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Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Study Finds Average Cost of Data Breaches Decreased Globally in 2025

In our May 2025 blog post, Study Finds Average Cost of Data Breaches Significantly Increased Globally in 2024, we highlighted the key findings of the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024. The Ponemon...more

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The 2026 IRS Dirty Dozen: Tax Scams Getting Smarter—and How to Stay Protected

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As Tax Day rapidly approaches, the IRS recently released it’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams (https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/dirty-dozen-tax-scams-for-2026-irs-reminds-taxpayers-to-watch-out-for-dangerous-threats). ...more

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The Sovereign Digital Frontier: Understanding the UAE’s Legal Response to Rumors and Fake News

As the world becomes increasingly digital, we are more connected than ever. But this development has also brought new and more intricate threats that could hurt the economy and society. The United Arab Emirates is known for...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Emerging Cybersecurity Threats: Safeguarding Your Organization in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape

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How AI-Powered Attacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, and Regulatory Pressures Are Shaping Cybersecurity Today In today’s digital-first world, cybersecurity has never been more crucial. Organizations across every industry...more

BakerHostetler

Welcome to the 12th edition of our annual Data Security Incident Response Report!

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Historically, our data has reflected both continuity and change, fluctuating between radical shifts and the steady continuation of known risks. This year offers both—hence our title, "The Risk Remains (Mostly) the Same."...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] Culture & Compliance Chronicles: The Human Factor—Psychology and Cybersecurity in the Digital Age with Sarah Zheng

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On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab, and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by neuropsychologist Sarah Zheng to explore...more

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

ICANN Opens Path for dotBrand Top‑Level Domains in 2026 Application Round

Brand owners will soon have a rare opportunity to own their brand name as a domain extension. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is preparing to accept applications for “dotBrand” generic...more

The Volkov Law Group

Cybersecurity’s New Frontline: What the 2026 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report Reveals

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As 2026 unfolds, the global cyber threat landscape is rapidly evolving — driven by accelerating attacker sophistication, geopolitical pressures, and, above all, the rise of artificial intelligence as both a tool and a target....more

Maynard Nexsen

Phishing Email Impersonating Local Planning/Zoning Officials

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On March 10th, the FBI issued an alert warning of an emerging scheme whereby criminals impersonating city and county officials solicit fraudulent payments for city / county planning and zoning permits....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Darktrace Issues Annual Threat Report

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace recently issued its Annual Threat Report, which offered some startling statistics and findings. The Threat Report provides a “comprehensive assessment of the global cyber threat landscape and the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #482 – ShinyHunters Hits Wynn Resorts

ShinyHunters continues to wreak havoc against well-known brands; most recently, Wynn Resorts. Wynn Resorts has confirmed that “an unauthorized third party acquired certain employee data.” It is believed that the threat actor...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Swiped Right, Hacked Hard: Bumble Faces Class Action Over Data Breach

A newly filed putative class action in the Western District of Texas targets Bumble, Inc., over an alleged “massive and preventable” cyberattack in or around January 2026, in which attackers allegedly accessed highly...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Call Center Attacks: Vishing Continues to Rise

Sophisticated vishing (voice phishing) attacks continue to target and victimize company call centers and help desks. Recently, a large ad tech company reported that customer information had been compromised as a result of a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Fortune 500 Companies Targeted by Operation DoppelBrand

A recent white paper issued by SocRadar, entitled “Operation DoppelBrand: Weaponizing Fortune 500 Brands for Credential Theft and Remote Access,” provides a stark outline of how a threat actor known as GS7 has been “targeting...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Protecting Employee Information From Tax Season Phishing Schemes

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As we enter the 2026 tax filing season, organizations face a heightened risk of cyberattacks targeting employee information. Tax season is a busy time for cybercriminals, who ramp up efforts to trick businesses and...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Protecting Your Business’ Social Media Accounts from Hackers

For small and medium-sized businesses, social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are essential marketing tools. However, account takeovers by hackers pose a serious and growing threat that every business owner should...more

Knobbe Martens

Liars and Vishers and Scams, Oh My! How Brands Can Defend Against Trademark Fraud

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Owners of federal trademark registrations have become a popular target for scams. They need to protect themselves from others who try to use information in the trademark registration for their own financial advantage. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

ShinyHunters Bypassing Multifactor Authentication

Security professionals rely on the implementation of multifactor authentication (MFA) to defend against phishing attacks and intrusions. Unfortunately, we can’t completely rely on MFA to protect us as threat actors (more...more

Alston & Bird

FBI Launches Operation Winter SHIELD in Effort to Advance Cyber Resilience Across Critical Sectors

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On January 28, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the launch of Operation Winter SHIELD, a coordinated initiative designed to promote adoption of core defensive measures that are shown to mitigate...more

Lowndes

New Email Scam Impersonates Local Planning Staff to Solicit Fraudulent Fees

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An email phishing scheme is circulating that targets development applicants by impersonating local planning staff and demanding payment of an “Application Approval Fee” invoice. The messages claim that paying the invoice is a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Single Sign-On Services Targeted in Vishing Attacks

We continue to alert our readers to the uptick and successful use of vishing attacks against companies. Threat actors continue to be creative in developing strategies to use vishing to gain access into systems....more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Cybersecurity Threat Alert – Email Phishing Scam Targeting DFS-Regulated Entities

The New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has issued the below notice to regulated entities and individuals to use caution before responding to outreach from individuals falsely claiming to represent DFS....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS issues cybersecurity threat alert regarding email scam targeting NYDFS regulated entities

On January 22, the NYDFS issued an alert informing regulated entities about an email phishing scam falsely claiming to represent the regulator. The alert warned that scammers may have sent emails urging recipients to open...more

Carlton Fields

No Password Required: CISO at RSA and Champion of a Passwordless Future

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Rob Hughes, the CISO at RSA, has more than 25 years of experience leading security and cloud infrastructure teams. In this episode, he reflects on his unconventional career path, from co-founding the original Geek.com and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Warns of North Korean Quishing Campaign

As we have warned before, threat actors using QR codes in attacks against victims continue to rise. To illustrate the risk, on January 8, 2026, the FBI issued a FLASH alert, entitled “North Korean Kimsuky Actors Leverage...more

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