Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • June 10, 2026

    Judge Tells DOJ Not To 'Play Possum' On Trump Fund

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday declined to block the Trump administration's proposed $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund, crediting statements from Attorney General Todd Blanche and other U.S. Department of Justice lawyers last week that the fund was dead.

  • June 10, 2026

    GoSecure's Patent Case Should Stay Alive, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge has suggested that Austin-based CrowdStrike Inc. shouldn't be allowed to escape a suit accusing it of infringing a computer system monitoring patent, saying the allegations are sufficient at this point to avoid dismissal.

  • June 10, 2026

    IT Co. Rigged Server To Christmas Tree Timer, $5.5M Suit Says

    The National Institute of Building Sciences alleged in D.C. federal court that an information technology firm caused it at least $5.52 million in damages by failing to maintain and upgrade a web platform for government facility acquisition, instead doing "slapdash" work including rigging a server with a Christmas tree timer.

  • June 10, 2026

    Use 'Great Care' In Covered List Changes, Rural ISPs Tell FCC

    Rural internet service providers want the Federal Communications Commission to make sure only companies posing known risks are barred from interconnecting high-speed networks as the FCC looks to expand a national security program.

  • June 10, 2026

    Data Security Biz Valued At $12B After $600M Funding Round

    Data security company Cyera announced Wednesday that it reached a $12 billion valuation after raising $600 million from investors in its latest funding round, quadrupling the company's valuation over the last 18 months.

  • June 09, 2026

    Challengers Of Trump's 'Slush Fund' Want Proof Plan Is Dead

    Plaintiffs challenging what they call President Donald Trump's proposed $1.8 billion "slush fund" in Virginia and Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday expressed doubt that the administration's plan to pay victims of "lawfare and weaponization" is truly "not moving forward" as the acting attorney general has claimed.

  • June 09, 2026

    Judge Pans Uber's 'Nonstop' Discovery Violation In FTC Fight

    A California federal magistrate judge refused Tuesday to give Uber more time to produce data to the Federal Trade Commission in litigation alleging the ride-hailing company dupes consumers into its paid subscription service, saying during a hearing that Uber "has been in nonstop violation" of the court's April 10 data production deadline.

  • June 09, 2026

    Fox Rothschild Sued Over Data Breach Tied To Ransom Group

    Fox Rothschild LLP was hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday accusing the national law firm of failing to adequately protect the "highly sensitive and confidential" personal data entrusted to it from being exposed to a prominent ransomware group in a data breach last month. 

  • June 09, 2026

    Former XAI Engineer Says He Was Fired Over Safety Warnings

    A former engineer at Elon Musk's xAI claims he was fired after repeatedly raising concerns about safety, discriminatory bias and other risks associated with the artificial intelligence company's chatbot Grok, according to a lawsuit lodged Tuesday in California state court.

  • June 09, 2026

    FCC Looks To Spur Submarine Cables With New Security Reg

    The Federal Communications Commission will start presuming that submarine cable applications that meet certain qualifications don't have to be referred to the executive branch for national security reviews, if the agency votes yes later this month on the order it'll have before it.

  • June 09, 2026

    Microsoft Looks To Ax 3D Artist's Copyright Info AI Suit

    Microsoft Corp. urged a Washington federal court to throw out a Los Angeles-based 3D artist's proposed class action under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, saying the artist failed to allege that the company ever removed copyright information from his content or shared his copyright-protected works.

  • June 09, 2026

    EU Orders Meta To Give Rival Chatbots Free WhatsApp Access

    European enforcers ordered Meta Platforms to give rival artificial intelligence chatbots free access to WhatsApp amid an antitrust investigation into the messaging service, despite Meta taking steps to provide access for a fee after previously blocking rival assistants.

  • June 09, 2026

    Emergency Alert Systems Set For FCC Cybersecurity Revamp

    The nation's emergency alert services would see cybersecurity upgrades under a new plan put forward this month at the Federal Communications Commission.

  • June 09, 2026

    Arby's Owner Must Face Trimmed Data Tracking Opt-Out Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday trimmed some privacy claims in a suit alleging Arby's', Jimmy John's', Dunkin's and Sonic's website cookie banners falsely promise to remove trackers but allowed the plaintiffs' fraud claims to proceed, finding it's enough for them to plead they declined cookies but were tracked anyway.

  • June 09, 2026

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    The race to build the legal industry's largest law firm accelerated in 2025, with major firms leaning on mergers, lateral hiring and strategic expansion to climb the ranks of the Law360 400.

  • June 09, 2026

    Fiber Internet Co. Failed Customers In Data Breach, Suit Says

    A Denver-based fiber internet provider failed to protect customers' sensitive personal information in a cyberattack and waited five months to notify those affected, a customer said in a suit filed in Colorado federal court.

  • June 08, 2026

    How A Texas Pastor Beat Mark Zuckerberg In Landmark Trial

    Jurors who reached a landmark $6 million verdict in March finding Meta Platforms Inc. and Google liable for harming a teen's mental health didn't find Mark Zuckerberg credible, an impression that the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier credited to putting the well-prepared executive off his guard.

