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Cybersecurity & Privacy - February, 2024

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• Veteran Journalist Held In Contempt For Not Divulging Source
• Pentagon Leak Suspect To Change Plea In Hearing Next Week
• GSA's Chinese Cameras Better Off In Russia, House Rep. Quips
• US Eyes Rules To Secure Chinese-Made Connected Cars
• X Corp. Judge Blasts Suit Against Hate Speech Nonprofit
• Palo Alto Seeks Ax Of $151.5M Patent Verdict For Centripetal
• UnitedHealth Unit Says Blackcat Group Behind Cyberattack
• Judge Wary Of Wading Into AG's 'Abortion Pill Reversal' Probe
• FCC Chair Takes On Connected-Car Risk In Domestic Abuse
• Wells Fargo Trying To Paper Over Sham Sign-Ups, Suit Says
• TransUnion Pegs Potential DOJ Data Unit Settlement At $37M
• Hiring Co. Can't Avoid BIPA Suit Over AI-Based Screening
• FCC To Work With UK Enforcers In Anti-Robocall Effort
• Bracing Cos. For Calif. Privacy Agency's Restored Authority
• Bitcoin Scammer Held In Contempt For Failure To Repay $20M
• 7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves
• Meta Hit With GDPR Complaints By EU Consumer Groups
• FTC Not Backing Down In Kids' Privacy Arena, Chair Says
• Millionaire Dating Site's Arb. Bid Goes Broke In BIPA Suit
• High-Profile Mining Case Shines Spotlight On Cybersecurity
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Google's Cell Data Use In Androids
• Objectors Want $1M Atty Fees In $5.6B Swipe Fees Settlement
• Carriers Seek More Time For SIM Card Anti-Fraud Measures
• Amazon Sat On Texts In Alexa Recording Suit, Users Says
• 2 Emerging Defenses For Website Tracking Class Actions
• No AI FRAUD Act Is A Significant Step For Right Of Publicity
• Meta Trims BIPA Voiceprint Privacy Suit, For Now
• Attys To Receive $291K After LendingTree Data Breach Deal
• Michigan Atty, Trump Ally, In Default For Avoiding Pay Suit
• Cheering In The NFL Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Biden Moves To Halt Flow Of American Data To China, Others
• Bankman-Fried Urges No More Than 6.5 Years For FTX Fraud
• TaxAct Filers Ink $23M Deal Over Meta, Google Info Sharing
• Palo Alto Networks Investors Say Co. Lied On Growth Strategy
• Energy Dept. Awards $45M For Tech That Stops Cyberattacks
• Insurer Gets BIPA Coverage Win After Ill. Appeals Court Ruling
• Employers Must Battle AI Bias, Fisher Phillips' AI Chief Says
• Keeping Up With Class Actions: Data Breach Litigation In Flux
• Make Sure Net Neutrality Covers Wholesale Service, FCC Told
• BNSF Made $75M BIPA Deal After Landmark Award Wiped Out
• Considerations For Disclosing AI Use In SEC Filings
• Texas AG Sues Pornhub Owner Over Lack Of Age Verification
• Survey Finds Just 4 in 10 Healthcare Orgs. Review AI Guidance
• Ascension Unit Will Pay $2.6M To End Time Clock BIPA Suit
• Sidley Adds Weil's Privacy And Cybersecurity Head In NY
• Cybersecurity Firm Says Reseller Stiffed It To Pay Other Bills
• NIST Widens Cybersecurity Framework To Cover All Industries
• Clement, Prelogar Odd Bedfellows In Social Media Showdown
• NC Health Data Breach Class Deal Gets Preliminary OK
• Apple Antitrust Class Action Gets Early 2026 Trial Date
• MLB.tv Illegally Shares Users' Info With Facebook, Suit Says
• Don't Nix Cash App Referral Text Suit, Consumer Says
• Justices Say Social Media Speech Laws Pose 'Land Mines'
• NC Hospital's Weak Data Security Led To Breach, Suit Says
• Feds Blacklist Canadian Surveillance Co. Over Egypt Work
• Two Indicted In $3.9M Fraudulent Business Email Scheme
• Meta Drops Data Scraping Fight Against Israeli Co.
