Initiating a Lawsuit As our reliance on the internet grows, so do online scams. As a result, causes of action arising out of online activities are booming. People perpetuating online attacks frequently utilize pseudonyms, email addresses, cryptocurrency wallets or...
Content By Mark D. Rasch
The FBI Warns Clevelanders About a Rise in Digital Theft
Cellphones have become a necessity for many people throughout the world, allowing convenience and interconnectivity in the palm of our hands – but they’ve also opened the door to a new type of theft. On April 26, the Cleveland Field Office of the FBI issued a warning...
Don’t [Geo]Fence Me In: Federal Court Invalidates General Warrant for All Google Users Near a Bank Robbery
On May 20, 2019, at approximately 4:52 p.m., a man walked into the Call Federal Credit Union outside Richmond, Virginia, pointed a firearm at the tellers, and threatened to kill them and their families unless he was given at least 100K. He ultimately took almost 200K...
Are Ransomware (and Ransomware payments) Covered by Cyber Policies? Ohio Appeals Court Says “Maybe”
There seems to be a pattern in data breach and other cyber-attack cases. After a breach, a company turns to its insurer for coverage. Sometimes they have specialized cyber insurance, sometimes not. But often, even if they have paid for what they believe to be...
Supply Chain Security: Is Your Business Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks in Your Supply Chain?
The massive exploit of the company Solar Winds has been seen as an example of what is called “supply chain” vulnerability. In point of fact, the vast majority of those impacted by the Russian Solar Winds attack probably had never heard of the company Solar Winds, and...
Ohio Personal Privacy Act Introduced: A Possible First Step In Privacy Protections
Currently, twenty states have enacted legislation to protect the collection and distribution of consumer data by third parties. However, at the moment, there are no privacy protections in place for consumers in Ohio. On July 12, 2021, Rick Carfagna and Thomas Hall...
TransUnion v. Ramirez: Privacy Takes a Hit In the High Court
A Brief History of the Fair Credit Reporting Act One of the earliest “privacy” laws in the United States is, surprisingly, the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Back during the Nixon Administration, Congress passed a law that gave people the right to see what was on their...
Time to Make Your Websites and Apps Accessible to the Disabled
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requires, among other things, that places of “public accommodation” be reasonably accessible to the disabled. For “physical” locations, this can mean things like braille menus, wheelchair ramps, or wider doors. But when the...
Ransomware Warning: White House Issues Advisory to Business Leaders
In the wake of the highly publicized attacks on both gasoline and food infrastructures by Russian-based ransomware attackers, the Biden administration on June 3 issued an advisory to business leaders directing them to take action to harden their systems against...
Supreme Court Poised To Decide Scope of Federal Hacking Law: Implications for Businesses & Employees
For more than 30 years, the federal computer hacking statute has been used by companies to sue employees (and former employees), competitors and even customers and users who violate their rules on the use of computers, computer databases and data gleaned from...