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Mar 01, 2023

LassPass Breach: Hackers Put Malware on Engineer’s Home Computer

ZDNET reported on February 28th that the LastPass data breach was a result of hackers stealing a master password that

Feb 28, 2023

Cybercriminals Use ChatGPT to Create Malware

The Express Tribune published a post on February 10 citing research by threat intelligence company Check Point Research. While Open

Feb 23, 2023

Law Firms Worry About Hallucinating AI

Wired published a sobering article on February 22 about the use of generative AI tools in law firms. David Wakeling,

Feb 22, 2023

Covington & Burling Calls SEC Subpoena for Client Names an “Assault”

Reuters reported on February 14 that law firm Covington & Burling fired back at a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities

Feb 21, 2023

Allen & Overy Rolls Out GPT-based Legal App Harvey Firmwide

LawSites reported on February 17 some extraordinary news. Allen & Overy, one of the world’s largest law firms, announced that

Feb 16, 2023

Ransomware Group Reportedly Attacked the New York City Bar

LawSites reported on February 10 that Databreaches.net has said that the New York City Bar Association was struck by a

Feb 15, 2023

Former K&L Gates Partner Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Cyberstalking

Reuters reported on February 10 that a Manhattan federal judge sentenced a former partner at K&L Gates to two years

Feb 14, 2023

Cybersecurity Incident Shuts Down Troutman Pepper’s Network

Above the Law reported on February 9 some good news – that the cybersecurity incident at Troutman Pepper did not

Feb 09, 2023

Google’s Answer to ChatGPT is Bard

PCMag reported on January 6 that Google will release Bard, its answer to ChatGPT. A little over a month after

Feb 08, 2023

Judge Used ChatGPT in a Court Opinion

VICE reported on February 3 that a judge in Colombia used ChatGPT in a court opinion. OK, so it’s not

Feb 07, 2023

ChatGPT Fails to Answer Legal Ethics Question Correctly

Hat tip to Dave Ries, who submitted the following question to ChatGPT: “Is competence in technology required for attorneys in

Feb 02, 2023

NIST Releases New AI Risk Management Framework

On January 26, NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) released its new Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework. I