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Alston & Bird

Back from the Brink: District Court Clears Air Regarding Individualized Damages Assessment in Data Breach Cases

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On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a...more

K2 Integrity

Social Media Day: Educating Employees On The Risks Of Social Media

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Social media is used by both organizations and employees—as a marketing tool for business, for entertainment, or for interacting with friends and family....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Don’t Get Caught in Scattered Spider’s Web

The cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is at it again, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. This criminal group is known to focus its cyber attacks on one sector at a time. Last spring, it was the retail...more

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What Is Swatting? And How Can You Prevent It?

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What happens when online harassment crosses the digital divide? For a decade, the practice of swatting has been on the rise, and featured in news stories the world over.  Swatting is a weaponized form of harassment that turns...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #445 – Apple Users: Update to iOS 18.5

Never underestimate an operating system update from any mobile phone manufacturer. This week, Apple issued iOS 18.5 which provides enhancements to the user experience, but also fixes bugs and flaws....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ascension Notifies 430,000 Patients of Data Breach

Healthcare system Ascension has notified 437,329 patients of a data breach exposing “demographic information, such as name, address, phone number(s), email address, date of birth, race, gender, and Social Security numbers, as...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #443 – Fake AI Tools Used to Install Noodlophile

Threat actors are leveraging the publicity around AI tools to trick users into downloading the malware known as Noodlophile through social media sites. Researchers from Morphisec have observed threat actors, believed to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Data Spring Cleaning: Minimize Your Liability

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When we are retained by clients to guide them through a cyber-attack in which information has been stolen by a threat actor, we almost always find that the client has unnecessarily stored sensitive information far beyond the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #441 – Identity Theft Statistics Increasing in 2025

Unfortunately, identity theft continues to increase, and according to Identitytheft.org, the statistics are going to get worse in 2025. Some of the statistics cited by Identitytheft.org include: 1.4 million complaints of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Auto Insurer Settles With New York AG Over Insurance Application Platform Security Issues

The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Root Insurance Company following a 2021 data incident. According to the AG, the threat actors obtained people’s drivers’ license numbers...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Phishing Attacks – Anyone Can Get Pwned

HaveIBeenPwned is a website that allows users to check whether their data has been involved in data breaches. The website’s creator, Troy Hunt, was the subject of a phishing attack earlier this week....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

The Columbus City Hall Cyber Attack: Key Takeaways

This past July, the City of Columbus, Ohio experienced a significant data breach. Hackers were able to breach Columbus’ network and gained access to private information of city employees and residents. Initially, the City...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Décodage des défis de cybersécurité : Perspectives et pratiques exemplaires

Les cybermenaces se multiplient et évoluent sans cesse, ce qui oblige les organisations à maintenir leur résilience opérationnelle et à protéger leurs actifs clés, comme leurs infrastructures critiques et leurs données...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ascension Health Notifying 5.6 Million of Data Breach

We previously reported that Ascension Health detected a cyber-attack on May 8, 2024, that affected clinical operations in Ascension facilities in six states....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Cybersecurity Challenges Decoded: Insights and Best Practices

Cybersecurity threats continue to grow and evolve, increasing pressure on organizations to maintain operational resilience and protect their key assets, such as critical infrastructure and sensitive data. As cyberattacks...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Navigating the Road Ahead: How AI and Vehicle Automation are Transforming the Transportation Industry

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to impact almost every modern industry, with no exception for the automotive and transportation industries. Today’s cars are more “connected” than ever, offering features such as...more

IR Global

New risks, new rewards - The Visionaries

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The productivity paradox: Does more technology mean less growth? Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow famously remarked, “You can see the computer age everywhere except in the productivity statistics.” This paradox...more

Mayer Brown

Legal Privilege in Cyber Incidents: Lessons for Hong Kong from Australia’s Optus Cyber Breach

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Important lessons for Hong Kong organisations managing cyber accidents may be learned from the noteworthy ruling in a recent Australia case, Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v. Robertson [2024]. For background, from 17-20 September...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CMS Notifies 946,801 Medicare Recipients of Data Breach

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Wisconsin Physicians Insurance Corporation have announced that 946,801 current Medicare recipients are being notified that their personal information may have been...more

Bennett Jones LLP

B.C. Court of Appeal Finds that Allegedly Reckless Database Custodians may be Liable for "Wilful Violations" of Privacy Under the...

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In a pair of decisions released on July 5, 2024, the B.C. Court of Appeal found that an alleged reckless failure to safeguard personal information may be sufficient to make out Privacy Act claims of "wilful violation" of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack Sheds Light on Vulnerabilities in Widely Adopted Open Source System

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In a reminder that open source products can carry significant risks beyond intellectual property, a vulnerability in a compression tool commonly used by developers has triggered widespread concerns....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘I Will Not Rest’; ‘I Am All In’: Remarkable Breach Hearing Sees Pledges by UHG CEO, Sen. Wyden

United Healthcare Group (UHG) CEO Andrew Witty was in a board meeting on Feb. 21 when officials interrupted with the news that Change Healthcare—a clearinghouse UHG subsidiary Optum had purchased for $1.3 billion in October...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Cyber Resilience After the Change Healthcare Breach

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More than two months after the February 2024 Change Healthcare cyber-ransom attack, the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the fallout, creating significant challenges, disruptions, and outages to the healthcare...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: March 2024

Research from Guidepoint Security found that 2023 saw an 80% increase in ransomware activity year-over-year, driven in part by multiple mass exploitation campaigns impacting hundreds of organizations. In total, the report...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Cyber Bullets for Small Law Firms

In our rapidly evolving digital landscape, all organizations are facing an onslaught of cybersecurity threats. According to recent research, victims of cyber attacks paid out a record $1.1 billion last year and have already...more

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