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Hacking
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Technology Law Source
State Tort and CFAA Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss In Ohio Employee Cyberhacking Case
While we often think of cyber attacks as intrusions from external sources, companies are also vulnerable to insider attacks from their own employees. Current laws may not provide the best…
Employer Law Report
State Tort and CFAA Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss In Ohio Employee Cyberhacking Case.
By Brian Hall
In a case that vividly demonstrates how employers are vulnerable to insider cyber attacks, a recent federal court decision out of the Southern District of Ohio addressed the scope of…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN September 11, 2012
Following up on yesterday's alleged attack on GoDaddy—which they deny—we have Travis Crabtree on LXBN TV to discuss the legal implications of hacking and DDoS Attacks. In the roundup, be…
Nerds in Court
US v. KIM DOTCOM – PART I OF THE MEGAUPLOAD SAGA: THE CURIOUS CASE OF KIM DOTCOM
Kim Dotcom has led an interesting life. Born Kim Schmitz in Kiel, Germany, in 1974, the 6’6″, ~300 lbs., father of 5 (including twin girls born earlier this year) has…
Media Law Prof Blog
Prime Minister Gives Evidence To Leveson Panel
The Guardian reports that Prime Minister David Cameron is appearing before the Leveson Inquiry to give evidence today. One of the matters under examination is a text that former News…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 8, 2012
It seems the week's hard legal news has started to taper off a bit as we head into the weekend. That said, we still have some great analysis: Andrew Trask…
Red Notice Law Journal
Step 1: INTERPOL Arrests Anonymous; Step 2: Anonymous Hacks INTERPOL’s Website?
MSNBC reporter Greg Keller writes that twenty-five suspected members of Anonymous were arrested in connection with hacking into various law enforcement databases. An investigation that began in mid-February led to…
Media Law Prof Blog
Concerns About Police Presence At News Corp
Lawyers and media experts say a large police contingent now investigating the behaviors at News Corp, the parent company of defunct News of the World, is bad news for press…
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY'S FEES
In The News . . . . Class Action Counsel Seek Big Fees in Black Farmers Case Settlement, Murdoch Hacking Scandal Has Fees Issue, And Illinois Lawyer Allegedly Tried To Get Delinquent Client To Do A Hit On Another Ex-Client
African American Farmers Class Action Settlement Fee Request. As posted by Mike Scarcella on August 9, 2011 at The Blog of Legal Times, class action lawyers representing a class of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Obama Administration proposing mandatory minimum for harmful hackers
Main May 15, 2011Obama Administration proposing mandatory minimum for harmful hackersA helpful reader altered me to this Wired story, headlined "White House Wants Mandatory Three-Year Sentence for Critical-Infrastructure Hackers." Here…