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Cybersecurity & Privacy - April, 2025

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• Meta Engineers Call WhatsApp Hack 'Unprecedented' At Trial
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Calif. Privacy Agency Inks Cooperation Pact With UK Authority
• Worker Says DOD Contractor Fired Him For Reporting Fraud
• FCC Could Ban Foreign Adversaries' Testing Labs
• Senate Bill Would Make FCC List Foreign Foes' Telecom Stakes
• Full 4th Circ. Avoids Constitutionality Of Geofence Warrants
• Coinbase Urges Justices To Take User's IRS Data Seizure Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Phone Number Privacy Suit Against X
• Planning For Open Banking Despite CFPB Uncertainty
• Akin Atty Returns To FCC To Lead Wireline Bureau
• Feds Barred From Reviving 'Unlawful' Tornado Cash Sanctions
• Senate Panel Clears Trump's Pick For 3rd FCC Republican
• Crunching The Numbers Of Trump SEC's 1st 100 Days
• Atty Insurance Implications Of Rising Nonclient Cyber Claims
• Judge Orders Mediation In Riley Pope Data Breach Suit
• Dem Reps. Urge Court To Block IRS-ICE Info-Sharing Pact
• Why Attys Should Get Familiar With Quantum Computing
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
• 5th Circ. Hints Exclusivity Could End Tata's $168M Woe
• 2nd Circ. Not Sure FCC Fine Denied Verizon's Trial Right
• State Telecom Roundup: Funding Security Without The Feds
• FTX Ch. 11 Trust Asks To Keep Customer Info Confidential
• Meta Seeks Punitives For NSO WhatsApp Hack As Trial Opens
• Judge Mulls If Google Could Still Vie To Be Default Search
• Conn. Watchdog Urges Probe Into Avangrid Phishing Scam
• North Georgia Healthcare Provider Sued Over Data Breach
• 23andMe Agrees To Privacy Ombudsman In Ch. 11
• Mich. AG Says Roku Breached Children's Data Privacy
• Meta Looks To Delete User Antitrust Claims Over Pay For Data
• Alex Jones Wants High Court Look At $1.3B Sandy Hook Case
• Highmark Must Face Bulk Of Data Breach Lawsuit
• OKCoin Says Crypto Holders Can't Tie Firm To $2M Theft
• A Look At Probabilistic Tracing After High Court's Slack Ruling
• Fla. Bitcoin Scammer Warned That 20-Year Sentence On Table
• 2 Insurance Firms Join Frozen IPO Pipeline Seeking $440M
• 3 Change Management Tools To Boost Compliance Efforts
• Florida, 20 Other States Back FTC Commissioner Firings
• FTC Requires Co. To Cease Inaccurate AI Detection Claims
• Meta Gets Jury In Damages Trial Over NSO's WhatsApp Hack
• Ex-Disney Worker Gets 3 Years For Profanity-Laced Menus
• FCC Tells Courts 5th Circ. Wrong To Kill $57M AT&T Fine
• SolarWinds Seeks Final Win Over SEC's 'Face-Saving' Case
• 9th Circ. Nixes COVID-19 App Suit Appeal Against Apple
• Unions Tell Judge To Stop DOGE's Federal Personnel Probe
• FCC Aims To Fight Robocall Scams With Caller ID Reg
• Nasdaq Presses SEC To Enact Clearer Digital Asset Rules
• No Harm Shown Over DOGE Access To Tax Data, US Says
• Google Exec Warns Of 'Shadow' Of Chrome If DOJ Wins Sale
• Hearst Wins Toss Of VPPA Suit Over News App Data Sharing
• AI Fueling Crypto Fraud And Other Cybercrimes, Experts Say
• Feds Seek 5 Yrs. For Fla. Bitcoin Thief Over Restitution 'Lies'
• Ex-Google Engineer Claims Coercion In AI Trade Secrets Case
• Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
• Belgian Data Watchdog Blocks FATCA Transfers To US
• House Republicans Seek Info On DeepSeek Ties To CCP
• Benefits Co. Failed To Protect Personal Info, Suit Says
• Mass. Data Broker Accused Of Flouting Colo. Privacy Law
• Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
• House Panel 'Committed' To Passing Privacy Law, Staffer Says
• State Privacy Enforcers Push For Stronger Corporate Dialogue
• Google Case Judge Weighs Rivals' Data Needs Against Privacy
• Ex-OpenAI Workers, Nobel Laureates Back Musk OpenAI Fight
• Biz Court Questions What Ties TikTok To NC In Addiction Case
• Bankers Push FCC For Caller ID To Combat Fraud
• Fallout From Ex-Football Coach's Alleged Hacking Spreads
• Ex-Guard Claims Security Co. Cheated Her On Pay, Insurance
• MLB Wins Fla. Appeal In Ex-Player's Data Theft Suit
• Administration Defends Right To Fire FTC Commissioners
• 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Health Data Access Order Challenge
• Subscribers Lob Data-Sharing Suit At Baseball Media Co.
