A client alert from Womble Bond Dickinson (US) discusses what it describes as a first-of-its-kind ruling: a California court did
This client alert is based on a longer article Patrick Emerson McCormick wrote for the Conference on Consumer Finance Law Quarterly
The Record reports: A Chinese national accused of being a member of a state-backed hacking group has been extradited to
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
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
Lewis Robertson of Heriot-Watt University writes: Newly published research from a leading computer scientist warns that the use of generative AI to design, train, or perform steps within a machine learning system could increase serious risks. Michael Lones, professor at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, has argued in a new paper that generative AI could expose organizations and the public to unintended harm. … Professor Lones’ study has been published in the journal Patterns and explores how generative AI is increasingly being used to
The Register reports: French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old on April 25 over the alleged theft of millions of records from France Titres (ANTS), the agency handling secure documents. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday that the minor, suspected of using the online alias “breach3d” and not named because French law protects minors, faces two computer crime allegations linked to an intrusion in which between 12 million and 18 million lines of data were offered for sale on
DEFCROS News reports: Senators Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks are pressing for answers from Navigate360 following a cyberattack that reportedly compromised sensitive student data from school safety tip lines. The incident has raised significant concerns about the security of information intended to protect students and the integrity of the systems designed to facilitate anonymous reporting. This situation came to light amid growing scrutiny of cybersecurity measures in educational institutions. Read more at DEFCROS News. At the heart of concerns about
The Record reports: A Chinese national accused of being a member of a state-backed hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Milan, his lawyer confirmed on Monday. Xu Zewei was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities after he was accused by the U.S. of involvement with a Chinese hacking group allegedly responsible for breaking into systems at a Texas university to steal COVID-19 vaccine information. Xu’s lawyer, Simona Candido, told Recorded Future News that he was extradited on Saturday
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
By now, many, if not all, people are likely to be leery of text messages or voicemails claiming to be
The Register reports: French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old on April 25 over the alleged theft of millions of
A client alert from Womble Bond Dickinson (US) discusses what it describes as a first-of-its-kind ruling: a California court did
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
DEFCROS News reports: Senators Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks are pressing for answers from Navigate360 following a cyberattack that reportedly
Lewis Robertson of Heriot-Watt University writes: Newly published research from a leading computer scientist warns that the use of generative AI to design, train, or perform steps within a machine learning system could increase serious risks. Michael Lones, professor at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, has argued in a new paper that generative AI could expose organizations and the public to unintended harm. … Professor Lones’ study has been published in the journal Patterns and explores how generative AI is increasingly being used to
The Register reports: French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old on April 25 over the alleged theft of millions of records from France Titres (ANTS), the agency handling secure documents. The Paris Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday that the minor, suspected of using the online alias “breach3d” and not named because French law protects minors, faces two computer crime allegations linked to an intrusion in which between 12 million and 18 million lines of data were offered for sale on
DEFCROS News reports: Senators Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks are pressing for answers from Navigate360 following a cyberattack that reportedly compromised sensitive student data from school safety tip lines. The incident has raised significant concerns about the security of information intended to protect students and the integrity of the systems designed to facilitate anonymous reporting. This situation came to light amid growing scrutiny of cybersecurity measures in educational institutions. Read more at DEFCROS News. At the heart of concerns about
The Record reports: A Chinese national accused of being a member of a state-backed hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Milan, his lawyer confirmed on Monday. Xu Zewei was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities after he was accused by the U.S. of involvement with a Chinese hacking group allegedly responsible for breaking into systems at a Texas university to steal COVID-19 vaccine information. Xu’s lawyer, Simona Candido, told Recorded Future News that he was extradited on Saturday
A client alert from Womble Bond Dickinson (US) discusses what it describes as a first-of-its-kind ruling: a California court did
This client alert is based on a longer article Patrick Emerson McCormick wrote for the Conference on Consumer Finance Law Quarterly
The Record reports: A Chinese national accused of being a member of a state-backed hacking group has been extradited to
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
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
By now, many, if not all, people are likely to be leery of text messages or voicemails claiming to be
The Register reports: French prosecutors say police detained a 15-year-old on April 25 over the alleged theft of millions of
A client alert from Womble Bond Dickinson (US) discusses what it describes as a first-of-its-kind ruling: a California court did
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
DEFCROS News reports: Senators Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks are pressing for answers from Navigate360 following a cyberattack that reportedly
