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Understanding Access vs. Acquisition - Dear Mary – Incidents + Investigations Cybersecurity Advice Column

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Each of the 50 states has its own definition of what constitutes a reportable data breach. For some, it requires “unauthorized access” to personal information. For others, it requires “unauthorized acquisition.” And then,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2024

Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more

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FCC Expands Data Breach Notification Requirements

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The FCC has significantly expanded telecommunications carriers’ data breach notification and reporting obligations. Telecommunications carriers, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and telecommunications...more

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Illinois Requires Repossession Agents to Clear Personal Data from Vehicles

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A new Illinois data privacy law specifically tailored to motor vehicle-secured financing transactions becomes effective on January 1, 2024, and is likely to lead to similar laws in other states. ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2023 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals - On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2023

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2023 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Joint Advisory Warns of Snatch Ransomware - The FBI and CISA issued a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory “#StopRansomware: Snatch Ransomware” on September 20, 2023. The Advisory outlines the indicators of...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2023

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CYBERSECURITY - Joint Commission Issues Alert on Patient Safety After a Cyber-Attack - On August 15, 2023, the Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert entitled “Preserving patient safety after a cyberattack,”...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: July 2023

A former hospital worker in Arizona was sentenced to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to two felony counts involving identity theft and health information disclosure. In the plea deal,...more

Tenace

Protecting Confidentiality: The Urgent Need for Strong Cybersecurity in Law Firms

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Law firms are one of the most attractive targets for cybercriminals, making strong cybersecurity a critical concern for these organizations. With confidential client information, sensitive legal documents, and valuable...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Bytes | Issue 2

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Bytes is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe. ...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2022 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Health Care Organizations Warned of Venus Ransomware - The Health Care Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (IC3) recently released an Analyst’s Note to health care organizations providing information...more

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“Ding Dong” -- FTC-Drizly Data Breach Settlement Will follow CEO Personally for a Decade

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on Monday that it is settling a case against Drizly and its CEO stemming from a 2020 data breach that impacted roughly 2.5 million consumers. The proposed order not only...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2022 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - Hackers Experimenting with Deploying Destructive Malware - It’s a cold, hard fact that hackers don’t really care about their victims or their victims’ data or business. They are greedy, evil human...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - FBI Issues Notice to Health Industry Highlighting Risks of Unpatched Medical Devices - The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification targeted to the health care sector on September 12, 2022, warning...more

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Anti-Vax Dating App Left Data Unprotected

Unjected, a dating app and the “largest unvaccinated platform” online, apparently left its entire website’s back end unsecured. Security researchers, working with Daily Dot reporters, reportedly accessed the site’s...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Cloaked Ursa Using Trusted Online Storage Services to Evade Detection - According to research by Palo Alto’s Unit 42, the most recent campaign by advanced persistent threat Cloaked Ursa (aka APT 20,...more

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Lending Tree Notifies 70,000 Customers of Data Breach

Online mortgage lender Lending Tree sent breach notification letters to affected individuals on June 29, 2022. The letter advises those persons that their name, social security number...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2022 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Intelligence Points to Likely Russian Attacks on Critical Infrastructure - The cybersecurity authorities of the United States (including CISA, FBI, NSA and DOE), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Chinese APT41 Attacking State Networks - Although we are receiving frequent alerts from CISA and the FBI about the potential for increased cyber threats coming out of Russia, China continues its cyber...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2022

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CYBERSECURITY - CISA/FBI Advisory Warns of Destructive Malware Used Against Ukraine - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint advisory this week alerting organizations of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Eye On Privacy: 2021 Year in Review

Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more

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[Event] 20th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute - September 19th - 22nd, Las Vegas, NV

SCCE’s Compliance & Ethics Institute is the primary educational and networking event for compliance and ethics professionals worldwide. Leading industry professionals cover real‑world compliance issues, emerging trends, and...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

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Privacy Update: Corporate Boards - Don’t Underestimate Your Role in Data Security Oversight

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to put emphasis on the importance of corporate board involvement in privacy and data security. Corporate Boards: Don’t Underestimate Your Role in Data Security Oversight - The...more

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