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FERC Approves NERC’s CIP Reliability Standard on Cyber Security
On May 23, 2024, FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standard, CIP-012-2 (Cyber Security – Communications between Control Centers), which is intended to improve upon and expand existing reliability standards to mitigate risks posed by loss of availability of communication links and certain data transmitted between…
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France Has Entered the Chat: Sun Patent Trust Asks French Court to Determine Global FRAND Rate for LTE-Advanced SEPs
Last week, Sun Patent Trust sued Xiaomi in France for infringement of patents claimed to be essential to the LTE-Advanced standard. In its suit, Sun Patent Trust asked French courts to set a global FRAND rate—something that has never occurred before. In the event this case advances to a final decision, it will have a…
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Oregon Jury Renders $260M Verdict for Plaintiff in Talc Trial
Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court for Mulnomah County, Oregon (Portland) In this matter, plaintiff Kyung Lee claimed that she developed mesothelioma from her use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder, which she alleges was contaminated with asbestos….By: Goldberg Segalla
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QuoteWizard Confirms Possible Cybersecurity Incident and Data Breach Related to Cybersecurity Incident at Snowflake
Recently, QuoteWizard, a LendingTree company, confirmed that the company may have been the most recent victim of an incident at Snowflake, a cloud-based solutions company. In this notice, QuoteWizard explains that it uses Snowflake and that Snowflake previously reached out to QuoteWizard to explain that certain data may have been affected by the incident….By: Console…
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Diversified Global Graphics Group Announces Data Breach Affecting an Unknown Number of Consumer SSNs
May 31, 2024, Diversified Global Graphics Group (“DG3”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that its computer network was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, DG3 explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names,…
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GapBuster Announces Third-Party Data Breach Following Cybersecurity Incident at Nectar Desk
On June 2, 2024, Gapbuster Worldwide Pty Ltd, also known as Sonata GBW (“GBW”), filed a notice with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that Nectar Desk, a vendor used by the GBW, experienced a data breach. In this notice, GapBuster explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…
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Multiple Companies Reportedly Impacted by Snowflake Data Breach
Recently, several large companies confirmed that they’d experienced data breaches related to their use of an AI data platform hosted by Snowflake, Inc. While the details about the Snowflake data breach are still being released, the incident appears to have been responsible for several major data breaches, including the Ticketmaster data breach affecting as many…
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Middle East Crisis: U.N. Security Council Passes U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire Resolution
The resolution laid out a three-phase plan that begins with an immediate cease-fire. Neither Israel nor Hamas has formally embraced the plan.
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Netanyahu Faces Battle in Israel After Gantz’s Party Leaves Government
The Israeli prime minister is likely to become more dependent on the right-wing partners in his coalition government after the centrist Benny Gantz and his party pulled out of it.
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Sunny Days in Moscow
A single image of a blustery day in wartime Moscow captures the feeling of triumph sweeping through the Russia.
