Cybersecurity & Privacy Archive » January, 2026

Cybersecurity & Privacy - January, 2026

265 articles

• Google Can't Ditch $425M Privacy Verdict, But Won't Owe $2B
• Calif. Senator Floats Bill To Expand Data Deletion Rights
• Illinois Apple Users Granted Class Status For Siri BIPA Claims
• FTC Taps Goodwin Atty For Consumer Protection Deputy Role
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Privacy Issues Top Feb. Argument Lineup
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Grok, Drummond, Bravo Star
• Colo. Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026
• FCC Urges Cos. To Tamp Down Ransomware Risks
• Undersea Cable Cos. Seek Slash In FCC License Paperwork
• Virginia Senators Ask DHS IG To Investigate Surveillance Tech
• 1st Circ. Upholds Atty's 7-Year Sentence In Email Fraud Case
• Viewing The Merger Landscape Through An HPE-Juniper Lens
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Court Backs Southwest's Interpretation Of Loss In Outage Suit
• Privacy Ruling Shows How CIPA Conflicts With Modern Tech
• Trump Sues IRS, Treasury For $10B Over Tax Doc Leak
• Fitness App Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Tracking Cookies
• FCC To Collect More Info On Cos.' Ties With US Adversaries
• Md. Tech Groups Praise Cybersecurity Tax Credit Plan
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• PubMatic Fails To Score Complete Dismissal Of Privacy Suit
• NJ Justices Disbar Pa. Atty Over Client Theft Conviction
• Feds Eye Default Forfeiture In $1.2M Crypto Scam Claims
• Calif. Jury Convicts Ex-Google Engineer Of Stealing AI Secrets
• From TikTok To The Courtroom, The Rise Of Lawfluencers
• Google To Pay Android Users $135M To End Data Use Suit
• Louis Vuitton Didn't Heed Salesforce Breach Alert, Suit Says
• Ex-Google Engineer's Trade Secret Theft Case Goes To Jury
• Fiserv Uses Its Data Security Flaws For Upsells, Suit Says
• Chinese Man Gets 46 Months In $37M Pig Butchering Scam
• 7th Circ. Weighs 'Unprecedented' Clearview AI Privacy Deal
• Krispy Kreme Reaches $1.6M Deal Over Employee Data Breach
• Social Media Addiction Laws Eyed By Conn. Governor, AG
• TED Talks Producer Can't Nix Video Data Sharing Privacy Suit
• Ambulance Billing Co. Settles Data Breach Claims
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• What Businesses Offering AI Should Expect From The FTC
• Lasik Provider Can't Shake Wiretap Claims In Tracking Row
• Google's Allegedly Stolen AI Secrets Not Valuable, Jury Told
• Kelley Drye Adds Ex-23andMe, Facebook Privacy Pros
• 6th Circ. Revives Rocket's Arbitration Bid In Spam Call Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ripple's Early Win On Registration Claim
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Facebook Users' Suit Over Hacked Accounts Tossed, For Now
• Lessons From EdTech Provider's Data Breach Settlements
• Creators Say Snap Bypassed YouTube Safeguards To Train AI
• AGs' HPE-Juniper Hold Too Broad, Too Late, Judge Says
• Under Armour Faces Class Action Over Alleged Data Breach
• What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law
• MLB Co. Seeks Exit From Lost Tickets Suit
• TikTok Cuts Deal As 1st Social Media Bellwether Trial Begins
• 3 Firms Guide GigCapital's Latest SPAC, Raising $220M
• Social Media Cos. Fight Uphill To End Schools' Addiction MDL
• Delta Customers Get Green Light For Tweaked IT Outage Suit
• Meta, YouTube Sued By Subject Of Viral Turo Dash Cam Clip
• T-Mobile, Sprint Lose Bid To Revive FCC Fines Challenge
• Fed. Gov't Refiles Suit Demanding Ga. Voting List
• Musk's AI Co. Sued Over Explicit, Nonconsensual Deepfakes
• Cybersecurity Must Remain Financial Sector's Focus In 2026
• Federal Contractor Opexus Sued Over EEOC Data Breach
• 35 AGs Demand X Crack Down On Grok Sexual Deepfakes
• Google Reaches $68M Deal Over Recording Users
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Treasury Cancels Booz Allen Contracts Following Leak
• Supreme Court To Define 'Consumer' Under Privacy Law
• Contractor Indicted For Giving National Defense Info To Reporter
• Conservative Org. Contests SEC's Delay Bid In Data Tool Case
• Coinbase Moves To End Suit Over SEC, 'Bankruptcy' Warnings
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• 5 Compliance Takeaways From FINRA's Oversight Report
