State Law Privacy Video Series | Privacy and Sensitive Information
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Millions of individuals could be at the mercy of cybercriminals after a hacking group launched a large-scale data breach impacting 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information. The...more
More than two months after the February 2024 Change Healthcare cyber-ransom attack, the healthcare industry continues to grapple with the fallout, creating significant challenges, disruptions, and outages to the healthcare...more
On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more
Multi-employer plan participants involved in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class action lawsuit against Horizon Actuarial Services LLC (Horizon), a national retirement services firm, have entered...more
The Internet of Things (“IoT”) has ushered in a new era of connectivity and convenience, but with it comes a host of legal issues and emerging theories of liability. As IoT devices become increasingly ubiquitous in our daily...more
A recent blog post by the leader of a cybersecurity platform provides a suggestion as to how gig economy companies can protect all the sensitive data they accumulate – and we can add a few more items to that checklist. Arti...more
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a putative class action suit led by a former employee of a company that suffered a ransomware attack, leading to her sensitive information being released onto the Dark...more
Pick the date and news publication. After a few flips of the pages (or a scroll of the mouse), you’ll no doubt find an article about “ABC Company” reeling from a ransomware attack. This proliferation of cyberattacks is all...more
The McAfee & Taft Aviation Group has recently seen an increase in the number of phishing schemes relating to aviation escrow matters. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as...more
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have deserted the physical workplace. Modern technology and remote access capabilities have made it possible to transform almost any job to a telework position. As...more