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Data Breach
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Marriott and Starwood Settle on Consent Agreement with FTC for Data Breaches
This week, Marriott International, Inc. and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC (collectively, Marriott) agreed to settle on the terms of a settlement order with the Federal Trade…
Class Action Defense Blog
Colorado Federal Court Tosses Data Breach Class Action Alleging Speculative Harms On Behalf Of 250,000 Individuals
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Bernadette Coyle, and Ryan T. Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways: On September 30, 2024, in Henderson, et al. v. Reventics LLC, et al., No. 23-CV-00586 (D.…
It's Just Business
Data Breach 101: a Curriculum Spoiler for NC College Students
A letter or three per year, alerting of a data breach at a company with which you’ve interacted, is now par for the course. Hackers, and the companies whose data…
Legal Marketing Blog
How to Protect Your Firm from a Data Breach
By John Hinson
In February 2021, a high-profile law firm with brand-name clients was hit by an especially aggressive piece of ransomware. In a statement on its website, the firm said that hackers had…
Healthcare Law Blog
Healthcare Needs More Hackers: A Discussion with Ilona Cohen
By Michael Sutton, Sara Shanti, Phil Kim, Gianfranco Spinelli
Ethical hackers are becoming crucial allies in the battle against healthcare data breaches and ransomware attacks. In the twelfth episode of Sheppard Mullin’s Health-e Law Podcast, Ilona Cohen, Chief Legal…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
T-Mobile Receives Almost $16 Million Civil Penalty for Customer Data Breaches
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc. to resolve an investigation into whether T-Mobile: (1) failed to properly protect customer proprietary information; (2)…
TimeSolv Blog
Crafting Confidential Email Disclaimers: Examples, Templates & Best Practices
By Raza Hasan
Legal communication is the cornerstone of a transparent client-firm relationship. A breach of client-firm communication can result in legal and financial repercussions, loss of client privilege, compromised cases, and even…
The HB Blog
FAQs on Mexico Data Protection Law
Mexico Data Protection Law 1. What is the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties? Answer: This is Mexico’s primary legislation governing the collection, processing,…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Massive July Data Breach Means Slack Gets No Slack from Disney: Cybersecurity Trends
By Doug Austin
See what I did there? You will. After a massive data breach in July, Slack gets no Slack from Disney and is reportedly ditched by them. The post Massive July…
Regulatory Oversight
Amendments Align Pennsylvania’s Breach Notification Law With Majority of States
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Kaitlin Clemens
Earlier this year, Governor Josh Shapiro signed amendments to Pennsylvania's Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (BPINA) into law, which go into effect on September 26. As part of the…