• Perplexity AI 'Hit A Wall' Of Google Defaults, Exec Testifies
• Firm Can't Fight Conn. Scam Suit Fee Rulings, Ex-Client Says
• UMich Says It's Immune From Ex-Coach Hacking Suits
• Ex-CIA Official Cops To Secretly Lobbying For Foreign Clients
• VA Employee Info Exposed Internally, Watchdog Says
• Texas Senate OKs Bill Granting Property Rights In AI Images
• Citi Gets NY AG's Suit Paused For 2nd Circ. Review
• Judge Slams TCPA Atty Over Filing With 'No Legitimate Basis'
• Yelp's Antitrust Case Against Google Didn't Come Too Late
• 3 Firms Guide Launch Of $3.6B SoftBank-Backed Bitcoin Co.
• Electronic Shelf Labels Pose Myriad Risks For Retailers
• Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
• Conn. Firm Hit With Another Data Breach Lawsuit
• AI Entrepreneur In Talks To Resolve $10M Fraud Case
• Apple, Meta Fined €700M In 1st Penalty Under EU Tech Rules
• FTC's Holyoak Wants 'Predictable' Regulatory Space For AI
• ChatGPT Exec Says Google Data Access Could Aid Rival AI
• Florida Accuses Snap Of Violating New Kids Social Media Law
• Instagram Founder Says Meta 'Starved' Co. After Acquisition
• 9th Circ. Affirms Otonomo's Escape Of Calif. Car Tracking Suit
• 4th Circ. Rejects Full Court Review Of Credit Union's Liability
• Credit Sesame Users Say Data Breach Leaked Personal Info
• 23andMe Has Received 'Significant Interest' In Ch. 11 Auction
• Grindr Closer To Arbitrating Suit By 'Outed' Catholic Priest
• GAO Report Looks At Gen AI's Environmental, Human Effects
• Pay Cos. That Adapt Can Benefit As Gov't Ends Paper Checks
• 5th Circ. Lifts Block On Mississippi Social Media Law
• DOJ Pushes Chrome Sale To Solve Google Monopoly
• Toyota Accused Of Illegally Selling Driver Data To Progressive
• Roblox Secretly Tracks Kids' Data, Parents Say
• Trump Media Exec Seeks Penalties In 'Frivolous' Hacking Suit
• X Loses Bid To Toss Data Scraper's Antitrust Counterclaims
• En Banc 9th Circ. Revives Shopify Data Privacy Fight
• Consumer Groups Say FCC Should Limit Power Co. Calls
• $650K Settlement Reached In Onboarding Data Breach Suit
• FCC Commish Names GOP Strategist New Chief Of Staff
• CFPB Says Experian Can't Escape Suit Over Credit Reporting
• Courts Equipped For Frivolous 'Quiet Hour' Suits, FCC Told
• Hertz Failed To Protect Customers' Data In Hack, Suits Say
• OIG Flags Sensitive Info Found On GSA Shared Google Drive
• US Asks 4th Circ. To Pause Review Of Corp. Transparency Act
• 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
• Unions Demand Halt To DOGE's Info Access At DOL, HHS
• Dental Practices Say Ex-Contractor Holding Websites Hostage
• Litigation Funder Accused Of Not Protecting User Data
• T-Mobile Cites 5th Circ. Ruling In Challenge To $92M FCC Fine
• Ohio Accounting Firm Hit With Data Breach Class Action
• Former Florida US Atty Returns To Pillsbury In Miami
• Cybersecurity Ruling Misconstrues Law, FCC Told
• 5th Circ. Says FCC Can't Fine AT&T $57M Without Trial
• $6.5M Deal In Amazon's PillPack TCPA Suit Gets Final OK
• Telecom Says Jarkesy Ruling Dashes FCC's $4.5M Fine
• 5 Key Issues For Multinational Cos. Mulling Return To Office
• Suit Says Loyola Enabled Ex-Michigan Coach's Alleged Hack
• How Manatt Beat A Crypto Trader's 'Code As Law' Defense
• Unions Score Injunction To Stop DOGE's Access To SSA Data
• An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
• FTC To Narrow Data Privacy Scope As Uncertainties Loom
• Sandberg Says FTC Market View Makes No Sense In Meta Case
• Judge Grants Reduced Atty Award in Bowling Alley Chain Suit
• Planned Parenthood Patients Sue Lab Co. Over Data Breach
• Prudential Financial Beats Certified Privacy Class Action
• Wash. Justices Back Consumers In Old Navy Spam Email Suit
• Litigation Funder Sued In NC Over Data Breach
• Robocall Arb. Denied Despite Alleged Recording Of Consent
• Think Tank Urges FCC To Drop $4.5M Fine Against Telnyx
• Mercer University's Data Breach Settlement Gets Final OK
• SolarWinds Sued For Docs On $4.4B Take-Private Deal
• Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
• AFL-CIO, Unions Can Pursue Some DOGE Access Claims
• Lessons From Pa. Wiretapping Class Action Dismissal
• Yale Health System Faces Class Claims Over Data Breach
• NJ Says Discord Misled Public About Messaging App's Safety
• How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void
• Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Accellion Breach Victims Fight Uphill To Get Class Cert.
