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Data Breach
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Paytech & Payment Systems Insights
Merchant Found Not Liable for Data Breach Assessments
By Daniel Ungar
A federal court’s interpretation of a merchant contract resulted in the merchant not being liable for card brand security breach assessments. It may be worthwhile to examine and revise your…
Data Protection Report
Discussion paper published on Hong Kong’s data protection law
By Anna Gamvros
Written by Partner Anna Gamvros and Associate Libby Ryan, both based in the Hong Kong office. Earlier this week, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (the CMAB) released its discussion…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
South Korean Court Imposes Personal Liability on Privacy Officer for Data Breach
According to MLex, on January 6, 2020, the Seoul Eastern District Court found Kim Jin-Hwan, a privacy officer of the South Korean travel agency Hana Tour Service Inc., guilty of…
Health Care Law Today
Episode 5 – Leaks, “Lakes,” and Loot: What’s the Big Deal About Data?
By Emily Weber
For this episode, Emily Weber, Foley Partner and member of the firm’s Health Care Industry Team, visits with Ian ONeill, General Counsel at Welltok, Inc. They will talk about the…
Data Counsel
New Year Brings Trio of U.S. Breach Notification Amendments
Along with the California Consumer Privacy Act, the new year brought us a trio of updated breach notification laws, in Oregon, Texas and Illinois. The Oregon law is of the…
Israel Global Gateway
Are you ready for CCPA data breach litigation?
By Israel Group
When the California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect on January 1, 2020, many companies will face significant class action litigation risk under the Act's private cause of action for data…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
British Member of “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Organization Extradited to Face Conspiracy and Identify Theft Charges in the United States
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
Beginning in 2016, the computer hacking organization known as “The Dark Overlord,” began to target victims in the St. Louis, Missouri area, including various health care providers, several accounting firms,…
Technology Law Dispatch
How to respond to data breaches and cyber attacks
By Tom Webley, Philip Thomas, John McIntyre
As part of Reed Smith’s webinar series on crisis management, on Wednesday 6 November 2019, partners Tom Webley, Philip Thomas and John M. McIntyre delivered a webinar to clients on…
Ride the Lightning
Ransomware Gangs Outing Victims – and That Makes It a Data Breach
For a long time, it was safe to say that ransomware attacks were only rarely data breaches – mostly they were cyber incidents. That generally meant that you didn't need…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Banner Health Settles Data Breach Class Action Litigation for $6 Million
Arizona-based Banner Health has agreed to settle for up to $6 million a class action case filed against it following a 2016 incident that compromised the personal information of 3…