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Data Breach
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Eye On Privacy
HIPAA Breach Results in a $4,500,000 Class Action Settlement
Community Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has agreed to pay $4,500,000 to settle claims made against it arising from a 2014 data breach.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Fortnite Players Sue for Alleged Exposure of Payment Information for Vbucks
Players of the popular Fortnite video game have filed a proposed class action suit against the video game’s owner, Epic Games Inc. (“Epic”) alleging that Epic failed to protect players’…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Yet Another Breach
The 2019 calendar year had a rough beginning with several massive data breaches. Just this week, more than 600 million account details were stolen from 16 different websites: Dubsmash MyFitnessPal…
Lancaster Law Blog
When Does a Data Breach Require Disclosure Under Pennsylvania’s Data Breach Notification Act?
This is part two of a three-part series about data breaches and the requirements of Pennsylvania law relating to data breach notification. Part one of this series was Doing Business…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
Standing in Data Breach Litigation: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Weigh In?
By Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris, David R. Golder, Eric R. Magnus
The U.S. Supreme Court may finally weigh in on the hottest issue in data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Standing…
Inside Privacy
China Releases Draft Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Standard
By Yan Luo
On February 1, 2019, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“TC260”) released a set of amendments to GB/T 35273-2017 Information Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (“the Standard”) for…
Bright Law Blog
OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches report
The fourth quarterly Notifiable Data Breaches report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) shows 262 data breaches involving personal information were notified to the OAIC between 1…
Data Counsel
Best Cybersecurity Practices for Healthcare Organizations – Ransomware Prevention
By Aleksandra Vold, BakerHostetler
This article is part of a series of blog posts exploring the recommendations and guidance Health & Human Services (HHS) provides to healthcare organizations in its “Cybersecurity Best Practices” report.…
Ride the Lightning
DC Judge Says: No Actual Damages, No Claims for Data Breach Victims
Tech Risk Report
Recent Developments in Yahoo and Equifax Data Breach Litigation Suggest Increased Risk of Personal Liability for Directors and Officers for Cybersecurity Incidents
Despite the increase in data breaches and cyberattacks involving large corporations, efforts to hold directors and officers personally liable for these events have largely been unsuccessful. However, recent developments in…