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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Employers Must Be Vigilant to Protect Against Security Risks from Fraudulent Hires

The FBI is warning employers about increasing security risks from fraudulent job applications, resulting in hackers infiltrating companies and gaining access to sensitive data. To protect against these risks, employers should...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Compliance News Flash

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP is pleased to provide you with the Compliance News Flash. This weekly update is your source for timely background screening and immigration-related news that is important to your organization....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Advertising Litigation Report: Vol. 2, No. 2 - Consumer Privacy and Data Security

Judge Trims Proposed Class Action Over Wendy’s Data Breach - Torres v. Wendy’s Int’l, LLC, No. 16-cv-0210 (PGB) (DCI) (M.D. Fla. Mar. 21, 2017). A U.S. district court judge in Florida trimmed a proposed class action...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OPM data breach update: OPM shuts down background check system

The OPM announced this week that it is temporarily shutting down its background security clearance system, e-QIP, as vulnerabilities were found during a review of systems. Presently, according to OPM, the vulnerabilities did...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Liability for Data Breach Involving Employee Information: Even the Federal Government and Third Party Vendors Are Not Immune

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In what is quickly becoming the newest trending topic in class action litigation, another class action has been filed alleging the disclosure of employee personally identifiable information due to a cyber attack. This...more

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