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DOJ’s Data Export Rule Is In Force April 8: What You Need to Do

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On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more

Alston & Bird

UK’s Data Protection Regulator Fines a UK SaaS Provider ~$4 Million Following a Ransomware Incident

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On March 26, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (“Advanced”) £3.07 million (approximately $4 million). In 2022, Advanced suffered...more

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Dating App Breach Exposes 900K Users: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity

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In a critical revelation within the realm of digital privacy, a significant data breach was uncovered involving key players in the dating app industry. Approximately 1.5 million explicit images from users of BDSM People,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What personal data are you unknowingly hoarding?

With the number of data breaches increasing each year, it’s becoming more important to know what personal data you have and where you have it. On personal or even work devices, you may be surprised at how much of your data is...more

DLA Piper

CHINA: Recent Enforcement Trends

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Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which is the primary data regulator in China, published a newsletter about the government authorities’ enforcement of Apps and websites that violated personal data...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DOGE Blocked from Access to Department of Treasury Payment Systems

On February 21, 2025, a federal district court judge from the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE), access to Treasury Department payment...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

More Taxpayers Hit with “Littlejohn Notices”, Leaving Many Not so Merry

In April 2024, the IRS sent notices informing more than 70,000 taxpayers that their tax and personal data had been stolen in 2019 by a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn. Littlejohn not only stole the data of hundreds...more

Hogan Lovells

Vietnam's new Law on Data

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On 30 November 2024, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on Data ("Law on Data"), which will govern digital data-related activities, and come into effect on 1 July 2025. This new Law on Data, along with the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Security Requirements and Compliance Obligations in DOJ's Final Rule on Data Transactions

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) final rule implements President Biden’s Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024, on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

‎13 Low-Budget, High-Impact Ways to Reduce Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks in 2025‎

Give Thanks - Cybersecurity and IT leaders are vital to every organization’s success. But they might also be burning out now, when you need them more ‎than ever. 93% of security leaders say they’ve considered quitting their...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #431 – DOGE Has Access to Our Personal Information: What You Need to Know

According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch,  the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

DOJ and CISA Issue Proposed Rules Regulating Export of Bulk Sensitive Data

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Final Rule restricting certain transfers of Americans’ sensitive personal data to identified countries of concern or covered individuals. The Final Rule continues to assert the DOJ...more

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Technology Transactions & Data Privacy - 2025 Report

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It is hard to believe that we are starting the 25th year of the 21st century. The rapid evolution that technology, privacy and data security have undergone these last 25 years is mindbending. Yet, as we enter 2025, it still...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

MGM Inks $45M Class Action Settlement for 2019 and 2023 Data Breaches

MGM Resorts agreed to pay $45 million to settle over a dozen class action lawsuits concerning 2019 and 2023 data breaches. A federal court in Nevada preliminarily approved the settlement, which, according to lawyers, covers...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #429 – Threat Actors Continue to Use QR Codes for Fraudulent Purposes

We have repeatedly warned our readers about malicious QR codes and their use by threat actors. Threat actors are now using these codes to disguise packages as gifts....more

J.S. Held

Data Privacy for the Future: Strategies to Limit Digital Risk and Liability

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Your perspectives and perceptions towards a problem drive your approach to solving that problem. Managing data privacy challenges are no different. Therefore, to address today’s issues, it is a worthwhile exercise to review...more

Vedder Price

Illinois Supreme Court: Increased Risk of Harm Arising from a Data Breach Is Insufficient to Confer Standing

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On January 24, 2025, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Petta v. Christie Business Holding Co., P.C., 2025 IL 130337, that a patient who alleged an increased risk of harm arising from a data breach at a medical clinic did...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Data Privacy Day Checklist: Top 10 ways to protect your organization's data

Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day, so a happy day to all! More seriously, data privacy concerns and legislation continue to rapidly increase. It has been estimated that by the end of 2024 more than 75 percent of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Insider Threats: The Overlooked Risks of Departing Employees and Sensitive Data Theft

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Insider threats continue to present a significant challenge for organizations of all sizes. One particularly concerning scenario involves employees who leave an organization and impermissibly take or download sensitive...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Businesses Have 30 Days to Report a Security Breach of New Yorker’s Private Information

New York State Governor Hochul recently gave us a “pre” New Year’s gift: effective on December 21, 2024, any individuals or businesses possessing the “private information” of New Yorkers must notify them, and certain state...more

Clark Hill PLC

PowerSchool Data Breach Confirmed

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PowerSchool, a provider of software solutions for K-12 school systems, recently disclosed a cybersecurity incident that may have potentially exposed sensitive information of both students and school district employees....more

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New York Amends Data Breach Notification Law to Enhance Notification Requirements, Expand Definition of ‘Private Information’

On December 24, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law amendments to New York’s private-sector data breach notification law (General Business Law § 899-aa) and government agency data breach notification law (New...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] AI and Data Privacy: CoPilot, ChatGPT and Managing Compliance in an Algorithm-Driven World - January 23rd, 12:00 pm -...

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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into business operations, the use of personal data in AI systems introduces significant privacy challenges. This webinar takes a detailed look at the intersection of...more

Hogan Lovells

Mexico is on the verge of losing its current data protection authority

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Key takeaways As a result of a recently approved constitutional reform, Mexico extinguishes its current Data Protection Authority and appoints a new one. On December 20, 2024, the decree by which the INAI and 6 other...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Rhysida Hits American Addiction Centers + Publishes 2.8TB of Data

American Addiction Centers (AAC) has notified 422,424 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a cyber-attack attributed to the Rhysida criminal organization. The incident was discovered on September 26,...more

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