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Data Breach
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Eye On Privacy
FTC Weighs In On Data Breach Notification
By Liisa Thomas, Kari Rollins, Julia Kadish
The FTC recently reminded companies that principles of fairness and the likelihood of harm may in some cases prompt breach notification. This requirement might exist even if state breach notice…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Karakurt Extortion Group Auctions Data for Ransom
By Linn Foster Freedman, Kelly Sweeney
On June 2, 2022, CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the FBI, the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a joint Cybersecurity Alert warning…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
San Diego Family Care Settles Data Breach Class Action for $1 Million
By Kathryn Rattigan, Kelly Sweeney
Recently, San Diego Family Care (SDFC) settled a class action related to a 2020 data breach for $1 million. The class includes all SDFC patients (or their parents/guardians) who received…
eDiscovery Today Blog
World’s Biggest Data Breaches and Hacks: Cybersecurity Trends
By Doug Austin
Here’s a terrific interactive resource from Information is Beautiful – the world’s biggest data breaches and hacks of over 30,000 records since all the way back in 2004! The post…
The Relativity Blog
How Law Firms Can Use AI to Help Clients Respond to Data Breaches More Effectively
By Relativity
At Relativity Fest 2021, presenters discussed how some law firms, with the help of AI, are adapting to provide new services in the face of increasing cyber threats.
Inside Class Actions
Litigation Between FinTech Companies Follows Class Action Over Cryptocurrency Theft
By Sam Greeley, Ashley Simonsen, Micaela McMurrough
This past week, co-defendants in a class action related to the theft of cryptocurrency engaged in their own lawsuit over alleged security failures. IRA Financial Trust, a retirement account provider…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery Blog
Looks like the Ukraine hacked the website for the Russian Ministry of Construction!
By Peter Vogel
DataBreachToday.com reported “The alleged hacker posted a ransom note on the ministry's website, seeking a payment in bitcoin to not publish exfiltrated data, the state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported…
Policyholder Perspective
Continuing Use of CGL Policies to Cover Data Breach Losses
Our lives and the products and devices we use become more dependent on data by the day. As a result, cyberattacks and data breaches present everchanging risks to companies and…
State Attorney General Watch
DC AG claims Meta CEO Zuckerberg personally accountable for Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
By Jim Sullivan Karl A. Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia, on Monday sued Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him of being personally responsible for decisions that enabled…
ComplexDiscovery
Friends in Low Places? The 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: From time to time, ComplexDiscovery highlights publicly available or privately purchasable announcements, content updates, and research from cyber, data, and legal discovery providers, research organizations, and ComplexDiscovery community…