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Data Breach
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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Connecticut Enacts Safe Harbor from Punitive Damages in Data Breach Cases
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian
Effective October 1, 2021, Connecticut becomes the third state with a data breach litigation “safe harbor” law (Public Act No. 21-119), joining Utah and Ohio. In short, the Connecticut law…
Ride the Lightning
Law Firm Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil Discloses Data Breach
Dark Reading reported on July 19 that Campbell Conroy & O'Neil (Campbell), a law firm representing hundreds of major organizations, confirmed a data privacy incident related to a ransomware attack…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Filters Fast LLC Fails to Obtain Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Proposed Class Action
This week, a North Carolina federal judge denied Filters Fast LLC’s motion to dismiss a proposed data breach class action, ruling that the plaintiffs demonstrated adequate harm to satisfy Article…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Beware: California Attorney General Is Enforcing CCPA
By Odia Kagan
Have you been leisurely following California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) litigation thinking, "That's only for data breaches, not 'soft' violations." Think again. California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office has been…
LathamGermany
Datenschutz vor Gericht – rechtssichere Reaktion auf Datenpannen, Cyber Security-Vorfälle und sonstige mögliche Datenschutzverstöße
Von Tim Wybitul und Johannes Zhou Immer häufiger müssen Gerichte über Verfahren wegen tatsächlichen oder behaupteten Bußgeldverstößen entscheiden. Hierbei geht es oft um sehr hohe Beträge und erhebliche persönliche Haftung…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Canon Pushes for Dismissal for Lack of Standing in Data Breach Class Action
We previously wrote about the proposed class-action lawsuit against Canon USA Inc. that resulted from a data breach of former and current employees’ personal information. This week, Canon argued in…
Expert Institute Insights
11th Circuit Affirms Equifax Settlement, Reverses Incentive Fees
After several objections, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the $380.5 million Equifax settlement. The only reversal involved incentive awards to named class members. Nonetheless, a…
Technology Law Dispatch
Ransomware is on the rise – what to do if you are faced with a cyber attack
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Philip Thomas
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many more organisations have moved their business operations online. From a cybersecurity and privacy perspective, this brings hackers and criminals greater opportunities to…
Business Cyber Risk
Reimagining Cyber Podcast: So You’ve Been Hacked, Now What?
I was a guest recently on the Reimagining Security Podcast and recorded the episode “So you’ve been hacked, now what?” Here is a link to a detailed and informative blog…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Lawmakers Aim to Limit Ransomware Response Options
By Edgar Vargas, Angelo A. Stio III, Ronald I. Raether, Jr.
Organizations worldwide were busy this weekend after Keyasa, a software provider servicing more than 40,000 organizations, disclosed that it was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack that is believed to…