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Data Breach
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Trump Hotels investigating credit card breach
Trump Hotel Collection, the luxury hotel brand owned and operated by Republican candidate for President Donald Trump, announced this week that it is investigating a credit card breach affecting its…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
OPM sued by workers’ union in proposed class action
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was sued this week in the D.C. federal court by its workers’ union the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). Significantly, the suit named…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Rhode Island Governor signs new comprehensive Identity Theft Protection Act
On June 26, 2015, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed Senate Bill S0134, the Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act of 2015, which substantially revises the old law, including breach…
Policyholder Perspective
New Case Highlights Deep Hole in Cyber Insurance Policies
By Farella
Insurance policies covering data breach liability began appearing roughly ten years ago. We noted then a troublesome provision in some forms that seemed to exclude coverage for the insured’s failure…
Trade Secret Insider
A Look Inside The Sony Hack
By PJ Kee
Fortune Magazine released its first installment in a three-part story on what it's calling "The Hack of the Century." The story on the Sony hack is turning into a cautionary…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
Even the Federal Government Can’t Hide: How a High-End Cyberattack Breached One of the Most “Protected” Systems
Guest Blogger: Violetta Abinaked, Summer Associate (originally posted by Mark McCreary's on Privacy Compliance & Data Security) With data breaches being the quickly trending “flavor of the month” criminal activity, it’s…
Eye On Privacy
Ransoming Sensitive Personal Information: Will OPM’s Data Breach Trigger Your Insider Threats?
Perhaps it’s the books I’ve been reading or the television shows I’ve been watching, but my mind can’t seem to stop linking the recent barrage of cybersecurity attacks with those…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Data breach: how information governance reduces risk
With all the data breach activity over the past several years, any organization or individual that hasn’t been affected in some way almost feels left out. According to the Department…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Marijuana Research, Tom Brady, OPM Data Breach
On another sunny day that'll conclude with a trip over to the ballpark, it's time again for the Top 10. In it, Alexander Major has a nice follow-up on the…
Technology Law Dispatch
Mississippi AG: Best To Notify Us Quickly of A Breach
Mississippi Attorney General (AG) Jim Hood is the president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), the professional association for the AGs of all 50 states, DC and the…