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Behavioral Health Provider Agrees to Pay $225,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Multiple Data Breaches

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On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $225,000 settlement with Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution (“Deer Oaks”), a provider of...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Deepfakes Face Deep Trouble: Revenge Porn in the Workplace

The recently enacted TAKE IT DOWN Act makes it a federal offense to share online nonconsensual and explicit images, regardless of whether the images are real or computer generated. The law is intended to protect victims from...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

What to Know About SafePay Ransomware Group

The SafePay ransomware group has been active since fall 2024 and has increased its activity this spring and summer. According to NCC Group, SafePay hit the most victims of any threat actor in May 2025—it is linked to 248...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Defining Artificial Intelligence for Cyber and Data Privacy Insurance

A small but growing number of cyber insurers are incorporating language into their policies that specifically addresses risks from artificial intelligence (AI). The June 2025 issue of The Betterley Report’s Cyber/Privacy...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The ICO’s Penalty Against 23andMe Brings New Emphasis on Cybersecurity Risks - Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies

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The dramatic increase in global reach that the internet provides U.S.-based companies comes as a double edge sword. While it significantly increases a company’s potential customer pool, it also subjects companies to...more

Secretariat

Taking The Right Approach in Asset Searching and Recovery in 2025

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The tension among regulators between the push for increased transparency and the need to protect individual privacy is always apparent in asset searching exercises. This tension is a global phenomenon, central to the ongoing...more

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N.M. Cyber Ruling Will Spur Litigation As Coverage Remedy

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A June 16 appellate decision involving the construction of a cyberinsurance policy demonstrates a concerning lack of judicial understanding about the nature and scope of cyber liability coverage and implicitly incentivizes...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

23andMe : une faille de sécurité qui rappelle l’importance d’une gouvernance proactive en matière de protection des renseignements...

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En 2023, une cyberattaque d’envergure a exposé les données génétiques personnelles de millions d’utilisateurs de 23andMe, une société américaine offrant des services d’analyse du code génétique aux particuliers, poussant les...more

Osano

Customer Data Privacy: Why It’s Important and How to Protect It

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Data privacy regulations aren’t known for being light reading. That doesn’t make it easy for businesses to become compliant. When one law refers to data subjects, another to residents, another to consumers, and another...more

Wiley Rein LLP

For the Record: Cyber Coverage “For” a Security Breach is Ambiguous under New Mexico Law

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The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that cyber policy language affording coverage “for” a security breach was ambiguous and must be construed broadly to provide coverage for a breach of contract claim “because of,”...more

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AI Legal Watch: July 2

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The European Commission recently launched a public consultation on the implementation of the AI Act, primarily focused on the classification (and ultimate regulation) of “high risk” AI systems. The AI Act employs a risk-based...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Driving Digital Security: The FTC's Safeguards Rule Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast

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In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso are joined by colleagues Kim Phan and Aileen Ng for a deep dive into the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Safeguards Rule...more

Alston & Bird

Back from the Brink: District Court Clears Air Regarding Individualized Damages Assessment in Data Breach Cases

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On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Warns Airline and Transportation Sectors About Scattered Spider

On June 27, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning on X to the airline and transportation sectors that the notorious cyber criminal ring Scattered Spider is attacking those sectors....more

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[Webinar] Legal Data Intelligence - Mitigating and Managing Data Breach Incidents - July 21st, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT

The world of data and tech are advancing at lightning speed. Associated with this, governments and regulators are imposing more robust frameworks and legislative requirements to help safeguard organisations and the data they...more

K2 Integrity

Information Leaks: How To Respond, Investigate, And Protect Your Business

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Information leaks pose a growing and multifaceted risk to organizations across sectors. While often associated with cybersecurity breaches, the majority of such incidents stem from human error or intentional misconduct. On 25...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Joint Release Warns of Iranian-Backed Cyber-Attacks

On June 30, 2025, a Joint Advisory was issued by the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center issued...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

OCR Announces $800,000 HIPAA Settlement with Florida Health System

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced another settlement for alleged violations of HIPAA. OCR investigated BayCare Health System, which serves central Florida, after a...more

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Legal Consequences Under the UAE's Cybercrimes Law.

A nation's reputation is crucial, and the UAE has implemented strong legislation to address these issues under the Federal Law No. (34) of 2021 (cybercrimes law). These laws specifically target online activities concerning...more

Fisher Phillips

Don’t Delay! California Likely to Soon Require Data Breach Notifications to be Provided to Consumers Within 30 Days

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California may likely soon join the growing list of states to require data breach notifications to be required within a certain amount of time – in this case, 30 calendar days. In recent years, many states have moved to...more

Alston & Bird

UK Data Protection Regulator Fines 23andMe ~$3.1 Million Following Credential Stuffing Attack

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On June 5, 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined 23andMe £2.31 million (~$3.1 million). The fine was for failing to implement adequate security measures to protect the personal data of over 155,000 UK...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 5, 2025

Welcome to our fifth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025.   In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

FBI Warning: Criminals Posing as Health Insurers and Fraud Investigators Are Targeting Providers and Patients

The FBI issued a warning on June 27, 2025, that criminals impersonating healthcare insurers and fraud investigators are sending text messages and emails to healthcare providers and patients to trick them into providing...more

Goodwin

Health Headlines: June 2025

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Welcome to the seventh issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 383 into law, placing new restrictions on pharmacy benefit...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Managing Your Supply Chain Cyber Risk

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Most organizations rely on complex supply chains, and that reliance has become a point of vulnerability for cyberattacks. This spring, we have witnessed a large-scale cyberattack on a major British multinational retailer due...more

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