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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
The Arc of a Data Breach: A 3-Part Series to Make Sure You’re Prepared
In the first segment of our 3-part series with Lawline, Lisa Sotto explains how to identify a cyber incident, mobilize your incident response team, coordinate with law enforcement and conduct…
The D&O Diary
Sixth Circuit: Data Breach Victims’ Heightened Risk of Future Harm Establishes Article III Standing
One of defendants’ most significant arguments in opposing data breach victims’ negligence and breach of privacy claims has been that the claimants that have not suffered actual fraud or identity theft can…
Data Protection Report
Sixth Circuit: Suit Challenging Data Breach Caused by Hacking May Proceed
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded that certain allegations of harm after a data breach caused by hacking are sufficiently concrete to confer Article III standing. This…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Hackers Post Athletes’ Medical and Drug Testing Records Online
Hacking group Fancy Bear, reportedly a Russian group, who allegedly hacked into the Democratic National Committee emails which made headlines, has posted U.S. Olympians’ medical and drug testing records online.…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
TalkTalk Appeal Against ICO Fine for Late Notification of Data Breach Dismissed by First-Tier Tribunal
On August 30, 2016, the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) (the “Tribunal”) dismissed an appeal from UK telecoms company TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC (“TalkTalk”) regarding a monetary penalty notice issued to…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Cyber criminals recognize security weakness at LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter
By Peter Vogel
Darkreading recently reported that LinkedIn confessed that “We don’t have a reliable system for identifying and counting duplicate or fraudulent accounts” and that “cyber criminals now weaponize social media sites…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Dropbox Hacking from 2012 Actually Affected 68 Million Users
It was well known in 2012 that Dropbox suffered a data breach when its user names and passwords were compromised. But at the time, Dropbox did not admit the breadth…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Lightspeed Urges Customers to Change Passwords Following Data Breach
Lightspeed, a retail point-of-sale company that provides cloud-based services to 38,000 clients, has reported that its central database, which stores client information on sales, products, encrypted passwords, and in some…
Data Protection Report
Australian mandatory data breach notification on the agenda again
The Australian Federal Parliament commenced sitting on August 30, 2016, and the long-proposed mandatory data breach notification legislation is again on the newly-elected Coalition Government’s agenda. Currently, the Australian Privacy…
Property Insurance Coverage Insights
NAIC Releases Draft of Revised Insurance Data Security Model Law for Review
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Cybersecurity Task Force released a revised draft of the Insurance Data Security Model Law (Model Law) last week. The Model Law’s goal is…