• $9.7M Financial Network Telemarketing Deal Gets Final OK
• Conn. Client Pans Firm's Late Reveal Of Prior Email Mess
• Marshall & Melhorn Seeks Pause To Settle Data Breach Row
• Lumen, AI Software Co. Settle $6M Trade Secrets Spat
• Up Next At High Court: Social Media Laws & Bump Stocks
• Grocery Delivery Co. Weee Escapes Data Breach Suit
• GameStop Can't Ditch Suit Over Data Sharing With Facebook
• FTC Rips H&R Block's 'Deceptive' Marketing, 'Coercive' Ploys
• Seattle Hospital Gets Facebook Browser Tracking Suit Tossed
• Meta Unlikely To Beat Most Of BIPA Suit Over Voiceprints
• Crypto Org, Bitcoin Miner Sue DOE Over Electricity Survey
• The New BIPA? Attys Warn GIPA Is A 'Live Grenade'
• Social Media Addiction Fight Akin To Big Tobacco, Judge Says
• DOD Watchdog Flags Increased Emphasis On Contract Fraud
• Fla. Doctor Says T-Mobile Let Hacker Steal Her SIM Card
• Media, App Groups Wary Of Allowing Data Mining, AI Hacking
• Using Arbitration And Class Waivers As Privacy Suit Tools
• Ex-Dechert Atty Can Keep Depo Confidential In Hacking Case
• 6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
• Eye Care Tech Co. Gets Go-Ahead For April Sale In Ch. 11
• Motorola, Mass. Police Sued For Using Intercepting Devices
• Stressful Atty Work Can Warrant Disability Pay, Judge Says
• FTC Lands $16.5M Privacy Deal Over Avast's 'Bait-And-Switch'
• Trump Atty Sanctioned For Filing IP Suit On Gut Feelings
• Survey Website Must Clearly Say It's Selling Customers' Info
• YouTube Privacy Judge 'Flummoxed' By Kids' Liability Theory
• HHS' Civil Rights Office Reaches 2nd-Ever Ransomware Deal
• DOJ Reports $2.7B False Claims Act Haul In 2023
• Comerica Brass Sued Over Benefit Cards Contract Oversight
• Charter Argues For Tough IoT Security Authentication
• 'Baffled' Judge Tells Attys Flo Health Case Isn't 'World War III'
• HHS Warning to Congress: Health Data Breaches Surging
• AI Software Co. Hasn't Actually Developed AI, Suit Says
• Mich. Judge OKs $52M Deal For Mayo Foundation Subscribers
• 5 Lessons For SaaS Companies After Blackbaud Data Breach
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Refiles Defamation Case Against Influencer
• Former Kamala Harris Tech Adviser Joins DOJ As 1st AI Chief
• SEC Regs Give Banks Chance To Step Up Cyber Safety Game
• Calif. Chamber Takes Privacy Regs Fight To State High Court
• Voters Want Ga. Officials Sanctioned For Withheld Evidence
• FTC Says Twitter Staff Prevented Musk Violating Privacy Order
• 'Cyber Trust Mark' Will Get Vote At Next FCC Meeting
• Google Judge Slams Lack Of User Choice, Mulls Privacy Cert.
