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Privacy Tip #336 – Facebook Accounts Stolen Through Phishing Schemes Using Messenger Chatbots

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/7/2022

Trustwave has reported a new scheme in which threat actors are using the popular Facebook Messenger platform to steal Facebook login credentials. According to the report, the threat actors are using a phishing email to...more

Ankura Cyber Threat Intelligence Bulletin (January 2022)

Ankura on 2/25/2022

Over the past sixty days, the Ankura Cybersecurity team has worked with clients to solve cybersecurity challenges involving the rampantly exploited Log4Shell vulnerability, recent security changes within Meta (Facebook), and...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2022 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/18/2022

CYBERSECURITY - FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure - U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2021 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/27/2021

CYBERSECURITY - New Jersey Settles with Cancer Center Over Business Email Compromise - One of the challenging things about HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) enforcement is the fact that both the...more

Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2021 | Top Story: State AGs to Investigate Possible Instagram Consumer Protection Violations

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/19/2021

A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general from 10 states has “opened an investigation into Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, for promoting its social media app Instagram while knowing of mental and...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 22

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/10/2021

Assignment and Recordation of Patent Ownership Rights - A patent has the attributes of intangible personal property: it can be sold or mortgaged; it may be bequeathed by a will; and it may pass to the heirs of a deceased...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2021

Robinson & Cole LLP on 11/5/2021

CYBERSECURITY - FBI Warning: M&A Activity Targeted by Ransomware Groups - The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification on November 2, 2021, warning companies that “ransomware actors are very likely using significant...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

More Privacy, Please - August 2021

Troutman Pepper on 8/4/2021

Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2021 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/26/2021

CYBERSECURITY - $50 Million Ransom Demand is Largest Ever - In what is being reported as the largest ransom demand ever, Taiwanese electronics and computer manufacturer Acer has reportedly been hit with a ransomware...more

Privacy Tip #258 – Misinformation on Social Media

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/6/2020

The misinformation on social media about the election results (and other topics) is rampant. Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook are struggling with the balance between the First Amendment right to free speech...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 7, September 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/4/2020

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start - "John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more

Privacy Tip #226 – Beware – Well-Known Brands Used for Phishing Schemes

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/14/2020

A new study by Check Point Research shows that cyber criminals are using well-known brands to lure victims into clicking on nefarious links, providing personal information or credentials, or getting users to transfer money....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/22/2018

This week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an investigative report that outlined cyber incidents that nine public companies had experienced, causing fraudulent losses totaling more than $100 million. The...more

Facebook Acknowledges Breach of Sensitive Date for Nearly 30 Million Users

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/18/2018

As we previously noted, Facebook originally announced a breach late last month, where hackers took advantage of a code vulnerability in the website’s “View As” feature, to access user’s data. ...more

Privacy Tip #159 – Consider Risks When Using Facebook and Other Social Media Platforms

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/5/2018

Facebook announced late last week that it had suffered the largest breach in its history—50 million accounts were compromised, and another 40 million accounts affected—yes, that equals 90 million accounts. ...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/23/2018

Russians Continue to Attack U.S. Energy and Power Sectors - Late last week, a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Russian government has been...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #3

Robinson & Cole LLP on 3/16/2018

Verizon's Protected Health Information Data Breach Report Concludes that Insiders Are Greatest Threat to Health Care Entities - Verizon recently issued its Protected Health Information Data Breach Report, which is always...more

Web.com Suffers Data Breach Affecting 93,000 Customers

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/25/2015

The list of companies hit by cyber-attacks continues to grow. This time, Florida-based web hosting company, Web.com, has announced that it suffered a data breach that may have compromised credit card information and other...more

Ashley Madison and Coming to “Terms” with Data Protection

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 8/12/2015

A recent massive data hack of an online dating site Ashley Madison once again proves that what one publishes, says, or does online, even in seemingly private forums, is never completely private. It’s also a reminder that the...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter: International Edition July 2015

Locke Lord LLP on 7/31/2015

Retail Tracking Update: Privacy Guidance Following Nomi Technologies - There is currently a widespread effort to quantify everything, from steps, to sleep, to batted ball exit velocity. Fifteen years ago, TV host Jeremy...more

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