  • June 08, 2026

    Kaiser Member Seeks Class Cert. In Microsoft Site Tracker Suit

    A Kaiser Permanente member has called on a federal judge in Seattle to greenlight a series of national classes and California subclasses in her privacy lawsuit accusing Microsoft and Qualtrics of secretly intercepting millions of patients' private health information through tracking technologies embedded in the healthcare system's website.

  • June 08, 2026

    FCC Needs To Clarify Router Ban's Scope, Tech Retailers Say

    Retailers are worried about the effect of a Federal Communications Commission effort to clamp down on foreign-made routers sold to consumers, saying the agency needs to better define the range of products covered by the new restrictions, which are aimed at reducing device security risks.

  • June 08, 2026

    Adviser AI Use Under Scrutiny In NJ Securities Review

    New Jersey financial regulators said Monday that the state's annual examination of investment adviser business practices this year will take a hard look at how artificial intelligence is used in the construction of investment portfolios or recommendations to clients.

  • June 08, 2026

    Cybersecurity Worker's Early Win Bid Premature, Court Says

    A Colorado federal judge has denied a former cybersecurity worker's bid to knock out several affirmative defenses raised by a U.S. Department of Defense contractor against his whistleblower retaliation suit, saying the worker filed the bid before giving the court a chance to weigh in on pre-motion letters.

  • June 08, 2026

    Conn. ​​​​​​​Prosecutor Admits To Snooping On Romantic Rival

    A Connecticut state prosecutor admitted Monday to accessing two protected computer databases to view information about a romantic rival, but told a judge that she had been trying to honor her ethical obligations as an attorney after the woman's arrest.

  • June 08, 2026

    Bankman-Fried Seeks Trump Pardon On FTX Fraud Conviction

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence, has asked President Donald Trump to pardon him for defrauding customers who placed billions of dollars with the fallen cryptocurrency exchange, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Pardon Attorney.

  • June 08, 2026

    Meta Tries Again To End Mass. Instagram Addiction Case

    Meta Platforms is again asking a judge to toss a complaint by Massachusetts over its allegedly addictive Instagram platform, saying any purported harms to teens are caused by third-party content rather than its own features, which it says are shielded by the First Amendment and federal law.

  • June 05, 2026

    NY Bill To Ban Surveillance Pricing Heads To Gov.'s Desk

    New York is on the brink of becoming the third state to prohibit companies from using consumer data to set individualized prices for certain products and services, as policymakers across the country continue to ramp up scrutiny on the increasingly prevalent practice known as surveillance pricing. 

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    US Cybersecurity Strategy Must Include Immigration Reform

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    Cyberthreats are escalating while the cybersecurity workforce remains constrained due to a lack of clear standards for national-interest determinations, processing backlogs affecting professionals who protect critical public systems and visa allocations that do not reflect real-world demands, says Rusten Hurd at Colombo & Hurd.

  • OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026

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    The Office of Foreign Assets Control will ramp up its targeting of companies in the private equity, venture capital, real estate and legal markets in 2026, in keeping with the aggressive foreign policy approach embraced by the Trump administration in 2025, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk

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    State bills legislating artificial intelligence that are expected to pass in 2026 will reshape the liability landscape for all companies incorporating AI solutions into their business operations, as any novel private rights of action authorized under AI-related statutes signal expanding exposures, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance

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    An industry letter released in the fall by the New York State Department of Financial Services, together with guidance issued over the past decade, signals a heightened regulatory expectation for covered institutions regarding the use of blockchain analytics and requires review, says Nicole De Santis at Nomadis Consulting.

  • SEC Virtu Deal Previews Risks Of Nonpublic Info In AI Models

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent settlement with Virtu Financial Inc. over alleged failures to safeguard customer data raises broader questions about how traditional enforcement frameworks may apply when material nonpublic information is embedded into artificial intelligence trading systems, says Braeden Anderson at Gesmer Updegrove.

  • Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

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    The Disney-OpenAI agreement last month is less an anomaly than an early attempt to define what licensed generative use of entertainment intellectual property looks like in practice, including how artificial intelligence user-generated content is permitted without eroding ownership and control, says Alex Locke at Meister Seelig.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers

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    State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Autonomous AI Attacks Demarcate Shift In Risk Landscape

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    Anthropic and OpenAI recently disclosed cyberattacks where an artificial intelligence agent was the primary attacker, illustrating immediate implications for corporate governance, contracting and security programs as companies integrate AI with their business systems, say Rahul Mukhi and Melissa Faragasso at Cleary and Brian Lichter at Stroz Friedberg.

  • 2025's Defining AI Securities Litigation

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    Three securities litigation decisions from 2025 — involving General Motors, GitLab and Tesla — offer a preview of how courts will assess artificial intelligence-related disclosures, as themes such as heightened regulatory scrutiny and risk surrounding technical claims are already taking shape for the coming year, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • The Video Privacy Protection Act's Future In 2026

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of certiorari petitions in two Video Privacy Protection Act cases, Salazar v. National Basketball Association and Solomon v. Flipps Media, deepens a circuit split on how to apply the decades-old statute to modern technology, but the underlying interest in privacy protection hasn't changed, say attorneys at Janove.

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