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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Destiny developer obtains first of its kind jury verdict against hackers

In January, Jake Lee and I wrote an article about the merits of using 17 U.S.C. § 1201 to sue video game hack developers. Importantly, § 1201 can be asserted separately from traditional copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Rec Room Sues Player for Copyright Infringement and Other Claims Following Alleged Misconduct and Hacking Activities on Its Gaming...

Rec Room, Inc. (Rec Room), developer of the eponymous Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) video game Rec Room, has sued one of its players in a Washington federal court for violations of its terms of service arising from the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #237 – Nintendo Users: Change Your Password and Enable MFA

Nintendo has shut down some NNID logins and has told Switch owners to lock down their accounts following a series of fraudulent attacks. Nintendo has confirmed that it suffered an attack by hackers who accessed some accounts...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Daily Flossing and Online Hygiene

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The wildly popular video game Fortnite has provided fertile grounds for interesting legal claims. For example, there have been lawsuits over the ownership of in-game dances such as The Carlton, the Floss and the Milly Rock...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2019 #3

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We predicted last year that hackers would become more malicious in the future, not only stealing and selling data for nefarious purposes, but actually destroying data and even systems. That reality hit email provider VFEmail...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Fortnite Players Sue for Alleged Exposure of Payment Information for Vbucks

Players of the popular Fortnite video game have filed a proposed class action suit against the video game’s owner, Epic Games Inc. (“Epic”) alleging that Epic failed to protect players’ accounts, allowing hackers access to...more

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