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Sheppard Mullin Hires Tech Chief to Optimize Data, Explore AI Use

The firm also promoted Keri Gavin to chief financial officer.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Shifting Landscape of US State Data Privacy Laws in 2024

This year marks a departure from the previous dominance of the Washington State Privacy Act (WPA) framework, signaling a shift in how states approach privacy protection.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Scammed Lawyer Gets $450K After Fraudsters Use Bar Number

"I needed to do everything I could to tell the world, this wasn't me, and that's what I've done," attorney Frank White said.
4 minute read

Law.com

'Data Breach' Insurance Policy Does Not Extend to Biometric Information Collection, Appellate Court Holds

The majority said the allegations in the lawsuit "do not even potentially fall within the policy's coverage" and said Lloyd's policy for Tony's would only cover data breaches involving unauthorized access to Tony's biometric data.
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New York Law Journal

Is Invasion of Privacy an Appropriate Analogue for Data Breach Cases?

The authors examine whether invasion of privacy torts—intentional torts—are actually analogous to data breaches where claims sound in negligence and the alleged harm may be a risk of future identity theft, rather than embarrassment or other dignitary harms. The diverging approaches of lower courts in addressing this question suggests a struggle with applying historical tradition to these novel data privacy claims.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Hospital Agrees to $65M Class Action Settlement Over Data Breach

Unlike in most data breach cases, the plaintiffs were able to determine the specifics of the damage done to class members, Saltz Mongeluzzi partner Patrick Howard said.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Nervous System: Honeypots in Space

Honeypots are designed to trick hackers into exposing themselves. The first known use of such a trap occurred in the mid-1980s, when a $0.75 discrepency exposed an international cadre of spies attempting to steal military secrets about the fabled "Star Wars" Strategic Defense Initiative.
5 minute read

Law.com

Risks and Ad Fraud Protection In Digital Advertising

The ever-evolving digital marketing landscape, coupled with the industry-wide adoption of programmatic advertising, poses a significant threat to the effectiveness and integrity of digital advertising campaigns. This article explores various risks to digital advertising from pixel stuffing and ad stacking to domain spoofing and bots. It will also explore what should be done to ensure ad fraud protection and improve effectiveness.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Throng of Workers Using AI Off the Grid Unwittingly Aiding Cybercriminals

AI adoption has risen so much so quickly that the average knowledge worker puts more corporate data into AI tools on Saturday or Sunday than the middle of the workweek a year ago, a Cyberhaven study found.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Greenberg Traurig's Strategy to Recover $4M in Malicious Email Spoofing Attack

"This will be important for people to look at because … I think it will be one of those test cases in the blockchain space," said Dr. Tonya M. Evans, a tenured law professor at Penn State Dickinson Law.
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