• North American Tech M&A Values Nearly Doubled In 2025
• 7th Circ. Says Suit Over Veteran's Photo Is Time-Barred
• Calif. Court Sides With Tenants In Background Check Suit
• TikTok Seals Joint Venture Deal For US Operations
• FDIC Rolls Back Biden-Era Digital Signage Rule
• Investors In Korean Online Retail Giant Threaten Treaty Claim
• Courthouse News Drops Access Suit Against DC Court Clerk
• Google Moves To Toss Privacy Suit Alleging AI Spying
• 10th Circ. Partly Revives Pest Control Co.'s Fraud Claims
• Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year
• Simpson Thacher Adds Quinn Emanuel Atty To New SF Office
• Medical Cannabis Co. Says Data Breach Didn't Lead To Injury
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Holland & Knight Team Will Navigate Arms Trade Regulations
• Calif. Universities, Faculty Settle EEOC Info-Sharing Fight
• Apple Shakes Mobile Users' Suit Over App Data Collection
• Feds Ordered Not To Review Seized WaPo Reporter's Devices
• Stellantis North America Didn't Thwart Ransomware, Suit Says
• Comcast's $117.5M Data Breach Deal Gets Preliminary OK
• CFIUS Review Could Delay IRobot Ch. 11 Deal, DOJ Warns
• Google Likely Stuck With $425M Loss, But Bid For $3B Flops
• AI Recruiting Co. Eightfold Sued Over Job Applicant 'Dossiers'
• Coinbase Investors Knew About Regulatory Issues, Court Told
• UK's NCC Selling Escode Business For $370M
• Greenberg Traurig Builds Up Nat'l Security Group With 3 Hires
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• Fla. Dispensary Exposed Patient Data Via Google, Suit Says
• 7 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2026
• GoodRx Users Denied Nod For $32M Deal In Data Sharing Row
• DHS Tech Says He Was Fired For Criticizing Noem During 'Date'
• XAI Seeks To Block Calif. GenAI Training Data Disclosure Law
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Suit Says Grubhub Failed To Protect Private Info From Breach
• Luminys Back In Clear With FCC After Dahua USA Is Dissolved
• Senior DOJ Fraud Atty Joins Akin Amid Surge In FCA Cases
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• AG Watch: Calif. Fills Federal Consumer Protection Void
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Calif. Defeats Trump Admin Suit Demanding Private Voter Data
• Google Appeals DOJ Search Win, Seeks Data-Sharing Stay
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ax Of RNC Suit Over Google Email Filtering
• Stolen Google AI Info Valuable To Rivals And China, Jury Told
• DOJ Reports Historic $6.8B False Claims Act Haul In 2025
• Labcorp Reaches Settlement In Data Privacy Action
• Calif. AG Orders xAI To Stop Enabling Sexualized Deepfakes
• Calif. Resident Pleads Guilty To Shipping AI Chips To China
• OpenAI, Microsoft Must Face Musk Fraud Fight In April Trial
• 5 Advertising Law Trends That Will Shape 2026
• Justices Will Decide Constitutionality Of Geofence Warrants
• Supreme Court Hacker Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Charge
• Musk Child's Mom Says Grok Created Nonconsensual Images
• Google Worker In IP Theft Trial Impersonated Exec, Jury Hears
• Container Co. Must Face Trimmed Suit Over 2023 Data Breach
• Xreal Accuses Smart Glasses Rival Of Patent Infringement
• Wash. Anti-Spam Law Not Federally Preempted, Judge Rules
• Ex-WebAI Engineers Say Demos Were 'Faked' In Major Deals
• Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Insights From 2025's Flood Of Data Breach Litigation
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Senior NY Judge Avoids $273K Fee Bid In Fla. Condo Suit
• Call Vendors Skirt Wiretap Suit Over AI Transcription Tool
• Google Ex-Staffer Attys In 'Grave Danger' Of Testimony Misstep
• Calif. Again Asks 9th Circ. To Unleash Kids' Privacy Law
• Burns & McDonnell Sued By Ex-Partner Firm Over Seattle Deal
• University Of Phoenix Must Face Student's Pixel Tracking Suit
• FTC Finalizes GM And Onstar Ban On Location Data Sharing
• Google Inks $8.25M Deal Over Kids' App Data Privacy
• Calif. AG Probes 'Avalanche' Of Grok-Created Sexual Deepfakes
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• FCC Still Weighing 39% Broadcast Cap, Carr Tells Lawmakers
• Miami Man Admits To $250K Zelle Scam In Connecticut
• Conn. Credit Union Hit With 2nd Data Breach Class Lawsuit
• Calif. AI Law Will Have Ripple Effect On Emerging Cos.
