One of the asserted advantages of blockchain and cryptocurrency is their operation outside the commercial banking system. However, this very feature poses a challenge when cryptocurrency is stolen—or more accurately, transferred without the account holder's...
Cyber Security & Data Breach
Coverage Challenges in Ransomware Claims: Cyber Insurance Policies and Trends in Denials
A consistent pattern emerges in data breach and cyber-attack cases when companies turn to their insurers for coverage after such incidents. Whether they possess specialized cyber insurance or not, insurers often decline claims, citing various reasons such as failure...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Online Harasser
Online threats and harassment pose a significant problem in today's digital landscape. With the Internet's global reach, the ease of publishing and posting content, and the potential for anonymity or lack of consequences, individuals find it convenient to share...
Sextortion, Deepfakes, and AI Scams: How to Protect Children from Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are a growing threat, with children being among the most vulnerable of targets. The internet serves as a platform for criminals to access children under the guise of anonymity. These criminals lurk on popular applications and social media platforms...
Federal Court Rules No Common Law Duty to Prevent or Respond to Data Breaches
Like most healthcare entities, Indiana’s Trinity Health collects, stores, maintains and uses a large volume of particularly sensitive information about patients and others, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI),...
TikTok Time is Up: Montana Becomes the First U.S. State to Ban the App
Only two months after a federal bill was introduced to ban TikTok nationwide, Montana has become the first U.S. state to officially ban TikTok from operating in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte signed S.B 419 into law on Wednesday after the Montana House of...
Federal Appellate Court Approves Pretext Border Search Based on Trade Secret Theft Suspicion
For almost nine years, Haitao Xiang, a Chinese national and U.S. resident, had worked for Monsanto, Co in St. Louis as a research application engineer specializing in hyperspectral imaging technology. As with most jobs of this type, Xiang had signed a non-disclosure...
A New Twist in the Ransomware Debate: Is it Negligent to Fail to Pay Ransom?
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a healthcare network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and serves eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. On Feb. 6th of this year, LVHN was hit with a combination ransomware and extortionware attack, whereby attackers from the...
Cyberattacks as Acts of War: Insurance Companies Forced to Rethink Their Policies
The rise of cyberattacks has led to a significant increase in the demand for cyber insurance policies. However, the insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the ever-evolving threat landscape, which has resulted in a new challenge: insurers are attempting to...
Will the U.S. Ban TikTok? New Legislation That Could Impact Your Data Privacy
A new bill was introduced last week that would ban TikTok and other foreign technology. The bipartisan bill would provide the federal government with the authority to restrict or ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, along with technologies produced in six different...