September 13, 2019 marked the last day of California’s 2019 legislative session and, importantly, the last call for any 2019 amendments to the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In the end, the legislature...more
In state enforcement news, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a settlement with a California-based payment services provider, while New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood reached a deal with five...more
The Four Key Elements of Breach Determination -
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a breach is defined as “the acquisition, access, use or disclosure of protected health information in a...more
Editor’s Note: Cybercrime Magazine predicts that global ransomware attacks will reach $11.5 billion in 2019 and that ransomware attacks will hit a business every 14 seconds by next year, with a new report revealing that 45%...more
DOJ Expands Opioid Enforcement Efforts Using Data Analytics -
On Jan. 30, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that over the next 45 days, as part of its continued increase in opioid-related enforcement, the Drug...more
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The year 2017 saw the number of data breaches grow, and the trend is expected to continue and intensify. From Yahoo’s announcement that three billion of its user accounts were compromised to the Equifax breach and resulting...more
Banks continue to file suit against retailers, hoping to shift the costs of data breaches, with some recent success.
What happened -
In January 2016, hackers accessed Eddie Bauer’s point-of-sale register system and...more
Social Media, Behavior Policies Tossed by NLRB ALJ -
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Prohibiting social media activity by employees that “reflect[s] poorly” on the employer violates the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), an...more
11/7/2017
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The fallout from the Equifax data breach continues, reaching other credit reporting companies and all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.
What happened -
In early September, Equifax disclosed that roughly 145 million...more
Cybersecurity continues to make headlines in the financial services industry, from the recent announcement that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was targeted by hackers to final approval of the settlement in a...more
As the Equifax data breach continues to reverberate—with multiple class actions filed, calls to revamp the credit reporting industry and new legislation proposed—even the arbitration rules of the Consumer Financial Protection...more
Why it matters -
The financial industry has thrown its support behind data breach notification legislation as well as passage of a law that would encourage businesses to share cyberthreat information. Data security...more
Why it matters -
Reflecting continued regulatory focus on the issue of cybersecurity, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry said in recent remarks, retailers must be held accountable for data breaches, urging...more
Who should be responsible for paying for the costs of data breaches? -
Reacting to the recent high-profile security lapses at major retailers, California lawmakers are considering a bill that would shift the burden of...more