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• Microsoft Calls For Arbitration In Edge Privacy Suit Appeal
• SG Asks High Court To Reshuffle Sides In AT&T Fine Case
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Phone Security IP Suit Against Apple
• US Cybersecurity Strategy Must Include Immigration Reform
• Wilson Sonsini Creates Defense Tech Team, Hires Google Atty
• Meta Shakes App Users' Location Data Privacy Suit, For Now
• Google Engineer Cut-And-Pasted To Evade Security, Jury Told
• Tech, AI Expert Tapped For Calif. Privacy Agency's Board
• CrowdStrike Beats Investor Fraud Suit Over 2024 Outage
• Wash. Officials Challenge 9th Circ.'s X Corp. Standing Ruling
• Voting Rights Orgs., Ill. Voters Ask To Fight DOJ Records Suit
• Insurer, IT Co. Settle Coverage Claims Suit In Colo.
• KuCoin, Chainalysis Beat RICO Suit Over Hack Proceeds
• USPTO Launches New Pilot For SEP Development
• CEO Of Auto Mat Maker WeatherTech Tapped For FTC Spot
• Epic Systems Alleges Data Cos. Stole Records To Sell To Attys
• Senate Backs Bill Giving Deepfake Porn Victims Right To Sue
• PharMerica's Deal To Pay Ransomware Victims Over $5M OK'd
• OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026
• Google's $30M Kids' Data Deal OK'd As Class Attys Get $9M
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Hand & Stone Sent Info To Google, Meta And TikTok, Suit Says
• 2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk
• Fed. Circ. Preserves Google, Keysight, Instacart Patent Wins
• Ex-Google Engineer Stole AI Secrets To Help China, Jury Told
• Apple Cites Privacy To Avoid Reporting Child Porn, Victims Say
• States Fight USDA's Renewed Effort To Cut SNAP Benefits
• Crypto Custody Startup Bitgo Launches Plans For $189M IPO
• Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance
• SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models
• Compromise Funding Bill Gives Judiciary $9.7B
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Cellphone Misuse Firing Of Navy Engineer
• Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing
• Gov't Defends IRS, SSA Handing Taxpayer Data To ICE
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Justices Won't Review Who Can Protest Gov't Contracts
• Sens. Urge App Stores To Ban X, Grok Over Sexual Images
• Pegasystems Opt-Out Investors Get Green Light For IP Claims
• High Court Grants Review Of Falun Gong Cisco Spying Case
• Furniture Store Employees Get 1st OK For Data Breach Deal
• SEC's 'Hack-To-Trade' Suit Was Unfairly Served, UK Man Says
• Paramount Seeks To Toss Privacy Suit Over Kids' Data
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Milliman's 'Fuzzy Matching' Tactic
• Ky. AG Sues Character.AI Over Harm To Minors, Suicides
• 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers
• Justices Will Weigh FCC's Monetary Penalty Powers
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Rakoff Hints 'Baby Shark' Mail-Service Precedent Is Unpopular
• Wash. Justices Take Up Pixel Privacy Suit Against Hospital
• FCC Updates 'Covered List' To Remove Some Drones
• NYAG Presses Instacart On Algorithmic Pricing Compliance
• FCC Waives Call Consent Revocation Rule Until Early 2027
• Experian Can't Nix Claim Tapad Unit Illegally Tracks Data
• X Users Can't Revive Suit Over Use Of Data For Marketing
• 'Outrageous' Bogus Claims In YouTube Privacy Deal Irk Judge
