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Data Breach
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China Law Insight
Confessing your data breach sins
By King & Wood
By Michael Swinson and James Patto. King & Wood Mallesons' Melbourne office. Earlier this year, after several frustrated efforts, Australia finally passed new mandatory data breach notification laws in the form of the Privacy Amendment…
Data Protection Report
Target Resolves State Attorney Generals’ Investigation
On May 23, 2017, it was announced that Target Corporation had settled the investigation initiated by the Attorneys General[1] of 47 states and the District of Columbia resulting from its…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
State Attorneys General and Target Resolve Investigation of 2013 Data Breach
On May 23, 2017, Target reached a settlement with the Attorneys’ General of 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve the states’ investigation of Target’s 2013 data breach.
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Kmart Breach Settlement of $6.9M With Banks Approved by Court
Kmart's proposed settlement with banks that had to reimburse customers following Kmart’s 2014 data breach was approved by an Illinois federal judge last week with one caveat: he wants to…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Target and State Attorneys General Resolve Investigation with Largest Multi-State Breach Settlement to Date
On May 23, 2017, Target reached a settlement with the Attorneys’ General of 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve the states’ investigation of Target’s 2013 data breach.
Privacy & Data Security Law Journal
Court Applies Work Product Protection to Breach Investigation Reports
By Al Saikali
One of the most significant questions in data security law is whether reports created by forensic firms investigating data breaches at the direction of counsel are protected from discovery in…
Data Counsel
Substantial Risk of Harm in Data Breach Class Actions Ripe for Supreme Court Review
Early in May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Whalen v. Michaels Stores, Inc., No. 16-260 (L) (2d Cir. May 2, 2017), affirmed the dismissal of…
Data Protection Report
WannaCry Ransomware Attack Summary
In this post, we summarize key facts regarding the WannaCry ransomware attack, provide an abbreviated list of known affected companies, and offer an overview of the legal issues and the…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Substantial Risk of Harm in Data Breach Class Actions Ripe for Supreme Court Review
Early in May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Whalen v. Michaels Stores, Inc., No. 16-260 (L) (2d Cir. May 2, 2017), affirmed the dismissal of…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Brooks Brothers Reports Payment Card Data Breach
A lawyer's nightmare: retailer Brooks Brothers announced late last week that it has become the newest retailer to suffer a payment card data breach. According to Brooks Brothers, which is…