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Cybersecurity & Privacy - February, 2026

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• Meta Targets Chinese Co. For 'Celeb-Bait' Ad Fraud Scheme
• NetChoice Gets Va. Social Media Limits For Kids Blocked
• Otterbourg Chiefs' $20M Suit Against Atty Nixed For Now
• Social Media Trial Judge Threatens Media With Gag Order
• Trump Tells Federal Agencies To Drop 'Woke' Anthropic Tech
• KuCoin Operators Again Seek To Shed $1.2M Crypto Theft Suit
• 5th Circ. Strikes Down FCC's Written Consent Robocall Rule
• Czech Search Engine Co. Seeks Arbitration In NJ Privacy Case
• Emory Escapes Fired Worker's Race, Age Bias Suit
• FCC Commish Sees Ditching Copper Lines As Security Need
• Geofence Warrants Harm 'Privacies Of Life,' Amici Tell Justices
• Judge Expands Block On SNAP Cuts Over Data Demand
• Health Co.'s 'Success Story' Misstep Holds HIPAA Lessons
• Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Eyes Exit After Appeals End
• Ex-Cybersecurity Staffer Sues Carrier Corp. For Age Bias
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Real Estate Law Firm Failed To Stop $400K Theft, Ga. Suit Says
• X Corp. Beats OnlyFans Creator's Revenge Porn Suit
• Social Media Plaintiff 'Wanted To Be On It All The Time' As Kid
• Ex-Paxful CEO Charged Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures
• DOJ, Apple Clash Over Discovery For Monopolization Case
• Fiserv Seeks Exit From Credit Union Security Flaws Suit
• Texas AG, Samsung Ink Deal To End TV Data Collection Suit
• Cisco Shouldn't Face Falun Gong Torture Suit, Feds Tell Justices
• Kochava, FTC Near Deal To End Geolocation Privacy Suit
• Judge Backs $19M Default Judgment In Amazon's Piracy Suit
• IRS Broke Law 42K Times By Giving Info To ICE, Judge Says
• Judge Scolds 'Impenetrable' TikTok In NY AG's Addiction Suit
• TikTok, Meta Get Hot Bench In 'Subway Surfing' Death Appeal
• Fla. Biologist Fired Over Kirk Meme Says Boss Lied To Court
• Are New Police Drone Programs A Big Help Or Big Brother?
• WilmerHale Adds Biden-Harris WH Atty, Ex-Campaign GC
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• FTC Backs Age Verification Use With New Enforcement Stance
• Social Media Contributed To Mental Health Issues, Jury Hears
• Senate Bill Would Make Gov't Admit It Perused Your Emails
• Nvidia Says YouTubers' AI Scraping Suit Undermines Fair Use
• T-Mobile Tells Justices FCC's Fines On 'Unsound' Footing
• AI Trade Secret Conviction Highlights Espionage Risks
• Winston & Strawn-Led SPAC Mozayyx Prices Upsized $261M IPO
• FCC Yanks Another Chinese Lab From Equipment Program
• Cat Cover Story In Ginsburg Health Hack Gives Judge Pause
• Weight Loss Clinic Hit With Data Breach Class Claims
• NY RAISE Act Raises The Bar For Frontier AI Developers
• EBay Settles Bloggers' Stalking Suit Before Trial 
• YouTube-Watching Plaintiff Saw 17K Ads In 1 Year, Jury Hears
• Meta's Win Upheld In Investor Row Over Apple's Ad Changes
• PowerSchool, Chicago Schools Reach $17M Student Data Deal
• DJI Asks 9th Circ. To Strike Down FCC 'Covered List' Ruling
• Insurer Can't Cap Pizza Chain's Cyberattack Payout At $250K
• Firm Ordered To Show Proof In Google Teen‑Harm Fee Fight
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• Freshfields Bicoastal M&A Tech Duo Move To Covington
