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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
New Mexico Enacts Data Breach Notification Law
On April 6, 2017, New Mexico became the 48th state to enact a data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South Dakota as the two remaining states without such requirements.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
GameStop Investigating Data Breach of Credit Card Information
Brian Krebs broke the story that GameStop was investigating a possible data breach affecting customers’ credit card information. This week, GameStop confirmed that it is investigating the possible compromise of…
Data Counsel
Be Compromise Ready: Go Back to the Basics
By Theodore J. Kobus III, Craig A. Hoffman
We are excited to release our third annual BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report. This report analyzes the more than 450 data security incidents we led clients through in 2016.…
CAFA Law Blog
Post-Removal Amendments Clarifying Citizenship of Class Members is Permissible
In_re_Anthem_Inc_Data_Breach_Litigation, 129 F.Supp.3d 887 (N.D. Cal. 2015). The United States District Court, Northern District of California (the “District Court”) concluded post removal amendments clarifying the citizenship of class members was…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
IBM Issues 2017 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index Findings
Last week, IBM published its X-Force Threat Intelligence Index (Index), which summarizes the state of leaked records and vulnerabilities to data in 2016. It is depressing, but informative. The Index…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Job Seekers Beware! Data Hacked for up to 1.4 Million Illinois Residents Receiving Unemployment Benefits
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has revealed that somewhere between 1.2 million and 1.4 million Illinois residents who have received unemployment benefits from the State of Illinois have had…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
McDonald’s Canada’s Job Site Hacked
McDonald’s Canada has shut down its careers webpage following a breach that occurred in mid-March. A hacker gained access to the jobs section of its website and compromised the personal…
Information Bytes
When is a “data breach” not a breach?
By Peter Sloan
I wish I had a bitcoin for every time I get an email with the subject line "Data Breach," yet the facts upon investigation reveal no notifiable breach occurred. In…
Class Action Countermeasures
Data Breach Class Action Webinar
McGuireWoods' class action and data privacy and security teams will be presenting a webinar on the tactical defense of data privacy and breach class actions on April 5, 2017 at…
Inside Privacy
HHS Announces More HIPAA Enforcement Actions
The beginning of 2017 has brought a number of HIPAA enforcement actions involving covered entities. These enforcement actions indicate that HHS is continuing recent efforts to step up HIPAA enforcement…