2026 US Data Security Law Recap
From the Ashurst Perkins Coie law firm: Read more about specific state updates at JDSupra.
November 10, 2026
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From the Ashurst Perkins Coie law firm: Read more about specific state updates at JDSupra.
HIPAA Journal reports: A settlement that resolves claims related to a 2022 security incident and data breach at ArCare has
BeInsure reports that the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey have reached a $10 million settlement
The Korea Herald reports: A South Korean court on Thursday shot down Coupang’s request for a stay of execution for
Attorneys at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP write: Companies facing data breaches are increasingly being judged not only on
Miscellaneous News
SC Media reports: Fireworks, an artificial intelligence infrastructure startup, recently disclosed a security breach involving unauthorized access to its development
Mac and Windows users, don’t click on pictures—or type out text that has been distorted—before you read this. Some important
TechCrunch reports: Microsoft is slowly recovering from its day-long outage after much of the company’s systems were hit by a cascading software issue. The problems, which started Thursday, were initially flagged as affecting the company’s services in the U.S. and the Americas, but quickly spread around the world, as engineers struggled to recover downed servers. What began as an Outlook email and Teams video conferencing outage soon developed into a full blown meltdown, affecting the company’s cloud services for both
Microsoft’s massive outage is the latest warning in a disturbing string of cyberattacks, AI security threats and technology failures. Whether today’s disruption was caused by hackers or a technical failure, the danger is becoming impossible to ignore. OffGrid Survival writes: Microsoft suffered a massive outage Thursday, November 12, knocking out access to Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams and other services that millions of people and businesses depend on to get through an ordinary workday. Email stopped working, employees couldn’t access important
Europol, alongside global partners, has dismantled the criminal infrastructure behind Gootloader, CastleRAT, and StealC malware. In coordinated actions, law enforcement seized 235 servers and 257 domains, severely crippling these malware distribution networks: Read more at Europol.
New research from Netskope Threat Labs has found that 83% of AI-related security alerts in manufacturing involve employees sharing information with AI tools in ways that breach company policies. As CXOToday reports: This makes it the most prevalent AI-related security risk facing manufacturers, with employees potentially exposing confidential documents or sensitive company data through their use of AI applications. Downstream data policy violations, where AI systems return information to users that are not supposed to see it, are making up
A press release from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA): Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) unveiled the updated cyber incident reporting form, an enhanced web-enabled questionnaire available on CISA’s Incident Reporting Portal for reporting cyber incidents. By improving data quality, the more robust form strengthens the effectiveness and efficiency of national cyber defense. For instance, the new form will help CISA correlate related cyber threat activity to identify a larger trend from what otherwise would appear
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Microsoft’s massive outage is the latest warning in a disturbing string of cyberattacks, AI security threats and technology failures. Whether
AsiaOne reports: A spate of cybersecurity incidents involving unauthorised access has been reported over the past two weeks, including those
Once again, a legacy system has reportedly been exploited by attackers. Cybernews reports that its research has found that a
Reuters reports that French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food.
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
Once again, a legacy system has reportedly been exploited by attackers. Cybernews reports that its research has found that a
TechCrunch reports: Microsoft is slowly recovering from its day-long outage after much of the company’s systems were hit by a cascading software issue. The problems, which started Thursday, were initially flagged as affecting the company’s services in the U.S. and the Americas, but quickly spread around the world, as engineers struggled to recover downed servers. What began as an Outlook email and Teams video conferencing outage soon developed into a full blown meltdown, affecting the company’s cloud services for both
Microsoft’s massive outage is the latest warning in a disturbing string of cyberattacks, AI security threats and technology failures. Whether today’s disruption was caused by hackers or a technical failure, the danger is becoming impossible to ignore. OffGrid Survival writes: Microsoft suffered a massive outage Thursday, November 12, knocking out access to Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams and other services that millions of people and businesses depend on to get through an ordinary workday. Email stopped working, employees couldn’t access important
Europol, alongside global partners, has dismantled the criminal infrastructure behind Gootloader, CastleRAT, and StealC malware. In coordinated actions, law enforcement seized 235 servers and 257 domains, severely crippling these malware distribution networks: Read more at Europol.
New research from Netskope Threat Labs has found that 83% of AI-related security alerts in manufacturing involve employees sharing information with AI tools in ways that breach company policies. As CXOToday reports: This makes it the most prevalent AI-related security risk facing manufacturers, with employees potentially exposing confidential documents or sensitive company data through their use of AI applications. Downstream data policy violations, where AI systems return information to users that are not supposed to see it, are making up
From the Ashurst Perkins Coie law firm: Read more about specific state updates at JDSupra.
HIPAA Journal reports: A settlement that resolves claims related to a 2022 security incident and data breach at ArCare has
BeInsure reports that the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey have reached a $10 million settlement
The Korea Herald reports: A South Korean court on Thursday shot down Coupang’s request for a stay of execution for
Attorneys at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP write: Companies facing data breaches are increasingly being judged not only on
Miscellaneous News
SC Media reports: Fireworks, an artificial intelligence infrastructure startup, recently disclosed a security breach involving unauthorized access to its development
Mac and Windows users, don’t click on pictures—or type out text that has been distorted—before you read this. Some important
Categories
Microsoft’s massive outage is the latest warning in a disturbing string of cyberattacks, AI security threats and technology failures. Whether
AsiaOne reports: A spate of cybersecurity incidents involving unauthorised access has been reported over the past two weeks, including those
Once again, a legacy system has reportedly been exploited by attackers. Cybernews reports that its research has found that a
Reuters reports that French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food.
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
Once again, a legacy system has reportedly been exploited by attackers. Cybernews reports that its research has found that a