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Australia’s regulatory crackdown targets bribery, money laundering and cybercrime

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New bribery offenses in Australia now make it easier for authorities to prosecute organizations and require companies to exercise greater oversight and controls. Australia’s regulators remain active in greenwashing and other...more

K2 Integrity

Don’t Let Cyber Scams Ruin the Holidays: Keep the Holiday Season Festive for Your Organization

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”—or is it? Unfortunately, it can be the most wonderful time for criminals, who try to prey on financial generosity through scams and frauds. Extra vigilance is needed during the...more

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A Corporate Lawyer's Guide To Data Privacy & Data Protection

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Privacy laws bring substantial compliance challenges for every organization that collects, processes, stores, and transfers personal data anywhere in the world. For legal departments, compliance professionals and internal...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Does Every Incident Require a Forensic Report? - Dear Mary – Incidents + Investigations Cybersecurity Advice Column

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‘Dear Mary,’ is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related – data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

That’s a Wrap…or Not? Regulatory Data Incident Investigation Resolutions and the Path Forward

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As we discussed in part three of this series, “Navigating the Complexities of Regulatory Data Incident Investigations,” when an organization is the subject of regulatory data incident investigations, it must navigate a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Can Any Data Breach Investigation Report Deserve Protection? Part III

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The last two Privilege Points have described yet another losing effort to protect a data breach investigation and related communications. In Leonard v. McMenamins Inc., Case No. C22-0094-KKE, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217502...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future...

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The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”)...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: October 2023

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Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 10 (October, 2023) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will pay California $49 million to resolve allegations that they unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste,...more

HaystackID

[Webcast Transcript] Don’t Throw the Baby out with the Bathwater: Back to the Basics in AI for eDiscovery

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Editor’s Note: In this insightful transcript from an educational webcast hosted by HaystackID on June 28, 2023, our expert panel discussed the impact of generative AI that is currently dominating the dialogue within the legal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity - June 2023

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In our June Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review new data privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida and Montana; Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report; AM Best’s report on cyber insurance trends; and...more

HaystackID

[Webcast Transcript] Proper Hygiene Matters: Three Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Challenges and Solutions

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Editor’s Note: HaystackID hosted an educational webcast on March 15, 2023, to discuss the growing importance of cyber and data hygiene in the context of privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection. The webcast focused on how...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

California AG Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

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In advance of International Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on January 27, 2023, that his office had initiated an “investigative sweep” of businesses that may not be complying with the...more

Brooks Pierce

COVID’s Long-Term Impact: Six Unique Legal Issues Facing Businesses in 2022

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The legal landscape is ever-changing, as new laws are passed or existing laws are interpreted or enforced differently. Brooks Pierce attorneys have identified some of the biggest potential legal issues that businesses need to...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] Global Compliance Updates - November 2nd - 3rd, 5:55 pm - 8:15 pm GST

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Compliance teams looking to stay ahead of the changing landscape need to be up to date on the latest developments. Join us for Global Compliance Updates in collaboration with the DIFC Academy, on 2–3 November 2021. This...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Peeling Away the Privilege: Another Court Orders Production of Data Breach Investigation Report

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A federal court recently added additional wrinkles to one of the most important aspects of responding to a data breach: a forensic investigative report. The court ordered a law firm to turn over a report produced by a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Travel Giant Sabre Reaches Deal with State Attorneys General Over Data Breach

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The travel giant Sabre Corp. has reached an agreement with multiple State Attorneys General to pay $2.4 million and make certain changes in its cybersecurity policies to settle a multi-state investigation into a 2017 data...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Federal Court Erodes Work Product Protections for Data Breach Investigations

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In a recent decision, a Virginia federal magistrate judge held that the attorney work product doctrine did not protect from discovery a forensic investigation report created for Capital One in the wake of a 2019 data breach....more

Cozen O'Connor

State Attorney Activism and Enforcement Trends

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State attorneys general continue to become more influential as they drive legal innovation and policy change at the state and federal levels. This article discusses trends in AG activity, enforcement priorities, the impact of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cyber-Attack in Bulgaria: 70% Could Be Affected

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On 15 July 2019, an unprecedented cyber-attack in Bulgaria was announced. Hackers have stolen data from the National Revenue Agency (“NRA”) relating to around 70% of Bulgaria’s population, including foreign nationals and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority Concludes After “Safer Internet Day Raid” that Investigated Companies Fail to...

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The Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“BDPA”) took the “safer internet day” in February 2019 as an opportunity to conduct privacy checks on website operators....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement

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A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The settlement comes...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fool Me Twice…SEC’s latest Cyber-Fraud ROI Indicates Future Enforcement Against Hacker Victims

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In the aftermath of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) latest Report of Investigation (“Report”) regarding cyberattacks via “spoofed or manipulated electronic communications,” companies should prepare to adjust...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Legal Insights on the Ashley Madison Hack: Part II

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As more names emerge from the dark web data dump of Ashley Madison customers, lawyers around the globe have found a very willing group of would-be plaintiffs. Interestingly, all of these plaintiffs are named “Doe,” which must...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

Cybersecurity: SEC Is Starting to Scrutinize Registrants’ Practices

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The SEC plans to examine the cybersecurity practices of over 50 registered broker-dealers and investment advisers. The SEC announced its plan in an April 15, 2014 Risk Alert, which closely follows the March 26 Cybersecurity...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Target, University of Maryland Testify on Data Breaches; Congress, FTC and SEC Continue Inquiries

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On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing entitled “Protecting Personal Consumer Information from Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches” and heard testimony from...more

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