If you are a Signal user, be on the alert for a new phishing campaign that attempts to steal recovery keys used to access cloud backups.
If successful, the attackers could have access to entire message archives, conversations, photos and
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Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report Highlights
I am a big fan of Verizon’s yearly Data Breach Investigations Report. I follow it closely, as it confirms what we are seeing in the field, and provides validation for defense strategies employed to protect against attacks. The 2026…
Verification Texts Are Not Automatically TCPA Ads, New Jersey Court Holds
By Roma Patel
On May 20, 2026, in Zelma v. Wonder Group Inc. (D.N.J. May 20, 2026), a federal court in New Jersey largely dismissed Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims against food-tech company Wonder Group Inc. (Wonder), holding that two bare verification-code…
A Strong Defense Ruling for Companies Facing CIPA Website Tracking Claims
A recent Third Circuit decision gives companies another strong defense point in the wave of website tracking and session replay litigation, including claims brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In Smidga v. Spirit Airlines, the plaintiffs alleged that…
Shadow AI Continues to Expose Company IP
Verizon recently published its 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, which is full of helpful information for cybersecurity professionals to implement strategies for protection of systems. For a summary, click here.
The Report notes that a whopping “67% of…
Colorado Rewrites Its AI Law Before It Takes Effect
Colorado has now significantly revised its AI governance framework before the law ever takes effect. SB 26-189, approved by Governor Jared Polis on May 14, 2026, repeals and reenacts key portions of the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) and reframes the…
Privacy Tip #493 – Stop Using Shadow AI!
CISA Passwords Used to Access DHS Systems Exposed
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for cybersecurity and infrastructure security throughout the federal government, to improve cybersecurity protection against private and nation-state hackers.
CISA has been without…
No Easy Walkaway: Skechers Must Face Email Marketing Claims
By Roma Patel
The latest ruling in Liss v. Skechers USA Inc., No. 3:25-CV-05861-DGE, 2026 WL 1392327 (W.D. Wash. May 19, 2026), keeps alive a proposed Washington class action challenging promotional email subject lines that allegedly used deadline-driven language to create artificial urgency…
Texas Sues Netflix Over Alleged Data Privacy and Children’s Safety Practices
The Texas Attorney General has filed a new consumer-protection lawsuit against Netflix, alleging that the company misled Texans by marketing itself as an ad-free, kid-friendly alternative to Big Tech while allegedly building a large-scale system for collecting and monetizing user…