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FCC Continues Slow March Toward Broader Acceptance of Ultra-Wideband Technologies
Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering & Technology (OET) granted Schlage Lock Company LLC a waiver of the Part 15 rules to market an ultra-wideband (UWB) device. This is the first UWB waiver granted this year, but it continues a nearly two-decade movement toward broadening the allowable uses for the technology,…
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May 2023 UDAAP Bulletin
The following document provides a monthly roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission regarding the prohibition on unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) in the marketplace for consumer financial services….By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Idaho Falls Community Hospital and Mountain View Hospital Confirm Cyberattack and Investigate Possible Data Breach
On May 30, 2023, Idaho Falls Community Hospital (“IFCH”) and Mountain View Hospital (“MVH”) added banners to their respective web pages announcing an “IT Issue” that may have resulted in patients’ confidential information being exposed to an unauthorized party. Based on the companies’ posts, which are identical, the incident involved a cyberattack targeting the organizations’…
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Winslow Memorial Hospital Notifies Patients of Recent Cyberattack as It Investigates a Likely Data Breach
On May 25, 2023, Winslow Memorial Hospital, which does business under the name Little Colorado Medical Center (LCMC”), filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after learning that an unauthorized party carried out a cyberattack resulting in leaked patient data. However, Little Colorado Medical Center is still reviewing the breached…
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Pro Se Plaintiff Twiqballed in D. Conn., But Claim Would Have Failed Anyway
We are back “stateside,” after a trip to London and Florence. We loved both, especially the Tower of London, Highclere Castle (used for the filming of Downton Abbey – how very cool to walk through the rooms we watched with such pleasure for six seasons) and, of course, the breathtaking David….By: Reed Smith
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EpiSource LLC Confirms Recent Data Breach Stemming from Unauthorized Access to AWS Information
On June 2, 2023, EpiSource LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after learning that suspicious activity within the company’s Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) environment resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access confidential consumer data. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Exeter Finance Clients Notified of Third-Party Data Breach by NCB Management Services, Inc
On June 7, 2023, Exeter Finance, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, a division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office. after learning about a third-party data breach occurring at NCB Management Services, Inc (“NCB”). NCB is a vendor that Exeter uses to…
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Colombian Children Found in Jungle Had Been on Plane to Flee Armed Group
The father of two of the survivors said the family had feared the children would be recruited by a violent armed group.
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Russian Forces Strike Back Against Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
Russia attacked Ukrainian troops near villages in Ukraine’s south on the same day that Russian missiles killed at least 11 people and that President Vladimir V. Putin acknowledged some Russian losses.
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U.N. Monitor Aims to Cross Front Line to Inspect Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
The destruction of a hydroelectric dam last week unleashed a flood and threatened the water supply needed to cool the battle-scarred Zaporizhzhia plant.
