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September Tip of the Month: New York Bans Employers From Requiring Disclosure of Personal Social Media Login Credentials

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On September 14, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring that employees or job applicants disclose the log-in credentials for their personal social media...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #349 – College Students Targeted by Social Engineering Campaign Impersonating Instagram

Dark Reading reports that thousands of college and university students are being targeted by cyber-attackers who are using a legitimate domain to impersonate Instagram and steal credentials of the users. The attack is able to...more

Ankura

Emerging Middle Market Cyber-Attack Vectors: Are You at Risk?

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The concept of “security by obscurity” is officially outdated. In recent years, cyber-attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, destructive, and indiscriminate. In today’s landscape, cyber threats can come from internal...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

New York Attorney General Releases Guide on Credential Stuffing Attacks

We have heard time and time again that we should not reuse passwords across accounts—if a cybercriminal were to obtain access to the password of one account, they could then use such password to access multiple accounts. This...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NYAG Issues Credential Stuffing Guidance

The New York AG recently issued information about steps companies can take to protect against credential stuffing attacks, and how to handle them if they occur. The guidance makes up a majority of a larger AG report on...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Attorney General Warns Businesses About Credential Stuffing Attacks

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New York AG Letitia James warned that more than 1.1 million online accounts were compromised in cyberattacks known as “credential stuffing attacks” at 17 well-known companies and released a guide with recommendations for how...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Another Win for Justice Department: Slilpp Marketplace Takedown

People always ask me if law enforcement is having any luck in combatting cyber criminals. Let me be clear: it is a very tough job to take down cyber criminals located in other countries or sponsored by foreign nations. Our...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Peril: The Dog Ate My Password

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We have (rightly) harped on the necessity of unique and complex passwords, strengthened by multi-factor authentication (temporary text codes, rolling RSA numbers, secret answers to questions, fingerprint or facial...more

Kilpatrick

OCIE Issues Second Cybersecurity Risk Alert of Q3-2020

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On September 15, 2020, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) issued a cybersecurity risk alert highlighting the increased use of “credential stuffing” attacks against investment advisers and...more

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