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Strategy to Address China’s Recent Proposed HR Exception to Facilitate Cross-Border Data Transfers
Multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) continue to confront a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract. This implementation requires not just completion of the standardized data transfer agreement but also completion of a complex transfer impact assessment and submission for approval of these and related documents…
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An Endeavor to Facilitate Free Movement of Data From China
China is seeking to take a significant step to relax the compliance burden on multinational corporations (MNCs) regarding data export from China by allowing: (i) certain routine data exports for daily business operation or internal human resource management; and (ii) the export of a small volume of unimportant data, to be exempt from three primary…
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Baxalta’s Antibody Patent Held Invalid under Amgen’s Enablement Standard by the Federal Circuit
In Baxalta, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a summary judgment finding from the District of Delaware (Judge Timothy B. Dyk) that claims 1-4, 19 and 20 of Baxalta’s patent directed to Factor IX were invalid for lack of enablement based on the Supreme Court’s finding in Amgen…
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MasTec Employees May Be the Victim of MOVEit Data Breach Occurring at Delta Dental
On October 27, 2023, MasTec, Inc. filed a notice with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering a MOVEit-related data breach at Delta Dental affected employees and dependents enrolled in the company’s Care Opt Plus Group Benefits Plan For Hourly & Salaried Employees. In this notice, MasTec explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Barrick Gold Confirms Data Breach Related to Vulnerability in MOVEit Program
On October 27, 2023, Barrick Gold filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that MOVEit, a secure file-transfer software used by the company, contained a critical vulnerability. In this notice, Barrick explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By: Console…
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Smoothie King Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting Thousands of SSNs
On October 31, 2023, SK USA, Inc. (“Smoothie King”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential information that had been entrusted to the company. In this notice, Smoothie King explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being…
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Postmeds Announces Data Breach Impacting Hundreds of Thousands of Consumers Nationwide
On October 31, 2023, Postmeds, Inc. d/b/a TruePill (“TruePill”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized user gained access to files stored on the company’s network that contained sensitive patient information. In this notice, TruePill explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being…
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Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution Announces Data Breach Affecting 171,871 Patients Across the United States
On October 31, 2023, Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution (“Deer Oaks”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that a cybersecurity incident compromised the security of information stored on the company’s computer network. In this notice, Deer Oaks explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Israel-Hamas War: Hundreds of Dual Nationals and Injured Palestinians Cross From Gaza to Egypt
The southern Gaza border opened for the first such crossings since the war began, after a deal negotiated late Tuesday among Israel, Egypt, Hamas, the United States and Qatar.
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Frustrated Zelensky Says Ukraine’s War Effort Is Being Underestimated
As U.S. officials warned senators against halting military aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops’ achievements were “perceived as a given.”
