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Data Breach
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Privacy World
Home Depot’s Agrees to Multistate Settlement Related to 2014 Breach – The Cost: $17.5 Million and Updated Cybersecurity Requirements
As reported on our sister blog Consumer Privacy World, Home Depot recently reached a settlement in a lawsuit related to a September 2014 data breach that affected the payment card…
Petronella Technology Blog
Cybersecurity Firm Hacked
Well, isn’t that ironic? It’s not a good look… You peddle in protecting businesses from cyber attacks, only to fall victim to a successful cyber crime, yourself. But to be…
Minding Your Business
Shareholder Seeks Second Look At Company Data Security Practices
On November 25, 2020, a shareholder of First American Financial Corporation (“First American”) filed suit against the company and its officers and directors over a massive data security breach that…
Privacy World
Home Depot Enters Into Multistate $17.4 Million Settlement With State AGs Concerning Data Breach
By Kristin Bryan, Angelo Carosio
Readers of CPW are no doubt familiar with the pattern of litigation following the announcement of a data breach as individuals impacted seek monetary damages and injunctive relief for the…
Business Cyber Risk
Simple Mistakes – Not Always “The Hackers” – Can Cause Substantial Data Breaches
It is not always the feared and dreaded “hackers” that cause the exposure and breach of confidentiality of sensitive personal information. Sometimes it’s just simple mistakes, but the consequences can…
State AG Blog
State AG Update: November 24–30, 2020
By Natalie O. Ludaway, Crowell’s State AG Team, Suzanne Giammalva
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AG’s have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Tuesday, November 24, 2020 46 attorney generals announced…
Ad Law Access
Ad Law Access Podcast – Data Breaches 101
By Alysa Z. Hutnik, Aaron J. Burstein
On a timely new episode of Kelley Drye’s Ad Law Access podcast, Privacy and Data Security practice chair Alysa Hutnik and partner Aaron Burstein provide 101 level tips on how…
Privacy Blog
Arbitration Agreements in Privacy Disputes: The Wyze Decision and the CCPA
Earlier this year, a number of individuals brought a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Washington-based company Wyze Labs, Inc (Wyze), which…
Ride the Lightning
Law Firm Cole Schotz Suffers Data Breach by Former Associate and Files Suit
Law.com reported on November 4 that law firm Cole Schotz obtained a restraining order against a former associate who allegedly used social media to disseminate confidential documents belonging to the…
Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
ICO concludes Cambridge Analytica investigation
Although the internet was born out of a military research project, many of its original advocates touted its democratic potential to provide a platform for free exchange of ideas and…