In a landmark decision with far-reaching implication, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that employers have an affirmative duty to protect their employees’ personal information from criminal hacking. In particular,...more
12/3/2018
/ Appeals ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Duty to Protect ,
Economic Damages ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hackers ,
Negligence ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Care ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Companies that have experienced data breaches or security hacks have subsequently found themselves the subject of enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) for violating the FTC Act, due to inadequate...more