On September 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that seven individuals believed to be part of a hacking group known as APT41 or “Wicked Panda,” including five Chinese nationals and two Malaysian nationals, have been charged in connection with a global hacking campaign that affected more than 100 companies around the world. […]
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‘Schrems II’ backs the European legal regime into a corner — How can it get out?
On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ Case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)). In an article for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire analyzes the decision and discusses potential implications, including those relating […]
Schrems 2.0: CJEU invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and emphasizes exporter obligations when using Standard Contractual Clauses
Executive Summary Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) handed down its long-awaited judgment in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)), about the validity of two means of legitimizing transfers of personal data outside the EEA under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’)[1]. In somewhat of a […]
DOJ Indicts Chinese Military Personnel for Involvement in 2017 Equifax Breach
On February 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army (“PLA”) for their alleged involvement in the 2017 Equifax hack that resulted in the theft of the personal information of 145 million Americans. In the nine-count indictment, the four individuals, Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, […]
Federal Prosecutors Announce Indictment of Chinese Hackers Involved in 2015 Anthem Data Breach
On May 9, 2019, a federal grand jury unsealed an indictment of two members of a Chinese hacking group charged with a series of computer intrusions, including their involvement in the 2015 data breach at Anthem Inc., which affected the data of over 78 million people. In an announcement by the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, […]