Enforcement Actions, Data Security, Penalties

UK Data Protection Regulator Fines UK Law Firm ~$80,000 Following Ransomware Incident

Alston & Bird on 5/8/2025

On April 14, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined DPP Law (“DPP”) £60,000 (approximately $80,000) following a ransomware incident. In its penalty notice, the ICO found...more

Movie Theater Data Breach Leads to Settlement and Class Action Lawsuits

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/9/2024

New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James and global movie theater operator National Amusements, Inc. (National) settled a lawsuit stemming from a 2022 data breach reported by National, which affected 82,128 National...more

Data Security, Commercial Email and Employee Reviews Walk into a Bar...

BakerHostetler on 9/4/2024

Sorry folks, there is no punchline here, but there are bottom lines from a settlement the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week. We discuss three today: (1) the FTC continues to mount broad investigations and...more

Tips For Managing the Response to an FTC Civil Investigative Demand in Privacy and Data Security Cases

ArentFox Schiff on 8/15/2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is more active in privacy and data security enforcement actions now than at any time in recent memory. It announces new enforcement actions almost daily, together with press releases, public...more

[Webinar] Brazil’s LGPD Gains Some Teeth: A Review of the New Rules That May Affect Your Business - April 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/18/2023

In February 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published the rules for the application of sanctions and the methodology for calculating fines for violation of their General Data Protection Law...more

Privacy and Data Breaches In the Cayman Islands

Conyers on 11/16/2021

Since the introduction of the Data Protection Act (the “DPA”) in 2017, there has been a steady increase in the number of data protection breaches that have been reported to the Office of the Ombudsman . It is expected that...more

China Adopts New Data Security Law

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 8/4/2021

On June 10, 2021, China adopted a new Data Security Law that will impact every business operating in or doing business with China. The law, which will take effect in less than a month (September 1, 2021), is sweeping in...more

UK ICO issues £183m GDPR fine in stark warning to businesses

White & Case LLP on 7/10/2019

The UK Information Commissioner's Office has announced its intention to issue a £183 million fine to British Airways, in respect of a personal data breach under the GDPR. The announcement has wide-ranging consequences for...more

Time to Take Notice: ICO to Impose Record Fine for Data Security Breach

Hogan Lovells on 7/9/2019

On 8 July 2019, the UK data protection authority (Information Commissioner’s Office; ICO) issued a notice of its intention to fine British Airways (BA) GBP 183.39 million (approx. USD 229.46 million) for infringements of the...more

California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/10/2018

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

Internet of Things Part 2: Dogs, Cameras, and Cybersecurity

Jackson Walker on 7/6/2018

I recently purchased an Internet Protocol (IP) camera to monitor my dog, Ruben, during those times that he has free reign of the house. Since “RubenCam” has been online, I’m not sure he has been any less rambunctious, but I’m...more

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