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Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • April 29, 2025

    Fla. Bitcoin Scammer Warned That 20-Year Sentence On Table

    A Manhattan federal judge told a Florida bitcoin scammer on Tuesday that he may face 20 years for refusing to repay $20 million to an entrepreneur whose cryptocurrency he stole, citing the defendant's alleged preference for doing time over making restitution.

  • April 29, 2025

    2 Insurance Firms Join Frozen IPO Pipeline Seeking $440M

    Two insurance companies joined the roster of candidates for initial public offerings on Tuesday by launching plans to raise about $440 million combined under guidance from six law firms, potentially unlocking a stalled pipeline.

  • April 29, 2025

    Florida, 20 Other States Back FTC Commissioner Firings

    A group of 21 Republican-led states and the Arizona Legislature are backing President Donald Trump's firing of two Democratic Federal Trade Commission members, telling the D.C. federal judge hearing the commissioners' case that the president has absolute authority over the commission.

  • April 28, 2025

    FTC Requires Co. To Cease Inaccurate AI Detection Claims

    The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took aim at the marketer of a tool that's designed to detect whether online content has been developed using generative artificial intelligence technology, issuing a directive for the company to stop advertising the accuracy of its product without sufficient evidence. 

  • April 28, 2025

    Meta Gets Jury In Damages Trial Over NSO's WhatsApp Hack

    A California federal judge empaneled eight jurors Monday to decide how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes Meta Platforms for hacking into 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, selecting from a pool of dozens of San Francisco Bay Area residents, many of whom criticized Meta, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the Israeli government.

  • April 28, 2025

    Ex-Disney Worker Gets 3 Years For Profanity-Laced Menus

    A former Walt Disney World employee was sentenced to three years behind bars after he pled guilty in Florida federal court to hacking into a program used to create menus for the theme park's restaurants, adding profanities, changing prices and altering allergen information that could have put patrons at risk.

  • April 28, 2025

    FCC Tells Courts 5th Circ. Wrong To Kill $57M AT&T Fine

    The Federal Communications Commission defended multimillion-dollar fines against T-Mobile and Verizon in letters to the D.C. Circuit and Second Circuit, urging the appeals courts not to heed the Fifth Circuit's toss of a related $57 million privacy fine against AT&T.

  • April 28, 2025

    SolarWinds Seeks Final Win Over SEC's 'Face-Saving' Case

    SolarWinds Corp. has asked a New York federal judge to grant it an early win in a suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accusing the software developer of hiding cybersecurity vulnerabilities that led to the 2020 Sunburst attack, saying the SEC's suit has "devolved into a face-saving exercise."

  • April 28, 2025

    9th Circ. Nixes COVID-19 App Suit Appeal Against Apple

    The Ninth Circuit has once again shut the door on a doctor's suit accusing Apple of illegally refusing to distribute his COVID-19 tracking app through its app store, affirming a lower court ruling from October 2024 that denied his motion to reopen.

  • April 28, 2025

    Unions Tell Judge To Stop DOGE's Federal Personnel Probe

    A New York federal judge should block the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from disclosing information about federal employees to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, three unions argued in an updated injunction request, saying their position is stronger now that the judge denied the government's dismissal bid.

  • April 28, 2025

    FCC Aims To Fight Robocall Scams With Caller ID Reg

    The Federal Communications Commission on Monday proposed new rules to make sure phone networks that haven't adopted internet technology are still authenticating caller ID.

  • April 28, 2025

    Nasdaq Presses SEC To Enact Clearer Digital Asset Rules

    Nasdaq is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and its sister agency that regulates derivatives to adopt clearer rules governing digital assets, calling for a system that classifies such products into four categories.

  • April 28, 2025

    No Harm Shown Over DOGE Access To Tax Data, US Says

    The U.S. government asked a D.C. federal court to throw out four organizations' bid to keep the White House's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing confidential taxpayer data, saying their suit fails to show injury to the groups' members.

  • April 25, 2025

    Google Exec Warns Of 'Shadow' Of Chrome If DOJ Wins Sale

    Chrome's top executive told a D.C. federal judge Friday that the Justice Department's bid to force the sale of Google's prized web browser would cause a dramatic degradation in quality for a product that is used by over one billion people and is heavily integrated into the rest of Google.

  • April 25, 2025

    Hearst Wins Toss Of VPPA Suit Over News App Data Sharing

    Hearst Television is done with a lawsuit that accused it of intentionally sharing the personal information of its app's users with Google's DoubleClick and another third party, a Massachusetts federal judge has declared after finding Hearst didn't violate a law against sharing identifiable information.

  • April 25, 2025

    AI Fueling Crypto Fraud And Other Cybercrimes, Experts Say

    The "arms race" in artificial intelligence is simultaneously supercharging cybercrime and efforts to combat it, experts from BigLaw, the U.S. Department of Justice and the tech industry agreed at a panel discussion Thursday, saying bad actors are using machine learning tools to improve crypto scams and other frauds.

