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Data Breach
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Privacy and Cybersecurity
Jena Valdetero Quoted in Law360 Article: “COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims”
Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero is quoted in a Law360 article titled “COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims.” Click here to access the Law360 article (subscription required).
Data Privacy Dish
Jena Valdetero Quoted in Law360 Article: “COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims”
Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero is quoted in a Law360 article titled "COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims." Click here to access the Law360 article (subscription required).
Privacy World
The Ninth Circuit Considers Objections To A $117.5 Million Data Breach Class Action Settlement
By Jesse Taylor, Angelo Carosio
The Northern District of California recently approved Yahoo’s $117.5 million settlement of a class action involving a series of data breaches. One plaintiff objected to the settlement on the ground…
Ride the Lightning
Accellion Breach Worsens: Dozens of Companies and Government Organizations Compromised
Wired reported on March 8 that firewall vendor Accellion released a patch in late December2020, and then more fixes in January, to address a cluster of vulnerabilities in one of…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Microsoft Releases Additional Resources for Exchange Flaws and CISA Issues Alert
As we alerted our readers last week, Microsoft announced that its Exchange email servers have been compromised, which is estimated to affect at least 30,000 companies based in the United…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Pay Attention to the Microsoft Exchange Servers Compromise
I continue to be amazed in my day-to-day virtual conversations by how many people are unaware of one of the most devastating compromises ever to happen—the recent compromise of Microsoft’s…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
NYDFS Settles with Mortgage Company for Data Breach
The New York Department of Financial Services recently announced it had entered into a settlement with Residential Mortgage Services, Inc. related to allegations that the company violated the NYDFS Cybersecurity…
Data Privacy Dish
Do email compromises to intercept wire payments require notification under the GDPR?
Possibly, yes. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued draft practical guidance on various types of data breaches to assist companies with identifying situations in which a data security…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Security Camera Data Exposed
It should be assumed that everything connected to the Internet can be hacked and exposed, now more than ever. It is commonplace and concerning. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Federal Court Finds the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Does Not Apply Retroactively, Dismissing Claims Against Walmart Stemming from an Alleged Data Breach
By Jean Tomasco
A federal District Court in California recently dismissed a lawsuit against Walmart that arose from an alleged data breach. (Gardiner v. Walmart, Inc., 20-cv-04618-JSW (N.D. Cal., March 5, 2021). Among…