Bain Capital Potentially on Hook for PowerSchool Data Breach
A client alert from Womble Bond Dickinson (US) discusses what it describes as a first-of-its-kind ruling: a California court did
May 1, 2026
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
The Eastern Herald reports: A critical error in Microsoft’s flagship security platform has sent shockwaves across the global cybersecurity community, after Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan, triggering widespread panic among enterprises and system administrators. The issue emerged in early May 2026, when a faulty security intelligence update caused Defender to misidentify trusted DigiCert root certificates as malware. The detection, labeled Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, rapidly spread across Windows systems worldwide, leading to mass alerts and automated remediation actions. What made the incident
Security Week reports that Instructure is the latest edtech firm to fall prey to hackers. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, the edtech firm is best known for Canvas, one of the most widely used learning platforms across educational institutions and other organizations. Disclosed on April 30, the cyberattack was blamed for “disruption to tools relying on API keys” and was largely addressed by Sunday, May 3, when access to the Canvas Data 2 platform was restored. On May 1,
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
Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Security
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
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
Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Security
The Eastern Herald reports: A critical error in Microsoft’s flagship security platform has sent shockwaves across the global cybersecurity community, after Microsoft Defender wrongly flags DigiCert certs as Trojan, triggering widespread panic among enterprises and system administrators. The issue emerged in early May 2026, when a faulty security intelligence update caused Defender to misidentify trusted DigiCert root certificates as malware. The detection, labeled Trojan:Win32/Cerdigent.A!dha, rapidly spread across Windows systems worldwide, leading to mass alerts and automated remediation actions. What made the incident
Security Week reports that Instructure is the latest edtech firm to fall prey to hackers. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, the edtech firm is best known for Canvas, one of the most widely used learning platforms across educational institutions and other organizations. Disclosed on April 30, the cyberattack was blamed for “disruption to tools relying on API keys” and was largely addressed by Sunday, May 3, when access to the Canvas Data 2 platform was restored. On May 1,
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
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
Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Security
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
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
Hackers stole data of 119,000 Vimeo users in April. The breach, linked to a third‑party vendor, exposed personal details. Security