• Zuckerberg Calls TikTok Meta's 'Highest Competitive Threat'
• Computer Equipment Co. Wants Suit Over Sales Decline Axed
• Staffing Co. To Pay $1.5M To End Ill. Bio Privacy Suit
• Blue Shield Of California Sued Over Google's Patient Data Use
• Limits On Conn. Biz Law Stay In Effect In Sandy Hook Case
• Lindell Claims 'I'm In Ruins,' Can't Pay Smartmatic Sanctions
• Ohio's 'Breathtakingly Blunt' Social Media Age Limit Law Axed
• Bankers Ask FCC To Pare Back Call Consent Rules
• Students, UMich Seek To Merge Ex-Coach Hacking Suits
• DC Judge Considers Bid To Block IRS Info Sharing With ICE
• Musk Rips Calif. AG Decision To Not Join Suit Against OpenAI
• Airport Shops' $6.9M Data Breach Deal Cleared For Landing
• ParkMobile Customer Attys Seek $6.2M In Fees On $30M Deal
• 7th Circ. Judge Doubts CTA Worker's Signal Chat Claims
• Trump Cites U.S. Security To Investigate Critical Minerals Tax
• Whistleblower Says DOGE's NLRB Probe Exposed Data
• Atty Sues After His Dog-Themed Meme Coin Gets Hacked
• OCC Pledges Transparency Amid 'Ongoing' Breach Review
• Expeditors' IT Shutdown Suit Nudged Toward Mediation
• Cops At Insurrection Ask Justices To Let Them Stay Incognito
• Microsoft, Okta Say Their Password Products Don't Infringe IP
• Dems Back Ex-FTC Commissioners In Firing Suit
• Insurer Says Law Firm's $1.5M Cyber Loss Isn't Covered
• Public Roads, Public Data, Cos. Say Of Drivers' Privacy Claims
• How An Apple Exec's Attys Turned A Bribe Charge Into 'Vapor'
• Submarine Cable Rules Need To Follow NIST, Feds Told
• 5 Ways Banking Has Changed In 5 Years Since COVID
• NJ Judicial Privacy Law Is Unconstitutional, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pharma Tech Firm Hit With Class Claims Over Data Breach
• E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
• Ransomware Payouts, Forensic Costs Falling, Law Firm Says
• Coinbase Wants 3rd Circ. To Look At Share Traceability Ruling
• Linking Friends No Longer Meta's Focus, Zuckerberg Says
• Apple Wants Renewed Cloud Storage Monopoly Suit Tossed
• Verizon Says Unlocking Rules Are Boon To Crime Rings
• Industry Seeks Tougher Laws To Fight Cable Theft, Vandalism
• 4th Circ. Asked To Rethink Credit Union's Liability In Scam
• DOJ Resists Airing Full ICE Pact On Taxpayer Data Sharing
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
• Microsoft, OpenAI Want Out Of Musk's For-Profit Challenge
• DOJ Issues Compliance Tips for New Data Security Program
• Ireland Probes X's Use Of Public Posts To Train AI Tool Grok
• CFPB To Pull Medical Debt Opinion, May Ax Nonbank Registry
• Coinbase 'Mining Pools' Scam Case Heads To Arbitration
• Tether-Backed Crypto Co. Can't Duck Swan's Trade Secrets Suit
• FTC Democrat Members Seek Quick Win In Trump Firing Suit
• Chancery Tosses Exabeam Stockholder's Appraisal Suit
• Telehealth Co. Sued Over 2024 Data Breach
• Federal Limits On Counter-Drone Options Need Updating
• DeepSeek's Emergence And What It Suggests For AI Use
• Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Lands 7-Day Suspension Credit
• The SEC Must Protect Its Best Tool For Discovering Fraud
• Senate Confirms Meador To Fill 3rd GOP Seat AT FTC
• Immigration Groups Seek Unredacted Tax Data-Sharing Pact
• Netchoice Wants New Calif. Online Marketplace Law Blocked
• Online Advertising Co. Is Sued Over Use Of Tracking Cookies
• Bipartisan AI Deepfakes Bill Reintroduced In Congress
• Debt Collector Can Hang Tight While CFPB Mulls Probe
• Israel's NSO Faces April Damages Trial For WhatsApp Hacking
• GAO Backs 2nd Protest Over $112M FEMA Cybersecurity Deal
• Fairplay Urges FTC To Investigate Meta Over Kids' VR Privacy
• NSO Hack Needed Apple's Calif. Servers, Foreign Journos Say
• Mint Mobile Secretly Records Customer Calls, Suit Says
• IRS-ICE Deal Could Cost $25B In Tax Revenue, Report Says
