Topic
Cybersecurity Breaches
64 published works
ComplexDiscovery
Trust Under Siege: The Aflac Breach and the Insurance Sector’s Cyber Dilemma
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Cybersecurity risks have never felt more personal—or more paradoxical—than when insurers themselves fall prey to digital predators. The June 2025 breach of Aflac Inc. reveals the uncomfortable reality…
ComplexDiscovery
Cybersecurity Breaches Highlight Challenges for Media Organizations
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: A recent cyberattack on The Washington Post drives home the persistent digital threats confronting media institutions, especially those reporting on geopolitically sensitive topics. This breach, reportedly targeting journalists…
ComplexDiscovery
SignalGate: When Secure Technology Meets Human Error
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The incident, now identified as SignalGate, stemming from the inadvertent addition of a journalist to a Signal group chat used by top U.S. national security officials, exposes a…
TimeSolv Blog
Secure File Sharing for Law Firms: Which Method Is the Safest?
By Aziz Hamidov
Recent reports by the American Bar Association (ABA) reveal that roughly 29% of law firms have experienced a data breach. Given the consistent increase in cases and growing sophistication of…
Data Protection Report
SEC issues $7 million in disclosure fines to SolarWinds victims
By Chris Cwalina (US), Will Daugherty (US), Susan Ross (US), Gerar Mazarakis (US)
On October 22, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) issued a series of orders imposing almost $7 million in disclosure fines against four global digital service…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Failure to Safeguard, Two Cyber Intrusions, and an $850,000 SEC Settlement
Virtually all organizations have an obligation to safeguard their personal data against unauthorized access or use. Failure to comply with such obligations can lead to significant financial and reputational harm.…
ComplexDiscovery
The Imperative of Cybersecurity: Lessons from McLaren Health Care and Trump Campaign Attacks
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The convergence of cybersecurity breaches in healthcare and political campaigns underscores the growing sophistication of cyber threats and their potentially devastating consequences. In this case, the McLaren Health…
ComplexDiscovery
AT&T Faces Major Cybersecurity Breach Affecting Over 100 Million Customers
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: In a startling development, AT&T has revealed a substantial data breach affecting the call and text records of over 100 million customers, including users of MVNOs like Cricket…
ComplexDiscovery
Regulatory Storm: Nyob’s GDPR Complaint and Microsoft’s Security Breach
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The tech industry is facing intensified scrutiny as recent events underscore the critical importance of data privacy and cybersecurity. Nyob, a prominent privacy advocacy group, has lodged a…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses SEC Charge of Internal Accounting Controls Failure Based on Cybersecurity Breach
On June 18, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced charges against R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“RRD”) for failure to maintain adequate internal accounting controls in violation of…