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IRS Data Leak Hits Home: Actions for Taxpayers in the Wake of the Littlejohn IRS Data Breach

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun the process of informing over 70,000 taxpayers that their confidential tax information was leaked in a widespread breach by a former IRS contractor. Those impacted should take...more

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Action Steps Following the Largest-Ever IRS Data Breach

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On January 29, 2024, Charles E. Littlejohn was sentenced to five years in prison for committing one of the largest heists in the history of the federal government. Littlejohn did not steal gold or cash, but rather,...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Mount Desert Island Hospital Notifies 24,180 of Data Breach Involving Leaked Social Security Numbers

On June 30, 2023, Mount Desert Island Hospital (“MDIH”) filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that an unauthorized party had gained...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

ARx Patient Solutions Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting 41,116 Individuals Following Compromised Email Account

On June 30, 2023, ARx Patient Solutions filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an employee’s M365 email account was accessed by an unauthorized party. In this notice, ARx...more

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11th Circuit Data Breach Decision Highlights Employer Obligations to Protect Employee Personal Identifiable Information From Third...

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Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision restricting employers’ abilities to fight off putative class action claims regarding data breach and cyberattacks on employee...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 6

Massachusetts-Based Background Check Company Creative Services Faces Multiple Lawsuits Over Data Breach - "'CSI determined that certain files dating from November 2018 to November 2021 may have been copied from their...more

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[Webinar] Beyond the Breach – Managing Data Classification & Notification Projects - November 4th, 6:00 pm AEDT

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The immediate cyber incident is over – what happens next? Join our esteemed panellists as they outline key considerations when managing post-breach data classification and notification projects. Setting the scene through the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYDFS FAQ Provides Clarity on Breach Notification and Security Requirements

The New York Department of Financial Service recently clarified security incident notification requirements and the use of multi-factor authentication. On its FAQ page, the NYDFS added two new questions and answers for...more

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One Employee’s Accidental Email Leads To A Significant Data Breach Ruling in Federal Appeals Court

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A federal appeals court recently addressed whether employees had standing to bring a lawsuit when their personally identifiable information (PII) was inadvertently circulated to other employees at the company, with no...more

Baker Donelson

Data Privacy Day: Top Considerations for 2021

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Happy Data Privacy Day! Since 2007, privacy professionals from across the globe have gathered together on January 28 to raise awareness about data privacy and security best practices and issues. ...more

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Not If But When: Cybercrime Targets Telework

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have deserted the physical workplace. Modern technology and remote access capabilities have made it possible to transform almost any job to a telework position. As...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 8. Privacy Briefs: August 2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 8 (August 2020)  -  HHS changed its tone on care coordination and case management in the final Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulation (42 C.F.R. § 2), known...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Managing Third-Party Vendor Regulatory Compliance

Data breaches are a hot topic and will undoubtedly get even hotter. Cybersecurity for your own enterprise isn’t enough — you must evaluate your vendors and determine if they’re prepared to resist cyberattacks.  ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement

A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The settlement comes...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Ignorance is Not Bliss

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After several years of cyberattacks, you may be lulled into thinking large, sophisticated companies have now employed adequate safeguards to prevent disclosure of your confidential information. Don’t be so sure. Earlier this...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

A Human Resources Manager’s Guide to the GDPR (Part 4)

This article is Part 4 of our series on the GDPR for U.S.-based companies. Part 1 assisted U.S.-based companies in determining whether the GDPR applies to them; Part 2 provided an overview of the GDPR’s key concepts and...more

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Cyber Insurance: Get What You Pay For              

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Due to the increasing number of successful and attempted cyber-attacks and increased government scrutiny surrounding protection of confidential information, companies cannot ignore the various risks associated with potential...more

King & Spalding

Standing In Data Breach Class Actions: The Fourth Circuit Weighs In, Affirming Dismissal For Lack Of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion in Beck v. McDonaldon February 6, 2017, clarifying the standard for Article III standing and what constitutes sufficient injury-in-fact in putative...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Employer Has No Legal Duty To Protect Employee Electronic Information

A court in Pennsylvania recently held that an employer does not have a legal duty to act reasonably in managing its computer systems to safeguard sensitive personal information collected from its employees, when the employer...more

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Fenwick Privacy Bulletin - Fall 2016

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Privacy Shield – An Early Reflection - EU law generally prohibits the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area to the U.S., unless the transfer is made in accordance with an authorized data transfer...more

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Employment Agreements: Current Issues

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Employment agreements are not unusual, particularly for managers and executives. As new laws come into existence and as the work environment is changed by data and data security, drafting adequate, enforceable agreements can...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

SEC brings first cybersecurity-related enforcement action

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently settled its first cybersecurity-related enforcement action against a Missouri based registered investment adviser, R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. (the ...more

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Investment Adviser Settles SEC Charges After Data Breach

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Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against a registered investment adviser for failing to comply with Rule 30(a) of Regulation S-P (17 C.F.R. § 248.30(a)) (“Safeguards Rule”). The...more

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TN Ethics Opinion Approves Lawyers’ Cloud Storage of Client Data

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Tennessee has joined other states in formally approving lawyers’ cloud-storage of client-confidential data. The Board of Professional Responsibility (“BOPR”) held that lawyers ethically may use cloud storage for...more

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Also In the News - Data, Privacy, & Security Practice Report - July 2015 #2

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FCC Working Group Issues Report On Cybersecurity Best Practices – The June 2015 issue of the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal features an article by King & Spalding partner Steven Snyder on a Federal...more

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