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Cyber Attacks
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Inside Privacy
Senate Commerce Committee To Examine Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks
Continuing a spate of recent legislative activity, the Senate Commerce Committee is bringing the hot topic of data breach back to the Hill. This Wednesday, the Commerce Committee will hold…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Increased Use of Medical Devices by Healthcare Providers Results in More Cyberattacks and Data Breaches
A study (registration required) by two data security firms, Norse in Silicon Valley and SANS, discussed in a recent L.A. Times article, confirms the concerns raised by the FDA and others about…
Tilting the Scales
Don’t Be a Target: Mitigating Liability From Cyber Attacks
By Jamie Ribman
During the holiday season, Bullseye, a big box retailer, was the victim of a cyber attack that compromised the credit and debit card information (including PIN and CVV codes) of…
Data Counsel
FBI Issues Cyber Attack Warning to Retailers: Is Chip and PIN the Answer?
The FBI’s Warning: Point-of-sale (POS) systems are under attack. In the wake of breaches at Neiman Marcus, Target and other stores over the 2013 holiday season, the FBI is now…
Global Media and Communications Watch
UK: Cybersecurity Seminar Tackles Business Risks from Cyber Attacks
On 20 November 2013, Hogan Lovells hosted a cybersecurity seminar at its London offices, gathering a panel of experts in the field to discuss a subject that has become a…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
13 Hackers Indicted in Cyber-Attacks
By Peter Vogel
A criminal indictment was filed against “part of the online group ANONYMOUS in a campaign dubbed “OPERATION PAYBACK” ...to engage in a coordinated series of cyber-attacks” with one charge of…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Lon Berk Discusses Recent Cyber Attack on New York Times
In an article published by Law360, Hunton and Williams partner Lon Berk examines whether the recent cyber attack on The New York Times would have been covered by a hypothetical…
Technology Law Dispatch
European Union harmonizes the approach to sentencing cybercriminals
By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
This post was written by Cynthia O'Donoghue. In early July, the European Parliament adopted a new directive harmonizing the criminal laws relating to cyberattacks (Directive). It will replace the current…
Technology Law Dispatch
UK’s CESG launches a two-tier programme for cyberattack response
On 13 August 2013, the UK’s CESG, the Information Security arm of GCHQ, formally launched two schemes aimed at providing access to industry expertise on effective response to cybersecurity attacks.…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
The Threat of Cyberattacks and Data Breaches from China Continues
The New York Times recently reported that hackers from China have resumed attacks on U.S. targets, despite efforts by the Obama Administration to curb these intrusions. According to the article…