• States Can't Block HPE Integration Amid Deal Review
• Satellite Co. Pays $175K To End FCC's Team Telecom Case
• Virginia Justices Order New Trial In $2B Trade Secrets Case
• Autonomous AI Attacks Demarcate Shift In Risk Landscape
• 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation
• MLB.tv Gets Fans' Facebook Data-Sharing Suits Thrown Out
• Calif. Agency Secures Halt On Data Broker's Info Resales
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OpenAI Can't Ax Musk's Fraud Claim Over For-Profit Plan
• Illinois Man Charged In Snapchat Nude Photo Hacking Scheme
• Google, Character.AI To Settle Suicide, Violent Content Suits
• Sonos, Wyze Labs Sued Over Wireless Encryption Patent
• Jurisdiction Questioned In NY Fried Frank Data Breach Suit
• AT&T Says Discovery Bid Could 'Disrupt' $177M Settlement
• Fandango's User Tracking Is Rotten, Tomatoes Reader Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• Vets Allege Firm's Data Breach Jeopardizes Private Info
• FCC Plans To Raise Power Limits For Unlicensed 6 GHz Use
• The Video Privacy Protection Act's Future In 2026
• DOJ Seeks Nod For HPE Merger Deal Over State Objections
• How Settlement In Texas TCPA Case Affects Text Marketing
• Covenant Health Sued Over Patient Data Security Breach
• Texas Court Reverses Halt On Samsung's TV Data Collection
• Section 230 Knocks Down Addiction MDL, Meta Tells 9th Circ.
• FDA To Ease Regulation Of Wearables, Decision Software
• BofA Faces Customer Suit Over Post-Jan. 6 'Surveillance'
• Coupang Brass Face Suit Over Alleged Cybersecurity Failures
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 4th Circ. Asked To Revive Experian Credit Investigation Suit
• Maximizing Cyberinsurance Coverage In 2026
• Meta Can't Revisit Order Blocking Clawback Of Attorney Docs
• Justices' Separation-Of-Powers Revamp May Hit States Next
• IRS Appeals Pause Of ICE Info-Sharing Agreement
• The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2025
• NY Gov. Looks To Further Boost Online Protections For Kids
• Tile Tells 9th Circ. To Send Stalking Victims' Suit To Arbitration
• Zee, Asia TV Win Dismissal Of Video Privacy Action In NJ
• OpenAI Told To Produce 20M ChatGPT Logs In Copyright Case
• Quinn Emanuel Contempt In $600M Row Probed By Fed. Circ.
• MVP: Cooley's Tiana Demas
• Perplexity Says Reddit Data-Scraping Claims Not Directed At It
• Chipotle Hit With Worker Privacy Suit Over Oct. Data Breach
• Trump Tells HieFo To Divest Chip Assets, Citing Security Risks
• Bitfinex Hacker Says He's Been Released From Prison
• Megan Thee Stallion Fights To Reinstate Defamation Verdict
• AGs Get DOJ-HPE Docs, But Not Internal Gov't Comms
• Consumer Protection Cases And Trends To Watch In 2026
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2026
• Copyright & Trademark Policy And Trends To Watch In 2026
• Trade Secret Trends To Watch In 2026
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026
• California Cases To Watch In 2026
• North Carolina Cases To Watch In 2026
• Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation To Watch In 2026
• Privacy & Cybersecurity Policy To Watch In 2026
• California Legislation And Regulations To Watch In 2026
• Pennsylvania Legislation To Watch In 2026
• The High-Stakes Healthcare AI Battles To Watch In 2026
• For Data Centers, Both Hyperscale And Edge Are Key In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year