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AT&T Customer Data Resurfaces on Dark Web in Enhanced, Decrypted Format

HaystackID on 6/13/2025

According to an AT&T spokesperson, this is not accurate. Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth were already available in plain text in the original compromised dataset from 2024 (in separate files that could be...more

Update on Snowflake Cyber Threat

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 6/14/2024

On June 2, 2024, cloud service provider Snowflake reported increased cyber threat activity targeting some of its customer’s accounts. Snowflake recommended that customers review unusual activity to detect and prevent...more

Non-Banking Institutions Will Want to Review Security Measures in Light of Update to Safeguards Rule

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/5/2021

The FTC recently announced a final rule updating its GLBA Safeguards Rule to “strengthen the data security safeguards” of consumer financial information. The FTC reported that it was making these changes in response to...more

Why It Matters Whether Hashed Passwords Are Personal Information Under U.S. Law

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/2/2021

On January 22, 2021, Bleeping Computer reported about yet another data dump by the hacker group Shiny Hunters, this time for a clothing retailer. Shiny Hunters is known for exfiltrating large databases of customer...more

Data Privacy and E-Commerce: Considerations for the Food and Beverage Industry

International Lawyers Network on 9/17/2020

The global food and beverage e-commerce market is expected to grow to $22.4 billion in 2020, possibly reaching $36.4 billion in 2023. That’s up from $14.9 billion in 2019. Food and beverage e-commerce revenue in the United...more

SEC To Focus on Cybersecurity in 2019

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/28/2019

For the fourth year running, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office continues to list cybersecurity as one of the top enforcement priorities for 2019. As it relates to cybersecurity, the SEC will be focusing on...more

Busy Data Breach Week

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/16/2018

Unfortunately, it was another busy data breach week. Here’s a summary of the major ones. Delta Airlines admitted in a statement that the payment card data of several hundred thousand customers may have been compromised by...more

Tougher Privacy and Data Security Protections Coming to North Carolina

Fisher Phillips on 1/25/2018

A bi-partisan privacy and data security bill, which will significantly impact companies with North Carolina employees, is in the works. North Carolina State Representative Jason Saine (R), Appropriations Chairman of...more

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