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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Feds continue to prosecute hackers
Sergey Vovnenko, a Ukrainian hacker, was charged in New Jersey federal court this week for wire fraud conspiracy, unauthorized computer access and aggravated identity theft for allegedly hacking into networks…
Password Protected
Through the Wire: SEC Turns its Sights on Insider Trading, Hacking and Data Thievery
There once existed a time when a crew of skydiving surfers could throw on surprisingly well crafted ex-president masks, stroll into a cash-heavy bank and rob the institution blind. There…
Drug & Device Law
Medical Device Cybersecurity: Maybe Dick Cheney Was Not So Paranoid After All
Dick Cheney famously disclosed a few years ago that he had the wireless function of his pacemaker disconnected while he was Vice President because he was concerned that hackers might…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Three more Darkode Hackers Prosecuted
We previously reported on the prosecutions of Darkode members. Three more members of the computer hacking forum Darkode have pled guilty to accessing protected computers without permission, and for violating…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
US Department of Justice and US Securities and Exchange Commission Bring Insider Trading Charges Against Hackers Who Traded Using Stolen Press Rele
By Rajesh De, Marcus A. Christian, Richard M. Rosenfeld, Alex C. Lakatos, Mark G. Hanchet, Matthew Bisanz
Federal grand juries in New Jersey and New York have indicted a total of nine individuals for allegedly violating the anti-fraud provision of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”)…
Data Law Insights
Key Privacy & Cybersecurity Developments: August 1, 2015 – August 8, 2015
By 1560210056-httpswww.crowelldatalaw.com
Litigation and regulation surrounding privacy and cybersecurity is continuously developing, both within the government and the private sector. This digest summarizes the most notable events in privacy and cybersecurity. Class…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Hackers Can Have People Declared Dead By Authorities
Computer experts attending the annual Def Con gathering in Las Vegas discussed how hackers can virtually kill people by having them legally declared dead. Australian computer security specialist Chris Rock…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Cardinals Hacking Update
St. Louis Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt, Jr. threw staff members under the bus following the breaking story last week that the Cardinals have been hacking into the Astros’ database for…
Trade Secret Insider
The CFAA Debuts In The Big Leagues
By PJ Kee
Accessing someone’s computer without authorization is a federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). This past week, several news sources have reported that the FBI and Justice Department are…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
First suspected domestic corporate espionage hacking incident happens on the baseball diamond
This story should tell you something: hacking doesn’t only happen in department stores and hospital databases. Now, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the front-office officials for Major…