Old Laws, New Tricks: Connecticut Laws Apply to Artificial Intelligence
The law firm of Squire Patton Boggs writes: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently issued an advisory memorandum (“Advisory”) to all “State
April 17, 2026
The law firm of Squire Patton Boggs writes: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently issued an advisory memorandum (“Advisory”) to all “State
Comply or risk class-action litigation? IAPP explains: Last year, the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted a major new rule requiring certain businesses
The Daily Hodl reports: A bank in the US is settling with customers affected by a cybersecurity breach that exposed
Axios reports: Read more at Axios.
WPIX reports: A luxury fashion company that sells clothing, accessories and cosmetics has agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims
Miscellaneous News
DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered
The International Business Times reports: Discord is preparing to enforce a global age verification system from early March that will
The Record reports: A British hacker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign that siphoned at least $8 million in cryptocurrency from companies and individuals, federal prosecutors said. Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Dundee, Scotland, admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to the Department of Justice. He previously was described as the suspected ringleader of a hacking collective tracked as “Scattered Spider” and
Will P3 wind up on a vendors not to be trusted list? DataBreaches.net reports: P3 Global Intel advertises itself as a “fully integrated and state-of-the-art tip acquisition and tip management solution that has quickly become the leading choice of Crime Stoppers Programs, Law Enforcement Agencies, Campus Safety Programs, and Federal Agency Initiatives.” 35,000 U.S. schools use P3 Campus, which partners with “safer school” initiatives such as Sandy Hook Promise, Safe2Tell CO and WY, SafeVoice NV, SafeSchools MD, Courage2Report MO, Safe2Say Something PA, SaySomething NC and
Comply or risk class-action litigation? IAPP explains: Last year, the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted a major new rule requiring certain businesses to conduct an annual cybersecurity audit. The rule went into effect 1 Jan. 2026. This pioneering requirement, the first of its kind among state data privacy laws of general applicability, may entail substantial compliance efforts for affected companies to identify and correct cybersecurity shortcomings. While compliance concerns may generate new anxiety, the audit requirement’s impact on data breach litigation could
The Crypto Citizens Network reports on a somewhat different breach tactic where threat actors made a video of internal systems and threaten to leak the videos if their payment demands are not met. Kraken is standing firm that it won’t pay: In crypto, breaches usually start with code. This one didn’t. Kraken, one of the largest U.S.-based exchanges, is dealing with a different kind of threat—an extortion attempt built on insider access, not a traditional hack. On April 13, Chief Security
Does it matter whether President Trump calls the situation with Iran a “war” or an “excursion” or something else if your company is hit by a cyberattack that may be in retaliation? The Wall Street Journal reports: From Europe to the Middle East, geopolitical conflicts have companies rereading the fine print on insurance policies that deny coverage for wartime cyberattacks. Act-of-war exclusions—a common provision in homeowners, life and travel insurance—are largely untested in the cyber market, where the line between
The Record reports: A British hacker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign
Cybernews reports: Vercel, a cloud platform and maintainer of Next.js, a major web development framework, has been hacked, and hackers
Will P3 wind up on a vendors not to be trusted list? DataBreaches.net reports: P3 Global Intel advertises itself as a “fully
Does it matter whether President Trump calls the situation with Iran a “war” or an “excursion” or something else if
From the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: In the rarely litigated space of cyber insurance, the Northern District of Texas issued
DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered
The Record reports: A British hacker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign that siphoned at least $8 million in cryptocurrency from companies and individuals, federal prosecutors said. Tyler Robert Buchanan, 24, of Dundee, Scotland, admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to the Department of Justice. He previously was described as the suspected ringleader of a hacking collective tracked as “Scattered Spider” and
Will P3 wind up on a vendors not to be trusted list? DataBreaches.net reports: P3 Global Intel advertises itself as a “fully integrated and state-of-the-art tip acquisition and tip management solution that has quickly become the leading choice of Crime Stoppers Programs, Law Enforcement Agencies, Campus Safety Programs, and Federal Agency Initiatives.” 35,000 U.S. schools use P3 Campus, which partners with “safer school” initiatives such as Sandy Hook Promise, Safe2Tell CO and WY, SafeVoice NV, SafeSchools MD, Courage2Report MO, Safe2Say Something PA, SaySomething NC and
Comply or risk class-action litigation? IAPP explains: Last year, the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted a major new rule requiring certain businesses to conduct an annual cybersecurity audit. The rule went into effect 1 Jan. 2026. This pioneering requirement, the first of its kind among state data privacy laws of general applicability, may entail substantial compliance efforts for affected companies to identify and correct cybersecurity shortcomings. While compliance concerns may generate new anxiety, the audit requirement’s impact on data breach litigation could
The Crypto Citizens Network reports on a somewhat different breach tactic where threat actors made a video of internal systems and threaten to leak the videos if their payment demands are not met. Kraken is standing firm that it won’t pay: In crypto, breaches usually start with code. This one didn’t. Kraken, one of the largest U.S.-based exchanges, is dealing with a different kind of threat—an extortion attempt built on insider access, not a traditional hack. On April 13, Chief Security
The law firm of Squire Patton Boggs writes: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently issued an advisory memorandum (“Advisory”) to all “State
Comply or risk class-action litigation? IAPP explains: Last year, the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted a major new rule requiring certain businesses
The Daily Hodl reports: A bank in the US is settling with customers affected by a cybersecurity breach that exposed
Axios reports: Read more at Axios.
WPIX reports: A luxury fashion company that sells clothing, accessories and cosmetics has agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims
Miscellaneous News
DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered
The International Business Times reports: Discord is preparing to enforce a global age verification system from early March that will
The Record reports: A British hacker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign
Cybernews reports: Vercel, a cloud platform and maintainer of Next.js, a major web development framework, has been hacked, and hackers
Will P3 wind up on a vendors not to be trusted list? DataBreaches.net reports: P3 Global Intel advertises itself as a “fully
Does it matter whether President Trump calls the situation with Iran a “war” or an “excursion” or something else if
From the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: In the rarely litigated space of cyber insurance, the Northern District of Texas issued
DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered