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More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

Troutman Pepper on 2/7/2024

In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more

Privacy Tip #349 – College Students Targeted by Social Engineering Campaign Impersonating Instagram

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/23/2022

Dark Reading reports that thousands of college and university students are being targeted by cyber-attackers who are using a legitimate domain to impersonate Instagram and steal credentials of the users. The attack is able to...more

Privacy Tip #342 – If You Use Twitter, Be Aware and Stay Tuned

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/26/2022

This week, in addition to the news-catching, ongoing dispute between Twitter and Elon Musk, Twitter’s former head of cybersecurity, Peiter Zatko, claimed in a whistleblower filing with several federal agencies that Twitter...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2021

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2021

CYBERSECURITY - Cyber Criminals Focusing on Clinics + Business Associates - As hospital systems become more hardened to cyber-attacks, cyber criminals are focusing their efforts on smaller providers, such as outpatient...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/21/2020

CYBERSECURITY - NSA + FBI Warn Defense Contractors of Russian Hackers - When the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) get together to issue a joint warning, you may wish to listen...more

Privacy Tip #248 – Social Media Data Leak Exposes Millions of User Profiles

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/21/2020

If you use social media frequently, especially TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, you may want to take note of a recent report by a security research team at Comparitech that an unsecured database has exposed 235 million...more

Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Warns Health Systems to Be Wary of Iranian Cyber-Attacks

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/10/2020

Following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran in the past week, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) is warning hospitals and health systems that Iran could attack health...more

Privacy Tip #211 – WhatsApp Users: Update Your App to Patch Vulnerability

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/11/2019

WhatsApp has announced that it has patched a vulnerability that would have allowed hackers to access with malware the chat history of users. Android 8.1 and 9 could have been susceptible to the attack. However, WhatsApp is...more

Privacy Tip #122 – What’s Up with WhatsApp’s Security Flaws?

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/18/2018

WhatsApp has been applauded for adding end-to-end encryption on its platform to secure conversations of its users two years ago. But encryption has its challenges, despite its security posture....more

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