• Accounting Firm Slow To Issue Data Breach Notice, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Won't Stop IRS From Sharing Data With DHS
• Reddit Fined £14.5M By ICO For Children Privacy Failures
• Meta Can't Use Calif. Law To Ax Ill. Biometric Privacy Dispute
• YouTube VP Says 5-6 Hours Daily 'Very Good' For His Kids
• User Fights To Keep Nvidia 'Decline All' Tracking Suit Alive
• Fla. Hospital Blames UnitedHealth In Cyberattack Suit
• Capital One Fights Consumers' Sanction Bid In Privacy Suit
• AARP's $12.5M Privacy Deal OK'd, But Attys Get Below Bid
• Fla. Biologist Fired Over Kirk Parody Seeks Reinstatement
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• Pittsburgh Law Firm Hit With Class Claims Over Data Breach
• How US Liability Law Is Becoming The Primary Regulator Of AI
• DC Circ. Gag Order Rulings Reveal A Digital Privacy Paradox
• Judge Blocks Release Of Mar-A-Lago Classified Docs Report
• Bumble Allowed 'Massive' Data Breach, Class Action Claims
• Roblox Faces Calif. Lawsuit Over Child Safety Failures
• Social Media Cases Atty In Hot Water Over Courthouse Filming
• Credit One Bank Pays $10M In Calif. DAs' Suit Over Debt Calls
• State Privacy Watch: 4 Legislative Developments To Know
• Texas AG Says Shein Is Selling 'Toxic' Goods To Consumers
• Fintech Mortgage Co. Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Google Data Sharing With China Violates DOJ Rule, Suit Says
• Dallas Jury Finds Ex-NFL Player Ran $328M Medicare Scheme
• Dollar Tree Sued Over Receipts With Partial Account Numbers
• Record FCA Recoveries Signal Intensified Healthcare Focus
• Meta Judge's Antitrust Dismissal 'Usurped' Jury, 9th Circ. Told
• EBay Execs Seek To Bar Criminal Deal From Harassment Trial
• NY AG's Zelle Fraud Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Methods For Challenging State Civil Investigative Demands
• How Blockchain Could Streamline Real Estate Transactions
• Flagstar Customers Closer To $31.5M Data Breach Settlement
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Texas AG Launches Latest Suit Over Temu Data, China Ties
• Apple Knowingly Hosts Child Porn On ICloud, W.Va. AG Says
• Cisco Warns Justices Of 'Serious Risks' In China Torture Case
• FCC Floats Nearly $200K Fine On Dahua For Late Filing
• Mich. Panel Orders Hearing Over GPS Data In Shooting Case
• Amazon Throwing Out Tech Intercom Not Sanctionable: Judge
• Court Won't Seal FBI Documents In UM Coach Hacking Case
• Coalition Asks Court To Back Probe Into IRS-ICE Data Sharing
• Conn. Medical Office Faces 3 'Insomnia' Data Breach Suits
• 'Think Carefully': Judge Wary Of Notice Tactic In Google Deal
• FCC Satellite Co. Action Starts New Chapter For Team Telecom
• TD Garden Owners Say Pot Shops Copying Name
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Genetic Testing Co.'s Acquisition Draws Privacy Suit
• Smith & Wesson Gets Suit Over Tracking Cookies Pared Down
• Zuckerberg Testifies That Social Media Doesn't Harm Teens
• 'Flawed' Ruling Let SEC Hide Breach Records, DC Circ. Told
• Reddit Must Face Privacy Suit Over LiveRamp Tracker
• DOJ Allowed To Dictate Pay, Term Of Google Search Watchers
• Illinois' Pritzker Proposes Social Media Tax To Fund Education
• TP-Link Misrepresents Its Chinese Affiliations, Texas AG Says
• Meta Pixel Tracking Suit Tossed Over Lack Of Standing
• What FDA Guidance Means For Future Of Health Software
• Texas AG Sues Drone-Maker Over Alleged Ties To Chinese Co.