• Ex-EBay Execs Want To Question Key Stalking Case Witness
• Conn. Firm Fights Atty Fee Award In Client's Suit Over Scam
• Judge On Bid To Redo Wawa Breach Atty Fees: 'I Don't Buy It'
• Conn. Justices Seem Open To Redo Of Atty's Scam Damages
• Meta Case Brings Customer-Facing Statements Issue To Fore
• A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
• Microsoft Pushes Back On UK's Cloud Software Findings
• NY Fines Block $40M For Cash App Compliance Failures
• Yahoo Privacy Feature Actually Invades Privacy, User Says
• NC Bill Would Let Judges, DAs Shield Personal Info Online
• Conn. Man Who Threatened Judges Avoids More Prison Time
• Home Depot Ruling Tolls Death Knell For 'Silent Cyber'
• Meta Trial Rooted In Decade-Old WhatsApp, Instagram Buys
• Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OpenAI Countersues Musk For 'Relentless' Harassment
• Trump's FCC Nominee Faces Light Scrutiny At Senate Hearing
• FCC Weighs New Rule To Combat Scam Robocalls
• House Dems Probe Musk's Alleged Conflicts Of Interest
• Insurer Settles Suit Blaming Bank Consultant For Data Breach
• House Slates CFPB Payment, Overdraft Rules For Repeal
• IRS Acting Chief To Stay On Through Mid-May, Treasury Says
• Publishers Clearing House Hits Ch. 11, Plans Digital Pivot
• How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
• CrowdStrike Says Outage 'Unfortunate,' Not Securities Fraud
• New Coalition Pushes To Fix 'Broken' NJ Judicial Privacy Law
• 23andMe Asks For Independent Customer Data Rep In Ch. 11
• GameStop Customer Wants 'Boring' Browsing To Stay Private
• 4th Circ. Health Data Ruling Opens Door To State Law Claims
• Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
• Conn. Justices Won't Review $1.4B Verdict Against Alex Jones
• MrBeast Accuses Ex-Employee Of Stealing Confidential Docs
• House Working Group Fields Input On Data Privacy Efforts
• Google Accused Of Secretly Harvesting Student School Data
• Charles Schwab, Comerica & More Hit With EDTX Patent Suits
• Ex-Google Engineer Unlikely To Beat AI Trade Secrets Charges
• Dems Air Grievances But Advance Telecom Bills At Markup
• Students Urge Speedy Discovery In Ex-Coach Hacking Suit
• Wash. Co. Liable For Hack Involving 19K Workers, Suit Says
• OCC Says 'Highly Sensitive' Bank Info Accessed In Hack
• How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
• Subscribers Push For Arbitration In MLB.TV Data Sharing Row
• Split 4th Circ. Lifts Block On DOGE's Access To Gov't Data
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Biden Diary Thief's Appeal Over Medical Info
• IRS Acting Chief To Depart Amid ICE Info Sharing Deal
• FCC Reworks Database Of Reassigned Phone Numbers
• Autotrader Website 'Tester' Can't Carry Privacy Suit
• FCC Agrees To Bankers' Request To Delay Call Consent Rule
• Insurers Lose Subrogation Suits Over Blackbaud Data Breach
• Coinbase Accused Of Scam Prevention Shortfalls
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty In $8.4M Medicare ID Fraud Case
• OMB Issues Guidance On Agency Use, Purchasing Of AI
• Fintech Customers Sue Banks Over Synapse Collapse
• Lively Seeks To Ax PR Rep's 'It Ends With Us' Defamation Suit
• GENIUS Act Can Bring Harmony To Crypto-Banking Discord
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Atty's 'Double' ID Theft Damages
• Meta May Not Scroll Past 'Clever' Instagram Addiction Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
• Ad Watchdog Nabs Hunton Andrews Partner To Lead Division
• OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Jay-Z, Blake Lively, Drake
• Broadcasters Seek Updated Tech Rules For Emergency Alerts
• GAO Says FEMA Unfairly Excluded Co.'s Support Services Bid
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Fed's Barr Says Bank Regulators Should 'Explore' Gen AI
• Meta Wins Bid To Transfer Del. MDL Coverage Fight To Calif.