• ByteDance Can't Yet Arbitrate Ex-Coder's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Justices Turn Away Meta Bid To End Ad Discrimination Suit
• GAO Says IT Co. Challenging $79M Gov't Deal Wasn't Misled
• 9th Circ. Affirms $90M Facebook Privacy Deal Over Objections
• FCC Commissioner To Meet With Indian Gov't On TikTok Ban
• Salesman Accused Of AI Misuse Must Hand Over Co. Docs
• Consumer Data Co. Gets OK For $50M Ch. 11 Sale
• A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
• How DOD Can Improve Flexibility Under Proposed Cyber Rule
• 3rd Circ. Kicks Data Privacy Suit Against Penn To State Court
• Calif. AG Settles With DoorDash Over Marketing Data Sale
• House Leaders Create Bipartisan AI Task Force
• Assange Extradition Not Political, US Gov't Says
• Bradley Arant Adds Ex-Baker Botts Labor, Employment Leader
• White House Acts To Shore Up Cybersecurity At US Ports
• SEC Zeroes In On SolarWinds Exec In Revised Complaint
• Apple Asks For Discovery Pause During Class Cert. Appeal
• Software Engineer Gets 6 Months For Twilio Insider Trading
• Protego Owes Firewall Vendor More Than $1.2M, Suit Says
• Judge Says He'll Mull $10M Fine For Racist Robocaller
• Bank's Ex-Employees Must Face Trade Secrets Suit
• FinCEN Details Owner Data Access Rules For Small Banks
• Meta, TikTok Sued Over NYC Teen 'Subway Surfing' Death
• GOP, Democratic Reps. Team Up To Decry Punted FISA Vote
• Understanding SEC's Focus Amid Lack Of Final AI Rules
• What's On The Horizon In Attorney General Enforcement
• Fox Rothschild AI Chief Talks 'Terrifying' Deepfakes, Biased AI
• Justices Give Feds Time In Texas, Fla. Social Media Law Fights
• Ransomware Group LockBit Hit By Coordinated Crackdown
• Extraditing Assange For Political Offenses Breaches Int'l Law
• Assange Poised To Make Final Bid To Halt Extradition To US
• Bid To Ax Calif. Kids' Digital Safety Law Gets Diverse Backing
• Unshackled Calif. Privacy Agency To Bring Enforcement Heat
• Samsung Ordered To Arbitrate Hundreds Of BIPA Claims
• Startup Countersues Trucker Tracking Co. For Stealing Tech
• Nat'l Security Bar Kills Ex-Raytheon Worker's Retaliation Suit
• PNC Bank Defeats Customer's Suit Over Fraudulent Transfer
• Malware Schemer 'Tank' Pleads Guilty To Stealing Millions
• FTC Seeks To Crack Down On Using AI To Impersonate People
• Home Depot, Google Sued Over AI Customer Call Monitoring
• X Corp. Nears Toss Of Breach Suit Over 200M Users, For Now
• 7th Circ. Rejects Ancestry.com's Arbitration Bid In Privacy Suit
• 7th Circ. Questions $4M Samsung Arbitration Fee Order
• House Committee Blasts VA, Oracle For E-Record Failures
• State Dept. Offers $5M For Info On 'BlackCat' Ransomware Group
• Facebook Users Win Class Status For £2.3B Data Claim
• Wash. Judge Tosses Professors' Email Probe Privacy Suit
• GSA Probed For Buying Banned Chinese Conferencing Cams
• DOJ Says It Disrupted Russian Router Malware Network
• $32.4M Fine For Info Disclosure Is A Stark Warning For Banks
• 62 Senators Support Updated Kids Online Safety Act
• Navigating The FCC's Rules On AI-Generated Robocall Voices
• Visa Says $5B Swipe Fee Deal Blocks Intuit, Square Claims
• 9th Circ. Open To Rebooting Suit Over Apple App Crypto Theft
• ​​​​​​​Google's Use Of User Data Quotas Draws 9th Circ. Analogies
• 'Addictive' Tinder, Hinge Apps Break Hearts, V-Day Suit Says
• FCC Must Distribute School IT Funds, Tech Firms Tell DC Circ.
• FinCEN Head Vows No 'Gotcha' Enforcement Of New Rules
• Mo. Hospital Faces Action Over Breach Of 500K Patients' Data
• San Francisco's Ankle Monitor Rules Put On Hold
• Google 'Lockbox' Program Hid App Tracking, 9th Circ. Told
• Google, Apple Users Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Video Data Fight
• Software Co. Inks $4M Deal In Privacy Suit Over Breached Info
• Deputy AG Warns Of Harsher Penalties For Crimes Aided By AI
• Split Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Patent Case Against Bank
• Dad Sues Hacked Chicago Children's Hospital Again
• Gen Digital Says FCA Suit Award Was Raised $16M Too Far
• Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• LabCorp Sued Over Sharing Sensitive Health Info With Google
