Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 30, 2024
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T-Mobile settles FCC charges over four data breaches

The Federal Communications Commission announced a major settlement today: WASHINGTON, September 30, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission today announced a groundbreaking data protection and cybersecurity settlement with T-Mobile to resolve the Enforcement Bureau’s investigations into significant data breaches that impacted millions of U.S. consumers. To settle the investigations, T-Mobile has agreed to important forward-looking commitments to address foundational […]

Data Breach News, Europe, Legal News, News
September 27, 2024
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Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords

TechCrunch reports: Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine — around $101.5 million at current exchange rates — after concluding a multiyear investigation into a 2019 security breach by Facebook’s parent company. […] After investigating, […]

Legal News, News
September 18, 2024
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New Data Breach Notification Obligations for PA – and a New Reporting Portal

New data breach reporting and mitigation requirements go into effect in Pennsylvania on September 26, and there is a new portal for reporting breaches to the state. Lawyers at SheppardMullin provide a timely reminder: Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced yesterday the launch of an online portal for businesses to report data breaches to the AG’s office. The […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 18, 2024
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AT&T to pay $13 million to settle FCC probe over cloud data breach

CBS News reports: AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million to settle a federal investigation into whether the mobile phone service provider failed to protect customer information in connection with a data breach last year, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday.   The FCC’s probe focused on how AT&T’s privacy, cybersecurity and vendor management practices […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News
September 12, 2024
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Lehigh Valley Health Network to Pay $65M to Settle Suit Over Ransomware Attack That Exposed Patients’ Nude Photos

A blockbuster proposed settlement has been announced involving a ransomware attack last year. The ransomware attack by BlackCat resulted in 134,000 patients of Lehigh Valley Health Network having their data accessed, exfiltrated, and in some cases, leaked online. Distressingly, the threat actors cruelly leaked nude photos of identifiable cancer patients as part of the incident. […]

Legal News
September 10, 2024
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Data collection on corporate websites is a litigation risk

Lawyers at Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP write: Businesses continue to be subjected to a steady stream of consumer class action lawsuits alleging improper collection or disclosure of information from their websites. A variety of laws and legal claims are used to support the suits. Some lawsuits assert violation of laws that are not […]

Legal News
September 10, 2024
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ISPs Say 1996 Law Blocks FCC’s New Data Breach Rules

“Telecom companies told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Monday that new Federal Communications Commission data breach rules are too similar to ones nixed by Congress in 2017.” Broadband Breakfast reports: “Congress disapproved the FCC’s earlier 2016 Reporting Rule, and the FCC all but admits that the two rules are nearly identical. […]

Data Breach News, Legal News, News, Vendor News
September 02, 2024
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Federal Trade Commission Fines Verkada

Federal Trade Commission building, Washington D.C.

Risky Biz News reports: The FTC has fined security camera firm Verkada $2.95 million for failing to implement cybersecurity measures to protect its systems. The fine is related to a March 2021 security breach when a hacker accessed customer data and video footage from over 150,000 Verkada cameras. The hacker used the cameras to access and leak footage from psychiatric hospitals, […]

Legal News, Commentaries and Analyses
August 20, 2024
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Federal Court Rejects Motion to Dismiss Wiretap Claims Using HIPAA to Support Crime-Tort Exception Allegations

If you feel like you need an explanation of the headline, you are not alone. But BCLP explains the concept and court decisions: It has now become commonplace for Plaintiffs’ attorneys to bring claims alleging that routine marketing techniques, including the deployment of behavioral advertising cookies and pixels, constitute wiretaps in violation of state and […]