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John Taylor High School shares pupils’ exam results in data breach
The school is an academy attended by about 1,600 pupils, rated outstanding by Ofsted. The parent, whose child is an A-level student at the school, explained the initial email, titled GCE A Level Exam Grade Boundaries Summer Series 2023, outlined how students could review their own grades. “This email included four attachments which detailed the…
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Siemens Healthineers hacked with LockBit ransomware
Healthcare technology giant Siemens Healthineers said it is investigating a potential ransomware incident at one of its subsidiaries after claims of an attack were made by the LockBit ransomware group.
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Litigation Minute: The Next Wave of Website Privacy Lawsuits (Pixel Tool Litigation Series: Part One)
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less – The rise in session replay litigation has paved the way for a new wave of website privacy lawsuits: pixel tool litigation. Plaintiffs have increasingly challenged the use of this technology, such as the Meta Pixel, on consumer-facing websites across a variety of industries—including healthcare,…
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Insurer Denies Coverage Under Professional Liability Policy for Lawyer’s Email Compromise
Insurance coverage for cyberattacks can be tricky for anyone to navigate, including lawyers. To illustrate this point, a case in New Jersey caught my eye that I thought would be an interesting read for our followers who are lawyers….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
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DIFC Issues Landmark Adequacy Decision Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act
On August 7, 2023, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates, issued the first adequacy decision regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, the CCPA), recognizing the essential equivalence of…
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CISA Issues Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued “timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding” Industrial Control Systems (ICS)….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
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Coinbase Approved to Operate a Futures Commission Merchant
Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc., a leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it has secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to operate a futures commission merchant offering crypto futures on its platforms. The NFA is the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry, designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to Coinbase,…
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Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting 248,943 Individuals
On August 17, 2023, Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that the organization was the recent target of a cyberattack. In this notice, Morris Hospital explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…
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Can a Treating Physician Opine on Causation? Eleventh Circuit Says It’s About Intent, not Content
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) outlines two different sets of pretrial disclosure requirements, imposing more onerous requirements on “retained” than “non-retained” experts. Relatedly, when non-retained expert witnesses offer opinions based on information obtained outside the scope of their personal involvement in the facts of the case, most courts require them to submit a full…
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Bailey Cavalieri LLC Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting 203,136 Individuals
On August 17, 2023, Bailey Cavalieri LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s computer system. In this notice, Bailey Cavalieri explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…
