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Nov 17, 2021

The Robinhood Breach is Bad: A Roundup of Worse Breaches

CNET reported on November 12 on the recent breach of stock trading app Robinhood, which has acknowledged that data from

Nov 16, 2021

Law Firms Using Monitoring Software to Review Contract Review Attorneys’ Work

The Washington Post reported on November 11 on the issue of law firms monitoring the work of contract reviewer employees

Nov 11, 2021

MyCase Publishes 2021 Legal Industry Report: 82% of Law Firms Fully Reopened

MyCase released its 2021 Legal Industry Report: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic on November 9. Over 2000 lawyers participated in

Nov 10, 2021

Justice Department Scores: REvil Principal Arrested, $6 Million Seized, Bounties Offered

On November 8, KrebsOnSecurity reported on a story that made headlines everywhere. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest

Nov 09, 2021

Employers Monitoring Employees at Home: Stats From the UK

ZDNet reported on November 8 that, according to data from a poll of more than 2,400 UK workers conducted by

Nov 04, 2021

U.S. Sanctions Israel’s NSO Group for Cyber-Surveillance Issues

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on November 3 that the United States has added the Israeli spyware company NSO Group

Nov 03, 2021

Facebook Shuts Down Its Facial Recognition System

On November 2, CNET reported that Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system during November and delete the face

Nov 02, 2021

58% of Small Businesses Have Had a Breach

In October, the Identity Theft Resource Center released its 2021 Business Aftermath Findings (Insights on Small Business Identity and Cybercrimes).

Oct 28, 2021

Clio’s 2021 Legal Trends Report: Interesting Changes in the Practice of Law

I always enjoy the annual Clio Cloud Conference, which will continue through this Friday. Thanks to the good folks at

Oct 27, 2021

How Law Enforcement Gets Data from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon

Vice reported on October 25 that a newly obtained document written by the FBI lays out how it and other

Oct 26, 2021

Ransomware Gangs Shift From “Big Game Hunting” to “Mid-game Hunting”

On October 21, Bank Info Security published a post highlighting the Q3 report from Coveware, a ransomware incident response firm.

Oct 21, 2021

Guide to Surviving a Ransomware Attack

CFO Magazine, on October 19, published a summary article on surviving a ransomware attack. Ransomware can cause a huge financial