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Data Breach
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
White House Investigating Data Breach of First Lady’s Passport
It has been reported that the White House is investigating a hacking of the Gmail account of a contract worker who was working on the First Lady’s advance team responsible…
Policyholder Perspective
Data Security Breach Liability: Is Your Business Covered?
Policyholders should always consider the potential for coverage under their CGL policies if they suffer a data security breach. However, as the cases described in my article for Corporate Counsel,…
Data Protection Report
Recent Case Highlights The Dangers Of Consequential Damage Waivers in IT Contracts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit—one of the highest federal courts below the Supreme Court—recently affirmed a decision in Silverpop Systems, Inc. v. Leading Market Technologies, Inc.…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
At least 500 million Yahoo emails hacked and the personal data stolen in largest breach ever.
"A large-scale data breach was first rumored in August when a hacker who goes by the name of "Peace" claimed to be selling data from 200 million Yahoo users online."…
Password Protected
Better Late Than Never? Yahoo Reveals 500 Million Affected From 2014 Hack
By 1531349482-httpswww.passwordprotectedlaw.com
Quick to blame a state-sponsored organization, Yahoo announced at least 500 million of their account holders had their information stolen – in 2014. A statement released on September 22, 2016,…
Technology Law Dispatch
Bavarian Data Protection Authority issues new guidance paper on handling personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation
By Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus, Dr. Thomas Fischl, Dr. Philipp Süss
On 19 September 2016, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued a new guidance paper on handling personal data breaches under the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
500 Million Yahoo User Accounts Breached in Massive Attack
In what may be the largest data breach ever publicly disclosed, Yahoo, disclosed that a 2014 cyberattack breached at least 500 million user accounts. The company said it believes state-sponsored…
The Right Coast
Yahoo Says Information on at Least 500 Million User Accounts Was Stolen – WSJ
Yahoo Inc. YHOO 0.23 % on Thursday disclosed a massive security breach by a state-sponsored actor affecting at least 500 million users, the latest hurdle for the beaten-down internet company…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
500 million Yahoo users compromised by cyberintrusion, but Yahoo doesn’t plan to provide credit monitoring!
By Peter Vogel
Reuters reported that Yahoo would likely not need to “provide them with credit monitoring services” even though Bob Lord (Yahoo’s CISO) posted “An Important Message About Yahoo User Security”: The…
Data Counsel
Tales from the Trenches: Lessons Learned from the Ashley Madison Data Breach
In July 2015, the online cheating website Ashley Madison was hacked and data pertaining to its 37 million users were published online. The story made headlines given the sensitive nature…