article III Standing, With a Nod to Kim Kardashian

Poyner Spruill LLP on 9/11/2020

In a ruling that could have broad ramifications for health data sharing, a federal judge has ruled that a patient complaining about a hospital sharing his health data without permission lacked standing because he suffered no...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

Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 1/30/2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | November 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 11/20/2019

EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions - A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more

Financial Daily Dose 11.08.2019 | Top Story: US and China Set to Roll Back Tariffs as Part of Trade Deal First Phase

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/8/2019

The U.S. and China have tentatively [maybe?] agreed that a first phase of a trade agreement “would roll back a portion of the tariffs placed on each other’s products, a significant step toward defusing tensions between the...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

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | February 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/7/2019

Google Receives Record GDPR Fine - Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | January 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 1/29/2019

Going Deep on the California Consumer Privacy Act - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities doing...more

Cybersecurity Update: 2018 — A Year in Review

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 1/28/2019

This Update highlights key legal and policy developments in cybersecurity and privacy law that may impact important trends for 2019 and beyond. A central takeaway from 2018 is that regulators in the U.S. and abroad are...more

Australia Takes Steps to Tighten Data Security Laws

Epiq on 1/24/2019

Australia has recently taken significant action in the realm of data security that will potentially have global impact. In December 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) released recommendations on...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2018 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/17/2018

A report released by cybersecurity firm Agari has come to conclusion that we have been experiencing all year—a hacking group in Nigeria, dubbed “London Blue,” is targeting CFOs and controllers from small businesses to...more

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