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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

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

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 Perils: Beware Brand Phishing

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/30/2020

We often think of phony financial institution emails as a bad actor’s phishing scheme of choice to capture confidential bank account numbers or other private financial information. While those phishing emails certainly do...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

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 3, August 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 8/7/2020

The Editors' Note - Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...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

Facebook-Hacking Employer Still Gets Injunction Against Ex-Employees

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 2/27/2019

Scherer Design Group (“SDG”) sued several of its former employees for starting a competing business (while still employed), stealing trade secrets, and stealing clients. The trial court entered an injunction against the...more

Cybersecurity Update: 2018 — A Year in Review

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 1/28/2019

This Update highlights key legal and policy developments in cybersecurity and privacy law that may impact important trends for 2019 and beyond. A central takeaway from 2018 is that regulators in the U.S. and abroad are...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

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2018

On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” to address continued threats to medical devices that could affect...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

Privacy Tip #115 – Cyber Monday Safe Online Shopping

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/22/2017

It is estimated that we will spend $4 billion online this year, including on Cyber Monday, coming up in just a few days. With the increase in online shopping, particularly over the holidays, it is prime time for scheming...more

Are Your Social Media Fans Cybersecurity Savvy?

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 9/22/2016

Today’s online world is all about engaging and staying connected with others via social media. For businesses, establishing a presence on various social media platforms is an enticing way to connect with current customers as...more

Cybersecurity News and Notes – June 2016

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 6/7/2016

In Case You Missed It: US and EU officials signed on to the so-called “Privacy Umbrella” deal last week. The agreement is designed to protect the personal data of EU citizens when it is transferred to the US for law...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

Poetic Justice - 2013 Wrap Up (Part 1 of 2)

Cozen O'Connor on 12/23/2013

This is the time of year to anxiously look forward to all that is anticipated to come in 2014. But it is also the time to look back at all that has happened in 2013. Rather than simply give you links to all of the stimulating...more

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