• 'She Didn't Ask, And I Didn't Tell,' Ex Says Of Fraud Scheme
• FCC Runs Into Reality Of Limited Power To Fight Deepfakes
• Judge Says Latham Deserves Default Win Over Scam Domains
• Accused Crypto Mixer 'Key' To Online Drug Market, Gov't Says
• Voyager Investors Suing Mark Cuban Reach Deal With Gronk
• Freedom Caucus Demands Warrants In FISA Overhaul
• App Users Want Class Certification In Data Breach Case
• Comer Says FTC Is Stalling On Oversight Committee Worries
• EU Says Apple IMessage, Microsoft Bing Not Gatekeepers
• NY AG Inks $750K Deal In College Board Data Privacy Case
• Crypto Exec Wants IRS Summonses Quashed, Citing Privacy
• Life Insurer Failed To Secure Data From Hack, Class Says
• Jones Day Adds Proskauer Privacy Group Head In DC
• SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
• OpenAI Gets Author Copyright Claims Trimmed — For Now
• Ex-IRS Contractor Appeals 5-Year Sentence For Tax Info Leak
• Meta Can't Trim Non-Facebook Users' Health Privacy Suit
• 'Pig Butchering' Scheme Took Down Small Bank, Fed IG Says
• Retailer Sues Zimmerman Reed To End Privacy 'Shakedown'
• 9th Circ. Sends Sports Buyers' Data Breach Suits To Arbitration
• Ohio Judge Refuses To End Pause On Social Media Age Law
• Debt Collector Signs $2.45M Deal In Ransomware Breach Suit
• Google Says AI Data-Scraping Suit Still Doesn't Hold Up
• Colo. Public Defender's Office Hit By Computer Hack
• Drivers Who Ran JFK Airport Taxi Line Hack Scam Get Prison
• NC High Court Snapshot: Philip Morris Fights Tax Credit Limit
• ByteDance Can't Pause TikTok's EU 'Gatekeeper' Designation
• Despite Risks, AI Is A Worthy Tool For Healthcare Industry
• Feds Say Telecom Slammed Customers With Service Changes
• Investigator's Atty Wants Mogul Sanctioned In Hacking Suit
• Bitcoin ETF Approval Doesn't Mean SEC Approves Of Crypto
• Lotto Scammer Impersonated SDNY Criminal Chief, Feds Say
• Key Considerations For Evaluating An AI Vendor
• Biden Signs Law To Protect Servicemembers' Personal Info
• SAG-AFTRA Contract Is A Landmark For AI And IP Interplay
• AI Cybersecurity Biz Secures $102M Of VC-Led Financing
• Jury Convicts 3 Of $7.9M COVID Aid Fraud Scheme
• Social Media Addiction MDL Gets Date For First Bellwether
• Authors Say OpenAI Is Playing 2 Courts Against Each Other
• Lawmakers Want TikTok Parent Barred From Software Exports
• Microsoft Says Plaintiffs Show No Harm In Overbroad AI Suit
• Robinhood Inks $9M Deal To End Promotional Text Suit
• Honda Finance Arm Discloses CFPB Credit-Reporting Probe
• SEC's 'Orwellian' Trade Database Is Unlawful, 11th Circ. Told
• Tubi Can't Tune Out Viewing History Privacy Suit
• Freight Co. Workers Fight To Keep Fingerprint Data Suit Alive
• Healthcare Cybersecurity Bill Puts Focus On HHS Oversight
• Social Media Is Now A 'Product,' But Forget New Regs In 2024
• Calif. Court Restores Privacy Agency's Power To Enforce Regs
• AI Companies Say Artists' Copyright Suit Still Falls Short
• Jordan Calls For Investigation Into DOJ's Deal With IRS Leaker
• Salesman Used AI To Transcribe Calls, Steal Secrets, Cos. Say
• SEC To Collect $81M In Fines In Latest Texting Probe Cases
• NAR Agrees To Mediate Subscriber Data Disclosure Claim
• Feds Seek Over 5 Years For NYC Atty In $18.8M Ponzi Scheme
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland
• Texas Jury Clears Cloudflare, Axes Router Patent Claim
• Dechert Pushes To Deep-Six Hacking Cover-Up Suit
• Calif. AG Not To Be Counted Out In Privacy Enforcement Arena
• FSOC 'Very Focused' On Nonbank Mortgage Risk, Yellen Says
• Broker Hit With Suit Over Data Breach Affecting 1.5 Million
• GolfNow And NBC Hit With Class Action Over Data Sharing
• Homeland Security's AI Use Records Faulty, Watchdog Says
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Must Revamp Social Media Defamation Suit
• Conn. Doc Says Website Must Unmask Fake Online Reviewer
• Alex Jones Atty Calls Infowars 'Nonsense' In $1.4B Appeal
• EU Says It's Not Debating Sanctions For Broadcaster Carlson
• FCC Bans Junk Robocalls Using AI-Cloned Voices
• Chinese Hackers Accessed Infrastructure For Years, US Warns
• Unfriend $90M Facebook Privacy Deal, Objectors Tell 9th Circ.
