Best Practices, Identity Theft

Defending Data Breach Class Actions

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/19/2024

Class actions arising from data breach represented the fastest growing segment of class action filings. In 2023, more than 2000 class actions were filed, more than triple the amount filed in 2022. These cases were filed in...more

FINRA Reminds Broker-Dealers of their Obligations to Safeguard Customer Information and to Build Controls Designed to Protect...

BCLP on 5/27/2021

Key Takeaways: ..According to FINRA, the number of reported instances involving broker-dealer fraudulent account takeovers (ATO) and related theft is on the rise. ..As set forth in recently released FINRA Regulatory...more

Employee Privacy and Background Checks (Presentation)

Jackson Walker on 11/9/2018

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K&L Gates Triage: Protecting Patient Information in Bankruptcy Cases

K&L Gates LLP on 4/13/2018

In this episode, Margaret Westbrook discusses privacy issues that may affect health care providers when filing proofs of claim in the bankruptcy court. Given the potential for public access of these records, it is important...more

Is There Automatic Civil Liability For A Data Breach?

Fisher Phillips on 11/15/2017

No! It is a common misconception among the general public that someone always has to pay when there is a data breach. It is understandable that individuals affected by a data breach will be upset, distraught, and even angry....more

NIST Issues Draft Guidance for Mobile Health Data

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/5/2015

With health care breaches constantly on the rise, increasing access to electronic health records (EHRs) from mobile devices, and more prevalent “shadow” cloud use, health care organizations are getting a bit of help from the...more