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Password Protected
A Classy Affair: Class Action Lawyers Race to Courthouse in Wake of Ashley Madison Data Breach
By 1531349482-httpswww.passwordprotectedlaw.com
Illicit affairs have always imposed risks – from marital discord and divorce to boiling bunnies and Maury appearances. However, when old-school adultery met new-school technology on the Ashley Madison infidelity…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: Coverage for Future Injuries: Is Your Cyber Policy Up To The Neiman Marcus Challenge?
[caption id="attachment_10958" align="alignleft" width="181"] Micah Skidmore[/caption] As I discussed in a recent post, on July 20, 2015, the Seventh Circuit issued its opinion in the Neiman Marcus consumer data breach…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Data Hack D&O Lawsuits, Marijuana Driving Laws, Software Patents
All kinds of crazy stuff in today's Top 10, but I'm not sure it can get any crazier than finding a buried train full of lost Nazi gold— Nicholas O'Donnell…
The D&O Diary
When Data Hacks Lead to D&O Lawsuits, Actual and Threatened
Many observers, including even this blog, have speculated whether the rising wave of data breaches and cyber security attacks will result in litigation against the directors and officers of the…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Life is Short. Take Cybersecurity Seriously
This article is not about morality but about an urgently-needed change in behaviour. For real and for good. The much talked-about saga involving the theft and subsequent publication of customer…
The Contingency
What the FTC Win on Data Breaches Means
Unfair methods and data breaches The Third Circuit has ruled that exposing credit card information to hackers can count as an "unfair method[] of competition" under the Federal Trade Commission Act.…
Media Law Prof Blog
Avid Life Media CEO Resigns
The CEO of Avid Life Media is stepping down, according to CNN Money. Avid Life is the parent company of Ashley Madison, the website whose tag line is "Life is…
Byte Back
Target update: still shopping, but no end in sight
By Meghan Rohlf
Costs continue to mount for Target as the company works to put its massive 2013 data breach behind it. Target and Visa recently announced an agreement for Target to reimburse Visa card…
Data Protection Report
Ashley Madison data dumps continue; some suspect inside job
The hackers behind the Ashley Madison attack, who call themselves the "Impact Team," have continued to release user and internal data on the dark web. As reported in our sister publication, Financial Institutions…
Data Counsel
2015 BakerHostetler Security Incident Response Report Provides Insight Beyond Technical Incidents
There is no longer a debate – security incidents are inevitable. Organizations are working to be better prepared to respond when the first sign of an incident is detected (often…