• FCC To Look At Updating 'Workhorse' Satellite Bands
• Anthropic Can't Weigh In On Google Search Fix
• 23andMe Case Highlights Privacy Complexities In Ch. 11
• Mass. AG Emerges As Key Player In Consumer Protection
• Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline Another 75 Days
• Mechanic Sues 3 Auto Cos. Over Finger, Face Scan Practices
• Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ubisoft Prevails In Privacy Suit Over Meta Pixel Data Sharing
• Apple Security Chief Cleared Of Bribery Charge At Calif. Trial
• 6th Circ. Narrows Who Is 'Consumer' Under Video Privacy Law
• Gun Website Can't Sue Facebook Over Removal, Panel Says
• AI Dominated Venture Funding In Q1 As Broader Market Lags
• Samsung Can't Yet Beat Epic's Claim It Colluded With Google
• Hospital Group Urges 4th Circ. To Undo Data Access Order
• Ex-Coach Accused Of Hack Sued By 11 More Women Athletes
• Cloud Provider Deleted Backup Data During Hack, Suit Says
• Feds Back Prison Treatment For Man Who Threatened Judges
• Amazon Bids For TikTok As US Ban Nears, And More Rumors
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• How To Ensure Confidentiality When Using AI In Discovery
• Carnegie Mellon Student Sues Over August 2023 Data Hack
• Trump Must Pay £626K Legal Costs In Steele Dossier Case
• Trump FCC Nominee Set For Senate Hearing Next Week
• Cango Selling China Biz For $352M In Bitcoin Mining Push
• Calif. Panel Questions Hacking Case Against Ex-Prosecutor
• Signal Steals The Show At Cybersecurity Oversight Hearing
• 'You Sound Like Tobacco Cos.,' 9th Circ. Judge Tells Tech Atty
• Experian Says CFPB Suit Is Too Late, Too Flawed To Proceed
• Zoll Gets Parts Of Data Breach Class Action Tossed
• Jailed IRS Leaker Says Judge 'Predetermined' Sentence
• At AI Hearing, House Lawmakers Seek Regulatory Balance
• Microsoft Ad Platform Allows Illegal Surveillance, Suit Says
• Orthodontic Software Co. Hit With Data Breach Class Action
• Walgreens Ignoring Requests To Stop Emails, Suit Says
• Evolve Bank Reaches $11.8M Deal Over 2024 Data Breach
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
• Streaming Service Can't Drop Privacy Suit Over Data Sharing
• Ark. Law Limiting Kids' Social Media Use Struck Down
• Dominion Voting System Challenge Tossed After A Year Wait
• Meta Can't Narrow Health Privacy Suit Scope, Consumers Say
• FCC Says Scammers Are Targeting Chinese Community
• Plaintiff Can't Sue TransUnion After High Court Ruling
• SPEX Rips Western Digital Bid To Undo $553M Patent Loss
• Hartford Unit Freed From Ill. Agency's $4M Wire Fraud Suit
• Tracking Changes To AI Evidence Under Federal Rules
• IBM And J&J Beat 'Speculative' Data Breach Suit, For Now
• Navigating The Use Of AI Tools In Workplace Investigations
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q1
• House GOP Infighting Delays Push To Repeal 2 CFPB Rules
• Prudential Beats Life Insurance Applicant's GIPA Suit
• Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
• Ex-DHS Intel Head To Lead Mayer Brown Investigations Team
• Md. Credit Union Didn't Protect Sensitive Info, Customer Says