Former Equifax chief Richard Smith returned to Capitol Hill for a second day of congressional hearings into his company’s data breach, this time appearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) characterized the…
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Equifax Hearings Continue on the Hill
Tagged with: cybersecurity, data breach, data security, hearings, legislation, privacy, security practices
Posted in Cyber crimes, Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
Posted in Cyber crimes, Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
House Holds Hearings on Equifax Breach
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Digital and Consumer Protection held the first in what will be a series of Congressional hearings on the recently revealed data breach at major credit agency Equifax. Former CEO of Equifax…
Tagged with: breach, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, privacy, regulations
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Regulations
CareFirst Data Breach Appeal Holds Three Key Lessons for Cyberattack Litigants
A recent federal appellate decision suggests that it might be getting easier for cyberattack plaintiffs to establish standing in a manner sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…
Tagged with: breach, class action, cyber security, data breach, litigation, standing
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Litigation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Litigation
Coca-Cola Dodges Privacy Class Action
Coca-Cola won big last month when it secured summary judgment in a privacy class action brought by a former bottling plant employee concerning compromised personal information. Hon. Joseph Leeson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that Coca-Cola was not…
Tagged with: breach, class action, cyber security, cybersecurity, laptop, litigation, privacy
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
Posted in Data Breach, Data Security, Litigation, Privacy
Fourth Circuit To Plaintiffs: “Could” Isn’t Enough For Standing
A split continued to develop in the federal courts last month as the Fourth Circuit denied Article III standing to the plaintiffs in a data breach case whose alleged injuries were limited to the increased risk of future identity theft…
Tagged with: breach, class action, cybersecurity, data breach, litigation, standing
Posted in Data Breach, Litigation
Posted in Data Breach, Litigation
Plaintiffs in Horizon Breach Win Key Article III Ruling at 3rd Circuit
Recently, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissal of a class action filed in the aftermath of a data breach at Horizon Healthcare Services Inc., (“Horizon”). The appellate…
Protect Against Cyber Attacks: A New Guide to Help Small Businesses
No business is too small to be the victim of a cyberattack. In fact, as larger companies invest more resources in cybersecurity, attackers are beginning to target smaller, less secure businesses. It is important for every small business to understand…
Tagged with: breach, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, hacking, policies and procedures, privacy, risk management, safeguards, security practices
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, Standards
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy, Standards
Sixth Circuit Eases Plaintiffs’ Burden for Standing in Data Breach Claims
Insurance companies are susceptible to the same sort of data breaches as suffered by many other businesses, such as the recently reported theft from Yahoo of the personal data in half a billion accounts. In a major decision that may…
Tagged with: breach, data breach, insurance, litigation, standing
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Insurance, Litigation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Insurance, Litigation
Data Breach Plaintiffs Continue to Face Article III Standing Challenges
Standing remains a high hurdle for individuals whose personal information is compromised as a result of a data breach but who cannot establish that the stolen information was actually used improperly. Class action claims against CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield…
Tagged with: breach, class action, cyber security, data breach, litigation, standing
Posted in Data Breach, Litigation
Posted in Data Breach, Litigation
Cyber Attacks Reach Subrogation
It was just a matter of time. As cyber-attacks rose and the data security breaches became increasingly devastating to businesses and individuals, cyber breach insurance became more prevalent. And where insurance appears, subrogation recovery follows. We have not seen an overwhelming number…
Tagged with: breach, coverage, cyber security, data breach, data security, litigation, subrogation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Legislation, Litigation
Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Legislation, Litigation
