Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

E-Discovery and E-Retention Trends in 2024

With the growth of electronically stored information (ESI) and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), it is more important than […]

Ransomware Rebounds Big After 2022 Decline

Chain Analysis reports that ransomware crooks pulled off successful attacks on high-profile institutions in 2023, while major supply chain breaches […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Mandates Data Breach Disclosure By Telecoms

After a 30-day response period, the FCC has published a final rule requiring that telecom companies must report all data […]

Vendor Hack Yields Bank of America Customers’ Data

Computing, a British publication, reports that a third-party data breach has exposed the personal data of Bank of America customers. […]

Food Stamp Recipients’ Personal Identifiable Information (PII) Stolen From Private Equity Firm

Food Stamp Recipients’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Stolen From Private Equity Firm

A cyberattack and data breach at a Rhode Island private equity firm, Nautic, is the basis of a recent federal […]

Microsoft Debuts AI-Driven Malware Detection

Automated, Orchestrated Incident Response Facilitates Cybersecurity Compliance

In a blog, the Cyber Management Alliance notes that cyber-attacks and ransomware attacks in the last three months demonstrate that […]

Multinational Company Based In France Hit With A Ransomware Attack

Scheider Electric, a multinational energy management and automation company based in France was hit with a ransomware attack on January […]

BlackBaud Admits Failure To Disclose, Pays $3 Million Penalty

Read how BlackBaud has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of poor security and reckless data retention practices. The charges stemmed from a 2020 data breach and ransomware attack that affected millions of people.

Chapter 11 Ruling Blocks Post-Bar Date Indemnification Claims

Apple’s Lawsuit Against NSO Will Proceed

On January 23 a federal judge in California ruled that NSO, an Israeli-based developer and purveyor of spyware, will have […]

Ohio Supreme Court Narrows Deference to Industrial Commission in Berry Decision

Big Insurers Face Data Breach Class Actions

The Insurance Journal reports that Progressive Casualty Insurance and Builders Mutual Insurance Co are facing class-action lawsuits over 2022 data […]