August 17, 2020
Capital One is fighting a bid for it to turn over a PwC analysis of what caused its massive 2019 data breach, months after a closely watched ruling ordering it to disclose a separate forensic report of the episode.
July 10, 2020
From a Maryland federal judge recognizing the value of personal data in today's economy to a Virginia court sending companies scrambling to keep post-data breach discussions secret, it's been a busy few months in cybersecurity and privacy litigation. Here are five rulings worth revisiting as we head into the year's second half.
June 25, 2020
Capital One has been ordered to disclose an analysis of how an alleged cybercriminal was able to steal 106 million applicants' sensitive data last year, despite its claim that doing so would have "unworkable" implications for other banks.
June 16, 2020
Capital One told a Virginia federal court Tuesday that it doesn't owe deference to a magistrate judge's order that the bank disclose a consultant's analysis of its 2019 data breach, pushing back against consumers who say the bank has failed to show any conclusion "contrary to law" in the order.
June 11, 2020
Capital One has asked a Virginia federal court to overturn a magistrate judge's ruling ordering it to disclose a consultant's analysis of its 2019 data breach, claiming the order has "unworkable practical implications" for banks responding to cybersecurity episodes.
June 05, 2020
Federal financial agencies have been given two weeks to sift through tens of thousands of documents related to Capital One Financial Corp. after a federal magistrate judge hearing consumer litigation over the bank's massive 2019 data breach ruled that bank regulators could assert privilege to withhold documents only by going through each one.
June 03, 2020
Capital One is the latest company ordered by a U.S. court to disclose a consultant's analysis of a massive data breach, in a potential boon for consumers but a troubling development for businesses aiming to talk frankly about breaches without fear of legal repercussions.
May 27, 2020
Capital One Financial Corp. has been ordered to disclose a cybersecurity firm's forensic analysis of its massive 2019 data breach, after a Virginia federal court that is hearing consumer litigation stemming from the breach rejected an argument that the report is protected by attorney-client privilege.
May 15, 2020
A Virginia federal magistrate judge tackling discovery issues in the sprawling litigation over Capital One's massive 2019 data breach appeared unconvinced during a hearing Friday morning that consumers suing the bank are barred from seeing a cybersecurity firm's report on the event.
April 13, 2020
Capital One and Amazon urged a Virginia federal judge to let them out of a proposed consumer class action over the bank's massive 2019 data breach, arguing in separate bids that the plaintiffs failed to show how the companies purportedly injured them.