Misappropriation, Cybersecurity, Data Breach

Payment Card Data is Not Trade Secret Information under the DTSA

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/6/2018

In a recent case involving hackers that stole "payment card data" from Chipotle, Judge William J. Martinez in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado found on an issue of first impression that payment...more

A Few Lessons We’ve Learned About Fighting Fraud

K2 Integrity on 10/2/2018

Fraud presents a constant threat to companies around the globe—and that risk is growing as perpetrators become ever more digitally savvy and creative in their criminal activities. K2 Intelligence has conducted a multitude of...more

Hacking EDGAR And Insider Trading

Allen Matkins on 9/28/2017

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton launched a sea of news stories last week when he included the following five sentence in a statement on cybersecurity...more

SEC Steps Up Cybersecurity Enforcement with $1 Million Fine Against Morgan Stanley

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/2/2016

The Security and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) recent $1 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”) marked a turning point in the agency’s focus on cybersecurity issues, an area that the agency has...more

U.S. Considers Sanctions Against China For Cyber Hacking And Trade Secret Misappropriation

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 9/8/2015

You may have missed it this past weekend, but reports indicate the United States is considering sanctioning Chinese companies and individuals who have benefited from their government’s alleged cyber hacking of U.S. trade...more

IP Alert: White House Launches Effort to Curb Trade Secret Misappropriation

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, the White House issued a report outlining a new plan to combat trade secret theft from U.S. businesses. Faced with the escalating theft of U.S. trade secrets and noting “the crucial role of trade...more