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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 4, April 2025

Welcome to our fourth issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. Sector by Sector: How Data Breaches are Wrecking Bottom Lines - “Data...more

Kaufman & Canoles

[Event] 41st Annual Employment Law Update - May 15th, Hampton, VA

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Managing risk in the employment law circus isn’t always easy when the rules change like they are contortionists. The 41st Annual Employment Law Update will highlight recent changes to the law and how employers can most...more

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French DPA (CNIL) has launched a public consultation on the security of patients’ medical records

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In the context of a significant increase in data breaches and cyber-attacks impacting hospitals, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) has launched a series of investigations and issued several formal notices to...more

Alston & Bird

UK Government Publishes Cyber Governance Code of Practice for Boards and Directors

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On April 8, 2025, the UK government published the Cyber Code of Practice (the “Code”) to support board directors in governing cybersecurity risks. The Code is available online. The UK’s data protection regulator is actively...more

Fisher Phillips

Protecting Data While Traveling Internationally: An Employer’s Guide for Foreign Nationals and Other Global-Traveling Workers

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International travel may pose serious data security risks – especially for your foreign national workers carrying sensitive, proprietary, or regulated information. Travelers must be aware of potential border inspections,...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - April 2025, Vol. 28

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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

State AGs and the FTC Warn of 23andMe Risks Following Bankruptcy Announcement

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Several state attorneys general (AGs) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have begun scrutinizing ancestry tracking company 23andMe following its recent announcement that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of...more

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UK’s Data Protection Regulator Fines a UK SaaS Provider ~$4 Million Following a Ransomware Incident

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On March 26, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (“Advanced”) £3.07 million (approximately $4 million). In 2022, Advanced suffered...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK GDPR Regulator Fines Data Processor After Ransomware Attack

On 27 March 2025, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a £3.07 million fine to an IT services provider following a ransomware attack in 2022 that affected the company’s health care business. The ransomware...more

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The PowerSchool Breach: A Privacy Lesson on Third-Party Risk Exposure

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Key Takeaways: On December 28, 2024, education technology company PowerSchool disclosed a cybersecurity breach impacting 62 million students and 9.5 million educators across the globe. The intrusion, which began on December...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

2024 Trends in First Circuit Class Actions

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We are pleased to present our final 2024 update to the New England and First Circuit Class Action Tracker, which focuses on class action filings in state and federal courts within the boundaries of the First Circuit in New...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Emphasizing Robust Contracts with Cloud Providers Amid Recent Alleged Breach at Oracle

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Recent reports concerning a potential security incident involving Oracle Cloud services provide a warning for many companies who allow third parties to access or store sensitive company data. A threat actor claims to have...more

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23andMe’s Court-Supervised Restructuring: Navigating Turbulent Financial Waters

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On March 23, 2025, 23andMe, a pioneer in the field of genetic testing and consumer healthcare, announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The objective...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What personal data are you unknowingly hoarding?

With the number of data breaches increasing each year, it’s becoming more important to know what personal data you have and where you have it. On personal or even work devices, you may be surprised at how much of your data is...more

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Malaysia imposes data breach reporting – what your business needs to know

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Malaysia issued a regulatory guideline for data breach notification in February 2025. This article discusses how the new regulation affects businesses in Malaysia. On 25 February 2025, Malaysia's Personal Data Protection...more

Smith Anderson

Healthcare Cyberattacks Are on the Rise: Steps to Safeguard Your Organization

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Cyberattacks remain one of the most serious threats facing the healthcare industry. Healthcare providers and their vendors handle sensitive and valuable health data, making them prime targets for cybercriminals....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

AI Governance: The Problem of Shadow AI

If you hang out with CISOs like I do, shadow IT has always been a difficult problem. Shadow IT refers to refers to “information technology (IT) systems deployed by departments other than the central IT department, to bypass...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Joint Alert Warns of Medusa Ransomware

On March 12, 2025, a joint cybersecurity advisory was issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to advise...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #436 – Microsoft Warns of Crypto Wallet Scanning Malware StilachiRAT

A Microsoft blog post reported that incident response researchers uncovered a remote access trojan in November 2024 (dubbed StilachiRAT) that “demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Insider Threats: Potential Signs and Security Tips

In recent news, New York’s Stram Center for Integrative Medicine reported a security incident involving an employee misusing a patient’s payment card information. According to a breach report filed with the U.S. Department of...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Discovering Data Quickly in High-Stakes White-Collar Investigations

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Editor’s Note: White-collar investigations can send shockwaves through an organization, demanding swift, strategic, and legally sound responses. In a recent HaystackID® webcast, experts broke down the complexities of...more

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Malaysia introduces mandatory data officer appointment – What this means for your business

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Malaysia introduced a mandatory data protection officer appointment in February 2025. We discuss the implications of this new regulatory requirement for businesses operating in Malaysia....more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Top Security Challenges Facing Data Centers in 2025 and Beyond

It is without question that data centers will continue to play a central role in powering the digital economy, housing critical data, and enabling cloud services, AI, IoT, and other emerging technologies. However, as the...more

Clark Hill PLC

Right To Know - March 2025, Vol. 27

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

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Emergence of Medusa Ransomware

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On March 12, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), issued a...more

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