• Trump Opposes Stay In Mar-A-Lago Case During Appeal
• Indiana Firm Sues Quintairos Prieto Over 'Mass Exodus'
• Neutrogena Paying $4.7M To Settle BIPA Suit Over App
• IRS Asks Court To Deny Probe Of Improper ICE Data-Sharing
• Federal Preemption In AI And Robotics Is Essential
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• No Jurisdiction In Judicial Privacy Law Suits, NJ Court Told
• NextGen's $19M Data Breach Deal Gets Judge's Approval
• Fulton County Slams 'Unjustified' Election Records Raid
• Blackbaud To Face Revived Data Breach Subrogation Suits
• FTC, States Urged To Halt Meta's Plan For Face ID In Glasses
• States Hit Discovery Roadblocks In HPE Merger Fight With DOJ
• Globe Life Reaches $4.66M Deal Over Client Data Breach
• Ex-IRS Official Drops Suit Over Private Info Leak
• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors
• How Policy Differences Affect Recovery From Cyberattacks
• Sick Juror Delays Meta Trial Ahead Of Zuckerberg Testimony
• Stanford Prof Tells Jury Studies Confirm Social Media Addiction
• Novel Calif. Data Deletion Tool Off To Hot Start, Director Says
• State AGs Back Senate's Version Of Kids Online Safety Act
• Atty Fee Fight Brewing After Google's Chatbot Injury Settlement
• FCC Pulls Equipment Lab Status From 4 Chinese Cos.
• Senate Dems Say IRS-ICE Privacy Warnings Proved Correct
• EU Approves Universal Music's $775M Deal For Downtown
• Judge Unsure OnlyFans Model Can Pin X With Revenge Porn
• ICE's Surveillance Tech Raises 4th Amendment Concerns
• Ethics Groups Seek Pause On Trump's $10B Tax Leak Suit
• Strategies For Effective Class Action Email Notice Campaigns
• Otterbourg Leaders Forum-Shopped $20M Suit, Court Told
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• 7th Circ. Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity
• Zappos Says Customer Must Arbitrate Meta Privacy Suit
• Gravity Payments Sued In Seattle Over 2025 Data Breach
• Bipartisan Bill Targets Scam Ads On Social Media Platforms
• HPE Has 'No Grounds' To Hide DOJ Deal Bidders, AGs Say
• Roblox Wins Effort To Arbitrate Kids' Data Privacy Suit
• California's New Privacy Laws Demand Preparation From Cos.
• Texas AG To Investigate Conduent, BCBS For Data Breach
• If Your AI Vendor Goes Bankrupt: Tackling Privacy And 'Utility'
• Watchdog Defends Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Conn. Suspension
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 7th Circ. May Seek Ill. Justices' Input In Hyundai BIPA Row
• 'The Shoe Is On The Other Foot': Judge Needles Meta In MDL
• Texas AG Adds Snapchat To Child Harm Suit Blitz
• SNAP Recipients Appeal In 2nd Circ. Over Card Scam Suit
• Disney To Pay $2.75M In Record Deal Under Calif. Privacy Law
• Pornhub Parent Escapes User Tracking Suit, For Now
• MrBeast, Ex-IT Worker Near Deal In Trade Secret Theft Dispute
• AI Scientific Discovery Order Implications For Life Sciences
• Fulton Election Raid Relied On Trump Allies' Testimony
• Fla. Social Media Ban Violates Teens' Rights, 11th Circ. Told
• Pa. Health Network Escapes Wiretapping Suit, For Now
• Colo. Clinic, Billing Provider Face Data Breach Class Action
• Social Media Cos. Must Face School In 1st Addiction MDL Trial
• CFIUS Risk Lessons From Chips Biz Divestment Order
• Apple, Google Offer App Store Measures Under New UK Rules
• ATP Tour Served With Data Privacy Suit
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• No 2nd Chance For Failed Junk Fax Ad Suit, Colo. Court Says
• 8th Circ. Lets Stand Minn. Law Banning Election Deepfakes
• 'Baby Shark' Ruling Doesn't Stop Google Anti-Phishing Fight
• Baker Donelson Adds CFPB Founding Atty In DC
• Courts' Rare Quash Of DOJ Subpoenas Has Lessons For Cos.
• EEOC, Law Students End Legal Battle Over Firm DEI Letters
• Reviewing The Legal Landscape Of Social Media For Minors
• State Street Says Kronos Data Breach Cost It $27.6M
• 'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.
• Lenovo Accused Of Illegaly Sharing Data With Chinese Parent
• Bojangles Let Russian Hackers Steal Worker Data, Suit Says
• Supreme Court Asked To Review Mich. Hunting Drone Ban
• Second Judge Says IRS Can't Share Address Data With ICE
• CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities
• Texas AG Wields Consumer Protection Law Against Tech Cos.
