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Data Breach
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Walmart Litigation Provides Guidance on Data Breach Class Action Suits Under the CCPA
Gardiner v. Walmart provided some guidance as to the specificity required to state a claim under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the types of damages that may be…
Ira J. Metrick's Law Blog
Flagstar Mortgage Data Breach
Flagstar Mortgage Data Breach We have become aware that a data breach has occurred at Flagstar Mortgage. If Flagstar has been your mortgage servicer, I wanted to reach out to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Chaffee on Insider Trading and Data Breaches
Eric C. Chaffee has posted Schrödinger’s Hacker: Insider Trading and Data Breaches on SSRN with the following abstract:The current legal framework governing insider trading is a rich fabric of interwoven…
Ride the Lightning
ACER Hit with Largest Known Ransomware Demand Yet: $50 Million
BleepingComputer reported on March 19 that computer giant Acer has been hit by a REvil ransomware attack where the cybercriminals are demanding the largest known ransom to date, $50,000,000. Acer…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
The Circuit Split Continues: 11th Circuit Weighs in on Standing in Data Breach Litigation
By Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
The 11th Circuit recently weighed in on the hottest issue in data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Joining several other…
Law Times News
Duty-to-defend analysis of insurer’s data exclusion clause can be interpreted on application: Court
First decision in Canada dealing with exclusions for distribution and display of data, says lawyer
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
California State Healthcare Worker Accesses COVID-19 Data on More Than 2,000 Patients and Employees
As we noted in late January 2020, the spread of infectious disease raises particular concerns for healthcare workers who want to do their jobs and care for their patients, while…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Ironic Justice: WeLeakInfo Users’ Information Compromised
In the category of “you can’t make this up but satisfyingly ironic,” it was recently reported that criminals who used the WeLeakInfo database to buy stolen credentials of individuals have…
Ride the Lightning
We May Get (FINALLY) a Meaningful Federal Data Breach Law
If the Microsoft Exchange and Solar Winds hacks have a silver lining, it may be that they have propelled both the federal government and private enterprise to consider seriously the…
Data Privacy Dish
What categories of information could trigger a consumer class action if breached?
Consumers are permitted to bring suit under the CCPA if they can prove the following five elements: A business incurred a data breach; The data breach involved a sensitive category…