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Corporate Counsel

2024 Ransomware Payments Poised to Shatter Record, as Gangs Target 'Big Game'

A midyear report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis projects the total paid this year will soar past $1 billion again, even though fewer victims are paying. 
2 minute read

The Recorder

'A Wake-Up Call': Experts Assess Impact of SSN Data Breach Case

The breach became public knowledge this month after a California resident filed a class action lawsuit against background check company Jerico Pictures, doing business as National Public Data in Coral Springs, Florida, on Aug. 1 in the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division. The plaintiff is represented by Kopelowitz Ostrow, Arnold Law Firm and Wucetich Korovilas.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cleared in HP Fraud Trial, British Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch Now Missing at Sea

Lynch, who spent months earlier this year standing trial in San Francisco, was on a luxury yacht that sank during a sudden thunderstorm off the coast of Sicily.
2 minute read

The Recorder

8 Tips for Businesses to Achieve Compliance and Avoid Fines Under the CPRA's Data Minimization Requirements

Organizations that prioritize data minimization and stay up to date with changes in privacy laws and regulations will be well- positioned to meet the privacy challenges of the future.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California AI Bills Survive Legislative Hurdle, But Narrowed

Bills regulating AI training and safety will move to legislative floor votes after committee amendments.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'A Prime Target': AT&T Hit With Class Action One Month After Disclosing Massive Data Leak

The claim, brought on behalf of class members who had different wireless carriers but texted and called AT&T Mobile users, alleged that the company's own negligence resulted in an April 2024 cyberattack that leaked the call logs of more than 100 million AT&T customers, compromising their own data in the process.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Rhode Island's Data Privacy Statute Has Key Differences, Depending on Its Interpretation

From an absent "cure period" to additional statutory damages for the intentional disclosure of personally identifiable information, the RIDPTAA treads its own path in the patchwork.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Settlement Dilemma in Data Breach Actions: Risk, Strategy, and Legal Insights

Companies are constantly under attack from hackers, as data breaches have become not a matter of if, but when a company will face them.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meta Reaches $1.4B Settlement With Texas: Meet the Lawyers

McKool Smith and Keller Postman assisted the Texas attorney general in achieving an accelerated settlement of $1.4 billion with Meta for its unauthorized use of Facebook users' biometric data.
4 minute read

The Recorder

California Appellate Court Opens 'New World of Possibilities' With Social Media Subpoena Decision

The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the Stored Communications Act does not shield Facebook and Snap from subpoenas for posts related to a homicide case.
4 minute read

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