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Mitratech Holdings, Inc

One of the Millions Impacted in the USDoD Social Security Data Breach? Here’s What to Do Next.

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Millions of individuals could be at the mercy of cybercriminals after a hacking group launched a large-scale data breach impacting 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. The...more

Cozen O'Connor

Enzo Biochem Reaches $4.5M Settlement with CT, NJ, and NY Over 2023 Data Breach

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The New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey AGs entered into settlements with biotechnology company Enzo Biochem, Inc. and its subsidiary Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc. (collectively, “Enzo”), to resolve allegations stemming from a...more

Epiq

The Importance of Data Security in Bankruptcy Claims

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Data security is a major concern across virtually all areas of the legal profession particularly in 2024 thanks in part to a record-breaking number of cyber incidents last year that cost companies an average of $4.45 million...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Cyber Resilience After the Change Healthcare Breach

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More than two months after the February 2024 Change Healthcare cyber-ransom attack, the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the fallout, creating significant challenges, disruptions, and outages to the healthcare...more

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In Wake of Healthcare System Cyberattack, 22 State Attorneys General Call for Further Action of Data Privacy

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On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Plaintiffs Request Court Approval of $8.7M Settlement in ERISA Class Action Cyberattack Lawsuit

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Multi-employer plan participants involved in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class action lawsuit against Horizon Actuarial Services LLC (Horizon), a national retirement services firm, have entered...more

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Emerging Theories of Liability in the Internet of Things Era

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The Internet of Things (“IoT”) has ushered in a new era of connectivity and convenience, but with it comes a host of legal issues and emerging theories of liability. As IoT devices become increasingly ubiquitous in our daily...more

Stark & Stark

Cybersecurity Lawsuit Against NJ Hospitals After Data Breach

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Healthcare providers are responsible for guarding the health and well-being of their patients. Still, they also have an essential duty to protect the personal information they collect in the process....more

Mintz Edge

Benefits and Legal Risks of Embracing Generative AI Applications

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We are currently witnessing an AI revolution, and an unprecedented AI arms race among Big Tech over the incorporation of AI into their search engines and chatbot capabilities. Most notably, ChatGPT has been dominating news...more

Fisher Phillips

10 Ways Gig Economy Companies Can Protect Sensitive Customer and Worker Data

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A recent blog post by the leader of a cybersecurity platform provides a suggestion as to how gig economy companies can protect all the sensitive data they accumulate – and we can add a few more items to that checklist. Arti...more

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October 2022 AFS Privacy Report: California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Updated Draft Regulations Ahead of October 28-29...

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California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Revised Regulations - With the effective date less than three months away, and ahead of a Board Meeting on October 28 and 29, the California Privacy Protection Agency released...more

Genova Burns LLC

Potential Harm Enough For Class Action to Proceed in Data Breach Litigation

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a putative class action suit led by a former employee of a company that suffered a ransomware attack, leading to her sensitive information being released onto the Dark...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Consumer Privacy Act, California Privacy Rights Act FAQs for Covered Businesses

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), considered one of the most expansive U.S. privacy laws to date, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA placed significant limitations on the collection and sale of a...more

Epiq

[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

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Mitigating a Company’s Liability When a Data Breach Is Suffered by a Vendor or Service Provider

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Data breaches by large companies have been in the news for some time. Over the last several years several companies, including Marriott, Yahoo and Volkswagon, have been victimized by hackers who have broken into a company’s...more

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FIRST releases ethics code for incident response and security teams

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ethikos 34, no. 12 (December 2020) - The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) released its code, “Ethics for Incident Response and Security Teams,” a document that informs teams in the computing industry...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A Further Step Forward: China Releases Draft Personal Information Protection Law for Public Comment

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On October 21, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) released the draft PIP Law for public comment. With the big data industry rapidly growing in China...more

Fisher Phillips

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

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