Security Company Arctic Wolf has reported that it has documented more than 400 incidents where threat actors flooded employees’ inboxes with spam, to the point of extreme frustration, then used Teams to contact the frustrated employee posting as IT support
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Could School Software Be a Health-Care Provider?
On October 26, 2026, a federal judge denied ed-tech provider PowerSchool’s motion for partial judgment, keeping a California medical-privacy claim alive in In re PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. & PowerSchool Group, LLC Customer Security Breach Litig., No. 25-md-03149-AJB-MSB, slip op. at
Assess the Business Risk of Using an AI Notetaker
AI notetakers are widely used by businesses in all industries. Although efficient, they pose privacy and cybersecurity risks, including lax compliance with established privacy and security frameworks such as GDPR or SOC 2, weak encryption, and recording conversations without
The New Client Expectation: Lawyers Who Know How to Use AI
Corporate legal departments are increasingly looking to see how outside counsel use artificial intelligence (AI). At a recent DRI, Association of Lawyers Defending Business conference, legal leaders from Bayer, Fifth Third Bank, and Progressive discussed how AI is entering outside-counsel
Training the Next Generation of Lawyers in the Age of AI, What In-House Counsel Should Look for in their Outside Legal Teams
The legal profession’s apprenticeship model has never been as reliable as many might think. Junior lawyers do not automatically learn from late-night proofreading, routine markups, or being assigned work without guidance. Their development often depends on being paired with a
Privacy Tip #514 – AI Agents Accessing Bank Accounts is “Horrifying”
Major U.S. banks are sounding the alarm about the risk to customers that are providing their banking credentials to AI agents to access their bank accounts. Bank executives are calling the situation “horrifying.” The fear is that the agents are
Ransomware Attacks Against the Health Care Industry Doubled Over the Past Year
Comparitech’s Q3 roundup concludes that in the third quarter of 2026, ransomware attacks against the healthcare industry “rose by 40 percent when compared to Q2 2026 … and more than doubled … when compared to the same period last year.”
Consumer Protection Litigation Hits a 10-Year High and AI Adds New Questions
Consumer protection litigation is climbing, even as federal enforcement filings decline. According to Lex Machina’s 2026 Consumer Protection Litigation Report, federal consumer protection filings reached 20,353 in 2025, a 31% increase over 2024 and a 10-year high. Credit reporting and
Missouri AG Initiates Investigation Against TikTok
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on October 14, 2026, that her office has initiated a formal investigation into TikTok, Inc., “to determine whether the company has deceived families, exploited young users, or put children at risk through its platform’s
When Education Customers’ Data Is Exposed, Which Claims Stick?
On October 19, 2026, a federal district court judge allowed ordinary negligence and implied-contract claims to proceed in a proposed class action against Kaplan North America. See Linsell v. Kaplan N. Am., LLC, No. 0:26-cv-60785-WPD, slip op. (S.D. Fla. Oct.