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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

How FCA Guidance Aligns With Global Cyberattack Measures

By March 31, 2025, U.K. firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority will be required to have conducted mapping and testing to ensure they remain within their impact tolerances for identified operational risks of...more

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London Hospitals Crippled by Major Cyberattack on Synnovis: Critical Services Disrupted

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Major hospitals in London are grappling with severe disruptions following a cyberattack on Synnovis, a key pathology services provider. The attack has resulted in canceled surgeries and emergency patients being diverted to...more

Cooley LLP

United Kingdom: Injunctive Relief Against Persons Unknown – The Ransomware Edition

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On 11 July 2023, the English High Court handed down its decision on the claimant’s application in Armstrong Watson LLP v. Persons Unknown, granting judgment in default and final injunctive relief. Specifically, the court...more

A&O Shearman

The ransomware hostage’s dilemma - should you pay the price?

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Paying a cyber ransom will, allegedly, secure your data and give you back control of your systems. But there are legal, operational and ethical risks to consider....more

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Cyber laws will be updated to boost UK’s resilience against online attacks

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The UK government confirmed on 30 November 2022 that there will be changes to the UK’s cybersecurity regulations in response to a public consultation launched earlier this year. This follows recent updates relating to the...more

White & Case LLP

Cyber security breaches: how would you answer the crucial question?

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The crucial question that a company and its board will face if it suffers a cyber security breach is: "Had you taken reasonable steps to try to prevent a breach, and to prepare to handle any breach that occurred?" If the...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 1

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We are delighted to introduce Dechert Cyber Bits, brought to you by members of our top-ranked, global Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. Cyber Bits is a bi-weekly publication that will provide a short summary of key...more

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No liability to data subjects for loss of personal information other than under data protection laws for companies that are the...

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A recent High Court case examines the liability position where leaks or losses of personal data occur as a result of the actions of a cyber-attacker, rather than as a result of breaches or misuse by the data controller...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Data Protection Representatives and NIS Representatives

The end of the Brexit transition period is now upon us. Whilst the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) is retained in domestic law with minimal amendment, the so-called 'UK GDPR' has some key changes that...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Marriott Cyberattack Fine Reduced as ICO Shifts Penalty Policy

On 30 October 2020, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a final penalty notice (Penalty Notice) to fine the hotel chain Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott) for a GDPR data...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

ICO GDPR Fines Reduced to £20m and £18.4m to Reflect British Airways and Marriott Mitigating Factors

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently handed down two of the largest fines relating to a data breach in UK history. In August 2018, British Airways (BA) was subject to a cyberattack which breached the...more

Alston & Bird

UK National Cyber Security Centre Advisory: Russian Attackers, APT29, Targets Companies Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Development

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The UK National Cyber Security Centre and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment released an advisory linking APT29 (also known as, ‘the Dukes’ or ‘Cozy Bear’) to attacks against COVID-19 vaccine development in...more

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UK Government set to move forwards with regulation on consumer IoT device security

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UK Government set to move forwards with regulation on consumer IoT device security The UK Government has just announced that it intends to draw up legislation aimed at ensuring that all consumer smart devices sold in the UK...more

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Cyberattack - remedies against anonymous hackers

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The English High Court will adopt flexible and innovative approaches to help victims of cybercrime obtain remedies against defendants who are either unknown or refuse to engage in proceedings. The court confirmed its...more

WilmerHale

Final Notice in Tesco Personal Finance Plc - Cyber Attacks and the Need for Dress Rehearsals

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In a Final Notice dated 1 October 2018, the FCA sanctioned Tesco Personal Finance Plc for failings connected with a cyber attack it suffered in November 2016. The attack originated from Brazil and attackers managed to...more

McGuireWoods LLP

UK Cyber- Security Breaches Survey

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The UK government launched its 5-year National Cyber Security Strategy in November 2016, investing a reported £1.9 billion to protect UK businesses from cyber-attacks and make the country the safest place to live and do...more

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The Big Think: Cybersecurity – The Threat From Within

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Welcome to The Big Think – the thought leadership series from Allen & Overy’s global Employment practice. Its mission is to think big, think forward and think without boundaries. Members of our international team put...more

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A Closer Look at Cybersecurity Legislation and Regulations in the US and Abroad - Global Overview

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With interconnectivity and use of digital storage expanding, cyberthreats posed by nation states, commercial competitors, company insiders, transnational organised crime and ‘hacktivists’ are growing on a global basis. Recent...more

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Cybercrime Loses Its Right to Silence

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In 2012, the director gen¬eral of MI5 revealed that a London-listed company had lost £800 million as a result of a state-backed cyber at¬tack. The company in question has not been publicly identified and no disclosures were...more

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