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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Wades into the Data-Breach-Standing Debate

Last week, in a 26-page opinion, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on two questions crucial to the viability of privacy and data breach litigation in federal court—and perhaps even in general. First, does a...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020

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Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Skip the Skimmer Scams

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Everyone loves the convenience of the ATM. However, having 24/7 access to your money may mean that scammers do, too. Recent data from the credit scoring company FICO shows there was a 70 percent increase in the number of...more

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Data Privacy and Security in the Cannabis Industry

In November, cannabis won big in the midterm elections–in Michigan, the legalization of recreational cannabis passed, the legalization of medical cannabis passed in Utah and Missouri, and several states elected governors who...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Payment Card Data is Not Trade Secret Information under the DTSA

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In a recent case involving hackers that stole "payment card data" from Chipotle, Judge William J. Martinez in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado found on an issue of first impression that payment...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Credit Card Evolution: Goodbye John Hancock

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For years, the signature requirement for completing a credit card transaction has felt something like an obsolete means of confirming a user’s identity. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Arby’s Whacked with More Data Breach Class Action Lawsuits

As we previously reported, Arby’s was hit with malware that infected over 1,000 of its fast food locations throughout the U.S. between October 25, 2016, and January 19, 2017, and was hit with multiple class action suits over...more

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Wendy’s Executives and Board File Motion to Dismiss

We previously reported that Wendy’s was hit with a putative class action shareholders’ derivative suit in December following its data breach in 2016. Late last week, the executives and Board of Wendy’s filed a Motion to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Arby’s Hit with Multiple Class Action Suits over Data Breach

Arby’s has announced that its point-of-sale system had been compromised by intruders over a four month period between October of 2016 and January of 2017, exposing the credit and debit card information of 355,000 customers....more

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Privacy Tip #57 – Do Those Chip Credit Cards Really Protect Me from Fraud?

There are a half a billion chip cards in the market right now. They have been touted to improve security and reduce credit card fraud. But do they? According to a new report, both Visa and MasterCard have reported that...more

King & Spalding

State AG Privacy Focus Shifting From Retail To More Sensitive Data

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On April 6, during a panel discussion at the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit, officials from the Attorney General offices of New York, Illinois and the District of Columbia...more

Perkins Coie

Wrapping Paper Series Updates

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2015 - The Price of Customer Loyalty: Rewards Programs and Sales and Use Tax Issues - 09.21.2015 - Retailers and other businesses use loyalty and rewards programs to draw in customers throughout the year. However,...more

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Trump Hotel Collection Confirms Year-Long Data Breach

Trump Hotel Collection, the high-end hotel chain owned by the billionaire Republican presidential hopeful and real estate developer Donald Trump, has confirmed a data security breach involving malware that the company says...more

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