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Tea Dating App Breach Reveals Major Data Privacy Gaps in Rapidly Growing Platforms

HaystackID on 8/8/2025

In July 2025, a 4chan user posted a simple Python script. Within hours, thousands of women’s driver’s licenses, selfies, and intimate conversations were spreading across the dark corners of the internet. The source? An app...more

The Rise of AI-Powered Cyber Attacks: How Indian Businesses Can Prepare

Ankura on 1/23/2025

As the digital landscape evolves, so do the threats that accompany it. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally transformed the nature of cybercrime, enabling attackers to execute more sophisticated and...more

Rising HSR Transactions Highlight M&A Recovery and Emerging Challenges

HaystackID on 12/13/2024

The intersection of economic indicators and Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) transaction trends provides a detailed view of the evolving mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment. These insights are essential for professionals...more

[Webcast Transcript] Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise

HaystackID on 11/6/2024

Editor’s Note: This webcast brings together some of HaystackID’s top experts to dissect the intricacies of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks—a rapidly growing threat impacting organizations globally. During the...more

AT&T Consent Decree Underscores Telecommunications Carriers’, Vendors’ Obligations to Protect Customer Data

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 9/24/2024

On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into a data breach that occurred in January 2023. AT&T's vendor...more

[Webcast Transcript] From Breach to Insight: Incident Response & PII Recovery

HaystackID on 6/6/2024

Editor’s Note: In this informative webcast, Christopher Wall, DPO and Special Counsel for Global Privacy and Forensics at HaystackID, moderates a compelling discussion titled “From Breach to Insight: Incident Response and PII...more

Data Breaches up 72% From Record High: Cyber Incident Readiness Must be Top of Mind

Epiq on 3/13/2024

“Protect your data! Breaches are on the rise!” These warnings seem to be everywhere – and rightfully so. Threat actors are sophisticated and new breach trends are constantly materializing. Awareness is no longer enough. It...more

[Webcast Transcript] Mastering M365: Strategies for Streamlined Records Management and its Impact on eDiscovery

HaystackID on 2/29/2024

Editor’s Note: In the rapidly accelerating landscape of digital information management, the intersection of legal technology and records management is becoming increasingly important in light of increased data types and...more

Moving Information Governance to the Driver’s Seat to Accelerate Cyber Breach Response

Epiq on 11/1/2023

Information Governance often takes a back seat to other organizational initiatives. But why is this the case? The list of reasons is long and varied. Not knowing where to start or how to build strategic approaches to...more

Cybersecurity Experts Urge Responsible AI Adoption, Not Overreliance

HaystackID on 10/25/2023

Editor’s Note: This article covers valuable insights on artificial intelligence’s (AI) evolving role in cybersecurity and incident response shared during an expert panel discussion. As cybersecurity, information governance,...more

Are you properly protecting your employees' personal information?

Burr & Forman on 8/29/2023

If they have not already, employers should take steps now to properly protect the personal information of their employees. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Ramirez v. Paradies Shops, LLC clarifies that...more

NCUA Announces New Cyber Threat Reporting Requirement

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/7/2023

The NCUA stated the new rule, which was approved on Feb. 16, 2023, aims to mitigate cyber incidents “that [lead] to a substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a network or member information system...more

[Webcast Transcript] Today’s Privacy Reality: AI, Assessments, Breach and DSARs

HaystackID on 3/2/2023

Editor’s Note: On February 15, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast to provide valuable insight into the ways in which AI is being used to address key issues in the realm of privacy and cybersecurity. The expert...more

[Webcast Transcript] Data Mining in Incident Response: Managing Risk and Spend through an Effective Evidence-Based Approach

HaystackID on 9/8/2022

Editor’s Note: On August 31, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of data mining in data breach incident response. As data mining has increasingly become one of the largest expenses during a cyber...more

Litigation Minute: Navigating Government Inquiries After a Data Security Incident

K&L Gates LLP on 5/18/2022

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - A government inquiry in the context of data security typically arises in one of two ways: either a data security incident involving a threat actor occurs, or a government agency is...more

[Webcast Transcript] From Strategy to Tactics: Data Remediation at Private Equity and Hedge Funds

HaystackID on 4/29/2022

On April 20, HaystackID shared an educational webcast developed to discuss best practices for handling big data and provide tangible field-experienced methods for data remediation. These best practices can be implemented at...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2022 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/8/2022

CYBERSECURITY - State Department Establishes Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy - The Department of State’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) commenced operations on April 4, 2022. According to an...more

Kennedys cybersecurity and privacy (US) 2021 year in review

Kennedys on 3/7/2022

As the world emerged from lockdown, it should come as no surprise that cybersecurity and data privacy remained dominant topics in the media and legal industry. Some of 2021 was much like 2020 – ransomware attacks continued to...more

[Webinar] Data Privacy for eDiscovery Pros: Strategy and Execution - March 17th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 2/28/2022

This webinar is intended for eDiscovery professionals interested in the overlap between data privacy and eDiscovery capabilities, workflows and use cases. The tools to tackle the protection of personal data already exist...more

[Webinar] Cyber and Privacy Law for School Districts: An Overview of the Legal Issues and Risks - February 17th, 10:00 am CT

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 2/7/2022

From remote classrooms to student devices—and everything in between—school districts have been thrown into the deep end with no life jacket when it comes to managing cybersecurity. Join us for a discussion of the unique...more

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