• Cable Landing Co. Cuts $40K Deal To End FCC License Probe
• Gov'ts Want Safeguards For Tax Data Swaps In UN Pact
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Dechert
• Trump's $10B Tax Leak Suit Legally Unsound, Ex-Officials Say
• EU Warns TikTok To Change 'Addictive' Design Or Face Fines
• A&O Shearman US Data Privacy Leader Joins Norton Rose
• After Halting Texas App Store Law, Tech Group Targets Utah
• Microsoft Teams Illegally Collected Voice Data, Ill. Users Claim
• Meta Must Redo User Engagement Data In Mental Health MDL
• Florida AG Forms Unit Focused On Foreign Data Sharing
• Ex-Alex Jones Atty Asks Conn. Justices To Nix Suspension
• Judge Affirms Health Cos.' Sanctions For Witness Omission
• Analytics Co. Says Patients Not Harmed By Data Breach
• TikTok Urges NC Justices To Toss State's Addictive App Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $1.5B In US Commerce IT Contracts
• Bipartisan Enforcement Is Rising In Consumer Finance
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Sidley
• Trump Admin Finalizes Rule Facilitating Federal Worker Firings
• Website Wiretapping Claims Trimmed From Cigna Suit
• Ga. Law Firm's CTA Challenge 'Hypothetical,' Feds Argue
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Alston & Bird Hires Ex-Baker McKenzie Tech, Privacy Pro
• DC Circ. Preserves Secrecy Of DOJ's Gag Orders On Google
• 'Extraordinary Circumstances': Elon Musk Faces USAID Depo
• Calif. Court Revives Walmart Worker's Background Check Suit
• HPE Backs DOJ Bid For Final Merger Deal Approval
• SPEX Urges Fed. Circ. To Revert Slashed $1 IP Win To $553M
• US To Work With Mexico, Others On Trade Of Critical Minerals
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• USPTO's Squires Sees TMs As Key Tool Against AI Deepfakes
• Anticipating The SEC's Cybersecurity Focus After SolarWinds
• Developing Nations See Tax Data Swaps Lacking Reciprocity
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Covington
• Ex-Pentagon GC Joins Bradley Arant's National Security Team
• Calif. Privacy Agency Taps Meta Alum To Head New Audits Unit
• DOJ, AGs Lodge Cross-Appeal Over Google Search Remedies
• Zillow, Microsoft Say Users' Wiretapping Case Still Falls Short
• SEC Tosses Biden-Era Case Against Wyoming Crypto Co.
• Ex-BofA Banker Cops To Role In Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Mass. AG Sues Bitcoin ATM Co. For Allegedly Enabling Scams
• FCC Hunting For New Cyber Trust Mark Administrator
• 5th Circ. Unsure Child Online Safety Law Tramples Speech
• Limiting Worker Surveillance Risks Amid AI Regulatory Shifts
• JAMS Adds Frost Brown Atty With Healthcare, Tech Chops
• Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Morgan & Morgan
• How Insurers Are Wording AI Exclusions
• Thompson Hine Adds 6 Financial Services Attys In Chicago
• Insurance Claims Data Fair Game In Instagram Addiction Suit
• 1st Circ. Pushes For Settlement In Mass. 'Right-To-Repair' Suit
• Paperless Law Firm Seeks Coverage For Ransomware Attack
• 'Doesn't Make Sense': DOJ Irks Judge In Merger Fight With AGs
• Staffing Agencies Beat Ill. Workers' BIPA Revival Bid
• FCC's Phone Subsidy Fund Aims To Improve Nat'l Verifier
• Lead Counsel For Parents Appointed In Roblox MDL
• Traditional FCA Enforcement Surges Amid Shifting Priorities
• State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Illinois
• DOJ Opposes Google's Bid For Partial Search Remedy Pause
• How 2 Tech Statutes Are Being Applied To Agentic AI
• Army Corps Contractor Says Law Firm Sent $1.3M To Hackers
• Defense Strategy Takeaways From Recent TCPA Class Actions
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Cooley Atty To Lead N. Calif. Practice
• Nvidia Faces New Class Action Over AI YouTube Scraping
• Mich. College Web Users Drop Meta Pixel Privacy Suit
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Group Of The Year: Cooley
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Plaintiff Pulls Data Breach Claims Against Brown Paindiris
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court