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Data Breach
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Internet, IT & e-Discovery
36 Billion records exposed in 2020 through October!
By Peter Vogel
HelpNetSecurity.com reported that “The number of records exposed has increased to a staggering 36 billion. There were 2,935 publicly reported breaches in the first three quarters of 2020, with the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
ICO Fines Marriott International £18.4 Million for Security Breach
On October 30, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced its fine of £18.4 for Marriott International, Inc., for violations of the GDPR, a significant decrease from the proposed fine…
Technology Law Dispatch
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford talks to Reed Smith about Nevada’s new data privacy law, consumer protection, and data breaches
By Divonne Smoyer, Alexis Cocco
In a recent Q&A with Nevada Attorney General (AG) Aaron Ford, the first term AG discusses Nevada’s new data privacy law (Senate Bill 220), which provides consumers with a right…
Ride the Lightning
Law Firm Data Breach Results in Exposure of Google Employees’ Data
TechCrunch reported on October 27 that immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of current and former Google employees.…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Hacked Healthcare Provider Refuses to Pay Ransom, Attackers Target Psychotherapy Patients
Healthcare providers continue to be targeted by ransomware attackers. According to reports, a healthcare provider in Finland was hacked and the attackers demanded 40 bitcoins (or about $525,000) on the…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Hacked Healthcare Provider Refuses to Pay Ransom, Attackers Target Psychotherapy Patients
Earlier this year, we reported on an evolution in the form of cyberattack known as ransomware –attackers transitioning from denying affected users access to critical data by encrypting it to…
Health Law Diagnosis
Data Breach Regulatory Settlements Update
Regulatory bodies are upping the ante when it comes to settling with companies that have suffered data breaches. In addition to the below settlements, see also the settlement between the OCR and…
RopesDataPhiles
British Airways Fined £20 Million by ICO for Data Breach
By Rohan Massey, Clare Sellars, Edward Machin
On 16 October 2020, in a long-awaited decision, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) finally announced that it has fined British Airways (BA) £20 million for failing to protect the…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
British Airways Ultimately Fined £20m for Personal Data Breach by the UK ICO Under the GDPR (Reduced from £183.39m)
By Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros, Valerie Vanryckeghem, Reece Randall, Ondrej Hajda
The UK Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") announced on 16 October 2020 that it has ultimately decided to fine British Airways ("BA") £20 million for BA's contraventions of the General Data…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
ICO Fines British Airways 20 Million Pounds for Security Breach
On October 16, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner's Office announced its fine of £20,000,000 for British Airways for violations of the GDPR, which is a significant decrease from the proposed…