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Data Breach
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eDiscovery Today Blog
79 Percent Jump in Data Compromises Over Five Years, Reports ITRC: Cybersecurity Trends
By Doug Austin
The ITRC has released its 2025 Annual Data Breach Report, which shows a 79 percent jump in data compromises over five years! The post 79 Percent Jump in Data Compromises…
Bressler Risk Blog
Conflicts, Clients, and Confidentiality Concerns — Attorney General-Client Conflict Concern, AI Note Taking Client Confidentiality Risks, Attorney Advertising Website Client Confidentiality Compliance Warning, Law Firm Data Breach Brings Continuing Ripples and Repercussions
By Dan Bressler
“Goldman Sachs Says Some Clients’ Data May Have Been Exposed in Law Firm Data Breach” — “Goldman Sachs Group Inc. warned investors in some of its alternative investment funds that…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #474 – TransUnion Breach Affects 4.4 Million Individuals
TransUnion has announced that attackers gained unauthorized access to a third‑party application used in its U.S. consumer support operation that is reported to be linked to a broader wave of…
The D&O Diary
Two Tech Companies Hit with Data Breach-Related Securities Suits
The possibility of a securities class action lawsuit being filed against a company after it experiences a data breach is a long-standing risk. For most of 2025, there were relatively…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
EU Regulators are coming directly after non-EU processors for GDPR violations
By Odia Kagan
I'm a non-EU data processor, no EU regulator is coming after me right? Wrong, says French regulator, CNIL, in new decision fining SaaS provider 1 Million EUR! At issue in…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Auto Credit Check Company Breach Affects 5.6 Million
700Credit, a Michigan-based company that runs credit checks and identification verification services for automobile dealerships nationwide, has announced that an “integrated partner” was compromised, allowing a bad actor to obtain…
The Korean Law Blog
Punitive Damages Under Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act: The Coupang Data Breach Incident
By Sean Hayes
The recent Coupang personal information leak incident has renewed discussion in Korea on the scope and effectiveness of punitive damages under Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and also the…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
The Hidden Risks of Information Disclosure: A Costly Lesson from Cornwall
When Royal Cornwall Hospital responded to a routine Freedom of Information request in 2023, they had no idea they were about to expose sensitive staff data to the public. The…
Connect on Tech
Federal and Multistate Enforcement Against Edtech Provider Results in Significant Monetary and Programmatic Relief
By Jonathan Tam, Cynthia Cole, Avi Toltzis
Recent federal and state regulators’ $5.1 million enforcement actions against a Wisconsin-based online education technology company in the wake of a massive cybersecurity breach demonstrate the high stakes of failing…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FTC Settles With Illuminate for Data Breach of $10M Students’ Data
On December 1, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a proposed complaint and order against Illuminate Education, Inc., an education technology provider requiring it to “to implement a data…