Current Events

Fall 2020

August 27th, 2020

Keeping Data Breach Reports Confidential by John Reed Stark (Law 360, June 29, 2020)

September 3rd, 2020

A Useful Compendium for Yet Another Discovery Fight Over Forensic Findings, by John Reed Stark (D&O Diary, September 3, 2020)

Risk of Breaching Sanctions Adds to Ransomware Headache (Law 360, August 5, 2020)

Garmin Facing US Probe Over Payments To Terrorists Via Third Party After Cyber Attack (Channel News, August 5, 2020)

September 10th, 2020

TikTok Sues U.S. government Over Trump Ban (August 26, 2020)

Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters (August 31, 2019)

Apple Versus the FBI, Some Common Sense Reflections from Cool Hand Luke (Cybersecurity Docket, 2016)

September 17th, 2020

NetWalker Ransomware Gang Has Made $25 Million Since March 2020 ZD Net (March 2020)

September 24th, 2020

Capital One, Amazon Can't Escape Suit Over 2019 Data Breach Law 360 (November 2019)

October 1st, 2020

Insureds Seek Coverage For Breaches Under Traditional Policies (Daily Journal, September 2020, 2019)

Reasons for Communicating Clearly With Your Insurer Regarding the Scope of Coverage Before Purchasing Cyber Insurance (National Law Forum, September, 2020))

October 8th, 2020

A Framework for a Vulnerability Disclosure Program for Online Systems (U.S. Department of Justice, 2017)

FinCEN Advisory on Ransomware and the Use of the Financial System to Facilitate Ransom Payments" U.S. Department of Treasury (October 1, 2010)

OFAC Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments (U.S. Department of Treasury (October 1, 2020)

October 15th, 2020

Sayfarth Shaw Data Breach

October 22nd, 2020

Law Firms' Reported Cyberattacks Are 'Tip Of The Iceberg' Law 360, (November 2020)

November 5th, 2020

Accenture Motion to Dismiss Denied in Marriott MDL

November 12th, 2020

Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads, Krebs on Security (November 10, 2020)