Data Breach
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Biglaw
Major Biglaw Firm Suffers Cyber Security Breach Of Mergers & Acquisitions Data
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Technology
Your Law Firm Has Been Breached: Who Are You Going To Call?
Prepare, practice, and revise your Incident Response Plan regularly.
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Technology
Data Security And Data Breaches: What's A Lawyer To Do?
How can lawyers help their clients protect their data, and how can lawyers help in the event of a breach? -
Intellectual Property, Technology
What Hurricane Irma And The Equifax Hack Have In Common… And What To Learn From It
You cannot predict when (or where) the next data breach will occur, but you can prepare for it. -
Health Care / Medicine, Technology
Anthem To Pay Record $115 Million To Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
If approved, this will be the biggest data breach settlement in history. -
Sponsored Content, Technology
Secure Your Phone Today Or Face A Data Breach Tomorrow
It’s your practice on the line, so please take action on the tips in this list immediately if you have not done so already. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.01.16
* According to a statement released by the RIAA, hundreds of musicians and songwriters — like Katy Perry, for example — have called on Congress to reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Safe-harbor clauses are absolutely killing the artists’ bottom line, and something must be done. [THR, ESQ. / Hollywood Reporter]
* “[M]any law firms have had breaches, which they’ve kept quiet.” Following the news that Cravath and Weil Gotshal had been victims of data breaches, Edelson, a plaintiff’s side firm, announced it would be filing class-action suits against 15 major Biglaw firms with cybersecurity problems. We can’t wait to find out which ones will be on the receiving end of these complaints. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* Being the world’s first publicly traded law firm has turned out to be quite the debacle for Slater & Gordon. First, the Australian firm announced market losses of about $740 million, citing “underperformance in U.K. operations,” and now its general counsel has decided to throw in the towel after only two months on the job. Ouch. [Am Law Daily]
* “I have lost my faith in the potential for the Law School or its curriculum to put out people who care deeply about things.” Members of Harassment/Assault Law-School Team, a student group that advocates for sexual assault victims, aren’t impressed with Harvard Law’s inaction on educating students about sexual assault. [Harvard Crimson]
* How can we guarantee educators are being honest about graduates’ job prospects? Based on the results of the Corinthian Colleges fiasco and the Alaburda v. TJSL trial, it seems like “[s]trict disclosure rules for all schools would be better than lawsuits and government aid as a way to ensure educator honesty.” [DealBook / New York Times]
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Privacy, Sex Scandals, Technology
Who Are The Lawyers, Law Profs, And Judges That Were Revealed In The Ashley Madison Hack?
This breaking news is brought to you by the phrase, “Babe, I need to tell you something, and I hope you won’t be mad.” -
Technology
One Year Later: Consumers Can Proceed Against Target in Data Breach Lawsuit
On the one-year anniversary of Target’s announcement that it had suffered a massive data breach, Judge Magnuson in the District of Minnesota cleared the way for a consumer class action against the retailer to move forward into discovery. Earlier in December, the court ruled that the financial institution class actions can also proceed. -
Finance, Technology
Lawmakers Query Banks About Data Security
Suffered a cyber attack over the last year? Members of Congress want to hear about it, and all financial institutions should be prepared to competently respond to government inquiries if they are a victim of data breach. -
Technology
Court Allows Financial Institutions To Proceed With Data Breach Class Action Against Target
On December 2, 2014, a U.S. District Court in Minnesota ruled that a group of banks and other financial institutions could proceed with a class action against large national retailer Target arising from the data breach Target sustained from a computer hacking...
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Technology
Rx for Data Breaches – Planning
Data breach reports have become a staple of the daily news. Companies of all sizes and across all industries are reporting breaches—whether caused by sophisticated third-party hackers or simple human error... -
Technology
Obama Administration the Target of Hackers; Former Administration Official Recipient of Subpoena Related to Cybersecurity
The Obama Administration's handling of cyber and data security was recently brought into question due to two distinct security incidents. On the same day that a former Administration official received a subpoena related to the security of a government-run website, it was confirmed that hackers had targeted an unclassified computer network used by senior White House staff. On Tuesday, October 28, House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Paul Broun (R-GA) issued a subpoena to former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park. The subpoena compels Mr. Park to appear before the Subcommittee on Oversight to answer questions regarding his role in developing and evaluating the operations and security of HealthCare.gov, the website set up for the federal health insurance exchange created by the Affordable Care Act. Recently, it was reported that HealthCare.gov had been hacked back in July 2014. Federal officials confirmed that hackers broke into part of the website and were able to upload malicious software. However, no evidence was found that consumers' personal data were taken. -
Technology
Cybersecurity Litigation Monthly Newsletter
Significant Case Developments P.F. Chang’s Seeks Dismissal of Data Breach Class Actions, Arguing the Existence of an Express Contract and Lack of Damages Preclude Claims Lewert v. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., No. 1:14-cv-04787 (N.D. Ill.). As we described in July and September, P.F. Chang’s was hit with three putative class actions following its announcement of a point-of-sale data breach. On August 29, P.F. Chang’s moved for dismissal of the first two cases, now consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. In their complaints, plaintiffs John Lewert and Lucas Kosner alleged that by failing to safeguard customer information, P.F. Chang’s breached an implied contract and violated consumer protection laws. The plaintiffs did not bring a breach of express contract claim. P.F. Chang’s argues that the plaintiffs acknowledge the existence of an express contract by alleging that “a portion of the services [they] purchased” at P.F. Chang’s was “compliance with industry-standard measures” for data security and that they were “deprived of the full monetary value of [their] transaction.” -
California, Federal Government
California Amends Data Breach Notification Law, Does Not Require Mandatory Offering of Credit Monitoring
Ed note: This post originally appeared on InfoLawGroup. California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law an amendment to California’s data breach notification law on Monday. Although at least one news outlet has reported that the law requires a company to offer credit monitoring services, this interpretation is misguided. Rather, the law only places restrictions on […] -
In-House Counsel, Technology
Your Client is Hacked and Personal Information is Leaked Online – Now What?
You are general counsel to a company, and your CEO steps into your office, clutching his iPhone in one hand and wiping sweat from his brow with the other, and tells you that a compromising photograph of him was stolen from his phone and posted online. You start thinking not if, but when, shareholders will discover this embarrassment, how much it will cost the company and what legal action to take. -
11th Circuit, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drugs, Federal Judges, Insider Trading, Judicial Nominations, Law Firm Mergers, Marijuana, Morning Docket, Privacy, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 09.09.14
* Mathew Martoma, the former Harvard law student who fabricated his transcript when applying for clerkships, gets nine years in prison for insider trading. [DealBook / New York Times]
* If Bingham McCutchen moves forward on merger talks with Morgan Lewis, a bunch of Bingham partners might bail. [American Lawyer]
* Congratulations to Judge Jill Pryor, who will join Judge Bill Pryor on the Eleventh Circuit. [Fulton County Daily Report]
* Can you be fired for medical marijuana in Colorado, where the drug is legal even for recreational purposes? [ABA Journal]
* Dewey have some good news for the embattled ex-leaders of the defunct law firm? [New York Law Journal]
* Home Depot is the latest major retailer to be hit by a data breach. [Washington Post]
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Cellphones, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
The 3 Easiest Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself From Cybersecurity Threats
Some simple, practical things you can do -- in 10 minutes -- to increase your security online.