Amendment to Criminal Procedure Rule 41 Impacts Data Privacy in U.S. and Abroad
Posted on Dec 15, 2016 in Litigation | Comments Off on Amendment to Criminal Procedure Rule 41 Impacts Data Privacy in U.S. and Abroad
On December 1, 2016, amended Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCP) went into effect, thus expanding federal law enforcement’s power to search and seize electronic data. The new rule will allow law enforcement to seek a warrant from a “magistrate judge with authority in any district where activities related to a crime may have occurred” and use that warrant to...
White House Cyber Commission Issues Requests for Information
Posted on Aug 12, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on White House Cyber Commission Issues Requests for Information
The White House’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity has announced in a Federal Register Notice that it is seeking information on a variety of cybersecurity topics. The Notice indicates that the Commission is seeking information on topics including critical infrastructure cybersecurity, cyber insurance, research and development, the cyber workforce, federal governance,...
Cyber Storm V Highlights Need for Greater Info-sharing and Formalized Incident Response
Posted on Aug 10, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cyber Storm V Highlights Need for Greater Info-sharing and Formalized Incident Response
Results from the Department of Homeland Security’s (“DHS”) “Cyber Storm V” national exercise revealed that challenges remain around information and cyber threat indictor sharing, and that a plan for widespread cyber response would help improve response from government and industry to cyberattacks. Though the exercise showed that challenges remain, it also revealed an increased...
Iranians Hackers Targeted Control of New York Dam
Posted on Mar 25, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Iranians Hackers Targeted Control of New York Dam
The seven Iranian hackers that were indicted for conducting distributed denial of service attacks on banks also were charged with illegally accessing the supervisory control and data acquisition, or “SCADA,” system at a dam in New York State. This is reportedly the first time a breach in a U.S. computer system that controls critical infrastructure has been linked by the FBI to a hacker...
These Shoes Weren’t Made for Walking (and They Aren’t Too Good for Standing Either): Court Dismisses Post-Breach Case Against Zappos for Lack of Standing
Posted on Jun 8, 2015 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on These Shoes Weren’t Made for Walking (and They Aren’t Too Good for Standing Either): Court Dismisses Post-Breach Case Against Zappos for Lack of Standing
Last week yet another federal district court dismissed a post-data breach class action after concluding that the plaintiffs had not alleged any actual or imminent harm and, consequently, did not have standing to proceed. In re Zappos.com, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litig. MDL No. 2357, 12-cv-325 (D. Nev. June 1, 2015), arose out of a 2012 breach of Zappos’ servers, which...
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