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
Rhode Island Current reports that the state has settled with Deloitte, the contractor responsible for the RIBridges data breach. A $7 million handshake between the Rhode Island Department of Administration and global consultancy Deloitte over the latter’s role in the 2024 RIBridges data breach has brought the state’s total windfall to $12 million for the incident. Deloitte is required to pay up within 30 days of the agreement’s effective date, or comply with a later deadline if it receives one
The Register reports: A previously unknown threat group using tried-and-tested social engineering tactics – Microsoft Teams chat invitations and helpdesk staff impersonation – is also using custom malware in its data-stealing attacks, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. The threat hunters say they spotted a “large email campaign” in late December 2025. The attack started by spamming target organizations with an overwhelming amount of email traffic. Then someone posing as helpdesk personnel would reach out via Microsoft Teams to offer help with
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
Rhode Island Current reports that the state has settled with Deloitte, the contractor responsible for the RIBridges data breach. A
The Register reports: A previously unknown threat group using tried-and-tested social engineering tactics – Microsoft Teams chat invitations and helpdesk
The Record reports: A British hacker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign
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
Rhode Island Current reports that the state has settled with Deloitte, the contractor responsible for the RIBridges data breach. A
Rhode Island Current reports that the state has settled with Deloitte, the contractor responsible for the RIBridges data breach. A $7 million handshake between the Rhode Island Department of Administration and global consultancy Deloitte over the latter’s role in the 2024 RIBridges data breach has brought the state’s total windfall to $12 million for the incident. Deloitte is required to pay up within 30 days of the agreement’s effective date, or comply with a later deadline if it receives one
The Register reports: A previously unknown threat group using tried-and-tested social engineering tactics – Microsoft Teams chat invitations and helpdesk staff impersonation – is also using custom malware in its data-stealing attacks, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group. The threat hunters say they spotted a “large email campaign” in late December 2025. The attack started by spamming target organizations with an overwhelming amount of email traffic. Then someone posing as helpdesk personnel would reach out via Microsoft Teams to offer help with
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
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
Rhode Island Current reports that the state has settled with Deloitte, the contractor responsible for the RIBridges data breach. A
The Register reports: A previously unknown threat group using tried-and-tested social engineering tactics – Microsoft Teams chat invitations and helpdesk
The Record reports: A British hacker pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. federal court to participating in a sweeping cybercrime campaign
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
Rhode Island Current reports that the state has settled with Deloitte, the contractor responsible for the RIBridges data breach. A