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Data Breach
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North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Fourth Circuit Finds No Standing in Data Breach Case
Consumer data breaches are a big problem. Sophisticated thieves hack into systems we thought were secure, pilfering reams of sensitive information: names matched with social security numbers, dates of birth,…
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Tennessee Court Awards $1.9 Million in Mapco Express Data Breach Class Action Suit
By Njeri Chasseau, Jason Gordon
Last month, a Tennessee Federal court ordered Mapco Express, Inc. (“Mapco”) to pay approximately $1.9 million to settle class action claims arising from a 2013 data breach of its retail…
ContractsProf Blog
Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts Downloads (February 2, 2017)
By Mark Burge
SSRN Top Downloads For Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 700 Risk and Anxiety: A Theory of Data Breach Harms Daniel J. Solove and Danielle Keats Citron George…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Clobbered by OCR
In a rare move by the OCR, it assessed a $3.2 million fine against Children's Medical Center of Dallas (Children's) after it issued a Notice of Proposed Determination against Children's…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Employee Downloads Substance Use information Onto Flash Drive and Loses It
All of you reading this know I hate USB drives. I despise them. They are dead to me and you can't talk me into allowing any company to use them…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
NY Attorney General Schneiderman Settles Data Breach Investigation
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with Acer Service Corporation (a Taiwanese computer manufacturer) relating to the NYSAG’s investigation of a breach of Acer’s data.…
ContractsProf Blog
Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts Downloads (January 26, 2017)
By Mark Burge
SSRN Top Downloads For Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal 1 655 Risk and Anxiety: A Theory of Data Breach Harms Daniel J. Solove and Danielle Keats Citron George Washington University…
The D&O Diary
Shareholder Files Data Breach Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Yahoo
I wouldn’t ordinarily write about the same company or set of circumstances two days in a row, but because of developments following in the wake of the data breaches Yahoo…
Focus on the Data
Don’t Fall Asleep at the Switch: The Ethical Risks of Law Firm Data Breach
Shortly before the New Year, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against three Chinese hackers who allegedly stole information from two prominent…
The D&O Diary
Will Yahoo’s Data Breach Reporting Become the Test Case for the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Guidelines?
Ever since the SEC released its cyber security disclosure guidelines in October 2011, commentators (including me) have been speculating whether the agency might try to nab a company whose disclosure…