• Spouses Ran PPP Fraud In Secret, Ga. Defendants Tell Jury
• Wash. High Court Won't Review J&J Patient Privacy Ruling
• FCC Republican Says 'Cyber Trust Mark' Needs Teeth
• Facebook User Fights Uphill To Revive BIPA Case At 9th Circ.
• FTC AI Inquiry Signals Intensified Focus On Emerging Tech
• AI Co. Can't Bring Job Postings IP Suit In Calif., Judge Says
• 6 Charged With Defrauding Court-Appointed Attorneys
• Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout
• Amazon's €32M Data Protection Fine Acts As Employer Caveat
• HHS Signs $4.75M Pact With NYC Hospital Over Data Theft
• Meta, Snap Want Schools' Social Media MDL Suit Tossed
• FCC Targeting Companies Behind Biden Deepfake In NH
• Pa. Courts' Site Mostly Back Online Amid 'Battle' With Hackers
• Polsinelli Adds 9 Cybersecurity Attys From Maynard Nexsen
• Cybersecurity Biz To Go Private Following $350M Merger
• Alphabet Investors Ink $350M Deal In Google Plus Privacy Suit
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Stueve Siegel
• Ex-Lawyer Can Lead £1.3B Amazon Class Action In UK
• Pillsbury Cyber Leader Jumps To Crowell & Moring
• Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Kochava Can't Shake FTC's Location Data Privacy Suit
• SEC's SolarWinds Suit May Chill Disclosures, Ex-Officials Say
• Okta Investors Win Cert. In Cyberattack Coverup Suit
• High Court Rejects COVID App's Emergency Apple Appeal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• States Ask Justices To End Feds' Alleged Online Censorship
• State Department Limits Visas For People Abusing Spyware
• Subscriber Accuses FuboTV Of Illegally Sharing Viewer Data
• No CGL Coverage For Home Depot Data Breach, 6th Circ. Told
• Potential Defendant Strategies Amid Calif. Privacy Questions
• Hack Disrupts Pa. Courts A Week After Ga. Cyberattack
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel
• Kirkland Guides Thoma Bravo On $1.5B Everbridge Buy
• Legal Issues Loom For Driverless Trucking
• US Chamber Calls SEC SolarWinds Suit An FCPA 'Power Grab'
• Wells Fargo Gets Elder Abuse Suit Dismissed, For Now
• Suspect In $400M Crypto Theft Put Under Monitoring
• ACLU Atty On How To Protect Civil Liberties In The AI Era
• Country Star Lainey Wilson Urges Congress To Tackle AI Fakes
• Consumer Data Co. Cleared To Seek Ch. 11 Plan Votes
• New England Patriots App Harvests Users' Data, Suit Claims
• Ascension Says Medical Queries Don't Breach Genetic Privacy
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Google, H&R Block Ask Court To Toss Tax Data RICO Suit
• Crypto Course Founder To Pay SEC $1.8M Over Bogus Fund
• The Double-Edged Sword Of Biometrics In Financial Services
• How 2 CFPB Advisory Opinions Affect Reporting Agencies
• A Close Look At The FCC's Revised SIM Card Fraud Rules
• New Claims Emerge Over Mortgage Biz Cyberattacks
• What Retailers Should Note In Calif. Web Tracking Suits
• Dechert Settles Mogul's UK Hacking Claim For Millions
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Latham & Watkins
• Voter Confidence In 2024 At Issue As Ga. Election Trial Wraps
• T-Mobile Data Breach Claims Puzzle Del. Vice Chancellor
• FTC Puts Cap On Blackbaud's Data Retention In Breach Deal
• How Will AI Impact The Environment? Dems Want To Find Out
• IRS Violated Rights In Coinbase Doc Seizure, 1st Circ. Told
• Belarusian Charged With Running BTC-e Laundering Network
• Ill. Genetics Law Spares Life Insurance Sector, Prudential Says
• Copyright Lessons Following Ruling In Artist AI Suit
• Ex-CIA Coder Who Sent Secrets To WikiLeaks Gets 40 Years
• Real Estate Rumors: Fortinet, Kayne Anderson, Northwind
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
• Class Counsel Seek $18.6M From Google Tracking Settlement
• Trump Blocked From Bringing Russian Dossier Claim In UK