Amid the continued wave of consumer class action lawsuits targeting the use of cookies, pixels, beacons, and other tracking tools on organizations’ websites, a recent decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court departed from other jurisdictions by holding that the state’s wiretap act did not apply to the use of these emerging technologies.

You've been hit by a ransomware attack, and a cybercriminal group is demanding a cryptocurrency payment in exchange for your data's safe return. Should you pay?

Happy Cyber Monday!

In honor of Computer Security Day (which was Saturday), we have a quiz designed to test your grasp of key laws, regulations, and best practices that keep your personal, financial, and sensitive information safe.

Financial institutions are now required to notify the Federal Trade Commission about any security breach that involves the information of 500 customers or more. The breach must be reported no later than 30 days after it is discovered.

Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s beleaguered former Chief Information Security Officer, was back in the news last month when he appealed his 2023 conviction for his role in concealing a 2016 breach of Uber’s network and customer data. 

We’re thrilled to announce exciting new additions to the Constangy Cyber Team, with three new partners and a law clerk. Each new team member brings unique experience and skills to our offices in Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York.

New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation continues its phased roll-out on November 1, when licensed financial services companies face a host of new requirements aimed at bolstering breach readiness and improving their ability to recover from disastrous situations. Companies will be required to put in writing how they would address several common pressure points in the breach response and mitigation process – including how they plan to recover from backups if critical data is lost.

Data breaches have become a serious issue for businesses, leading to numerous putative class action lawsuits alleging that the defendants failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information or protected health information of their employees or customers.

The NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit, which was held September 30-October 2 in Philadelphia, featured panels focused on the latest developments and challenges in cyber risk. Speakers included insurance, legal, and technology experts from a wide variety of organizations in the cyber risk industry.

On October 1, Montana became the newest state with a comprehensive data privacy law, the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act.