  • April 25, 2025

    Feds Seek 5 Yrs. For Fla. Bitcoin Thief Over Restitution 'Lies'

    Prosecutors on Friday urged a New York federal judge to re-sentence a Florida man who was convicted for stealing $20 million worth of cryptocurrency in a cell phone hack, saying he deserves about five years in prison after telling lies to explain why he has not paid restitution to the victim.

  • April 25, 2025

    Ex-Google Engineer Claims Coercion In AI Trade Secrets Case

    A former Google software engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for Chinese startups has asked a California federal court to suppress statements he made to government investigators, alleging they used forceful tactics during an interrogation and did not read him his Miranda rights.

  • April 25, 2025

    Belgian Data Watchdog Blocks FATCA Transfers To US

    Belgium's data privacy watchdog ruled that a government agency's transfers of personal data to the U.S. tax authority as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is prohibited under European law.

  • April 25, 2025

    House Republicans Seek Info On DeepSeek Ties To CCP

    Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are pressing Chinese AI company DeepSeek for information on their data practices and relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.

  • April 25, 2025

    Benefits Co. Failed To Protect Personal Info, Suit Says

    An employee benefits administrator failed to properly secure and safeguard private information of benefits recipients, including their names and Social Security numbers, that was later compromised in a data breach, according to a proposed class action in Maryland federal court.

  • April 25, 2025

    Mass. Data Broker Accused Of Flouting Colo. Privacy Law

    A Massachusetts data broker is violating a Colorado law barring the inclusion of personal cellphone numbers in online directories without permission, a proposed class action alleges.

  • April 24, 2025

    House Panel 'Committed' To Passing Privacy Law, Staffer Says

    A House Energy and Commerce Committee staff member had a message Thursday for those wondering if Congress would finally overcome the hurdles that have long stymied efforts to enact a federal comprehensive consumer data privacy law: "This time is different."

  • April 24, 2025

    State Privacy Enforcers Push For Stronger Corporate Dialogue

    Regulators responsible for data privacy enforcement in California, Colorado and Oregon are calling on companies to be more responsive and open to investigative inquiries, saying this approach could help achieve better outcomes as these offices move to bring on additional technology experts and fortify collaboration with each other. 

  • April 24, 2025

    Google Case Judge Weighs Rivals' Data Needs Against Privacy

    The D.C. federal judge weighing whether to break off the Chrome browser and force Google to share data with search engine rivals zeroed in Thursday on the balancing act between propping up other competitors and protecting the search data the Justice Department says they need to compete effectively.

Expert Analysis

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

  • Kansas Bank's Suit Could Upend FDIC Enforcement Authority

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    ​​​​​​​Should CBW Bank's federal lawsuit in Kansas challenging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s enforcement authority gain traction with a post-Chevron U.S. Supreme Court, it could have profound implications for the FDIC and the banking industry at large, says Jack Harrington at Bradley Arant.

  • FTC Report On AI Sector Illuminates Future Enforcement

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    The Federal Trade Commission's report on cloud service providers and their partnerships with developers of artificial intelligence's large language models suggests that the agency will move to rein in Big Tech with antitrust enforcement to protect startups, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • How Fintechs Can Respond To New ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Supervisory Rule

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    Even though a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule pulling large payment apps into supervision faces an uncertain fate in the new administration, providers should still examine the rule's definitions and prepare for increased compliance costs and more consumer-friendly practices, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention In 2025

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    In 2025, we expect state attorneys general will navigate a new presidential administration while continuing to further regulate and police financial services, artificial intelligence, junk fees and antitrust, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • 3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA

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    The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • The Blueprint For A National Bitcoin Reserve

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    The new administration has the opportunity to pave the way for a U.S.-backed crypto reserve, which could conceptually function as a strategic asset akin to traditional reserves like gold markets, hedge against economic instability, and influence global crypto adoption, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • FTC Privacy Enforcement Takeaways From 2024

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    In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission distinguished three prominent trends in its privacy-related enforcement actions: geolocation data protections, data minimization practices, and artificial intelligence use and marketing, say Cobun Zweifel-Keegan at IAPP and James Smith at Dechert.

  • Student Loan Entities In Hot Seat After ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Goes To College

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    While the direction of student loan servicer oversight in the new presidential administration is unclear, recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau actions still signal heightened regulatory scrutiny at both the federal and state levels of college institutional loan programs, along with their service providers, says attorney Jonathan Joshua.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • 2024 Was A Significant Year For HIPAA Compliance

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    The Office of Civil Rights' high level of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act activity in 2024 and press releases about its specific focus on certain cybersecurity issues make it abundantly clear that the OCR is not going to tolerate widespread compliance complacency, says Nathan Kottkamp at Williams Mullen.

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