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Red Cross Creates Rules for Civilian Hackers in Conflict Zones
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has taken a new step to regulate the activities of civilian hackers in conflict zones. To address the rise in the involvement of civilian hackers in inter-state conflicts, the ICRC has come up with eight directives to ensure that these hackers don’t end up harming non-combatants….By: Robinson+Cole…
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New Crypto Initiatives Launch; California Governor Signs Digital Financial Assets Law; Bank Regulators Address Crypto Risks; Enforcement Actions Continue
Financial Firm Completes CBDC Pilot; Exchanges Launch P2P Trading Platform – A major U.S. financial services firm recently published a press release announcing that it has “successfully demonstrated capabilities of a new solution that enables CBDCs to be tokenised (or ‘wrapped’) onto different blockchains, providing consumers with a new option to participate in commerce across…
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Cadre Services Targeted in Ransomware Attack; Hackers Leak Some Stolen Data, Including SSNs
Recently, reports began surfacing about a data breach at Cadre Services, a staffing company based in Appleton, Wisconsin. While the company has yet to confirm these reports, AlphV, the ransomware group responsible for the attack, has released its communications with a representative of Cadre, seemingly confirming the cyberattack and breach….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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The Arizona Legislature’s Enactment of A.R.S. § 4-312(B) Abrogated Common Law Dramshop Claims
The Arizona Supreme Court held today in Torres v. JAI Dining Servs. (Phx.) Inc., that the constitution does not protect common law dram shop actions, and thus, the legislature, by enacting a statutory dram shop claim, abrogated the then-existing common law dram shop cause of action. Abrogating the common law claim means that in order…
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American Family Insurance Confirms Reports of Cyber Attack, Raising Consumers’ Concerns Over a Possible Data Breach
Last week, American Family Insurance (“American Family”) confirmed that the recent IT issues the company has been dealing with were due to a cyberattack. Given the recency of the incident, American Family is still in the process of investigating the incident….By: Console and Associates, P.C.
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California’s Digital Fair Repair Act (SB 244)
Governor Gavin Newsom recently approved California’s SB 244, also referred to as the Right to Repair Act, positioning California as a pivotal state advocating for comprehensive electronics or appliance repair rights. Effective on July 1, 2024, the legislation will have profound implications for consumers, independent service repair facilities, and electronics and appliance manufacturers….By: Perkins Coie
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Wescom Credit Union Announces Data Breach Following Cybersecurity Incident at Vendor Barracuda Network, Inc.
On October 20, 2023, Wescom Credit Union (“Wescom”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that Barracuda Network, Inc., the vendor that provides security and data protection services to Wescom, experienced a data security incident. In this notice, Wescom explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party…
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Israel-Hamas War: Two Additional Hostages Released From Gaza
The two women were taken to a medical center in Israel to be reunited with family, while more than 200 others are still believed to be held, including their husbands. Two other captives were set free on Friday.
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War Has Smashed Assumptions About Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Some paradigms taken for granted about Israel and the Palestinians, both in Gaza and the West Bank, have been broken. So has the idea that Washington can ignore the Middle East.
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Kill and Be Killed: Ukraine’s Bloody Battlefield Equation
The dynamics of Europe’s deadliest war in generations remain exceedingly violent and increasingly complicated by factors far from the battlefield.
