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EU-wide Breach Notification Template On The Horizon

July 24, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt, Wim Nauwelaerts and Alice Portnoy

                  Following their recent meeting in Finland, the EU Data Protection Authorities acting through the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced their intention to release new tools and an EU-wide data breach notification template to help companies comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, EDPB, EU, GDPR Tagged With: Cyber, Data breach, Data Breach Notifi, EDPB, European Union (EU), GDPR

Inside the SK Telecom Data Breach: What Happened and What Companies Can Learn

July 15, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt and Kim Peretti

In April 2025, SK Telecom—South Korea’s largest mobile carrier—formally notified regulators of a significant data breach that compromised sensitive SIM card data belonging to nearly 27 million users. Following an investigation, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) concluded in July 2025 that SK Telecom was negligent in […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement, South Korea Tagged With: Breach reporting, Cybersecurity, Enforcement, Enforcement Action, International, South Korea

Back from the Brink: District Court Clears Air Regarding Individualized Damages Assessment in Data Breach Cases

July 3, 2025 By Gavin Reinke, Ashley Miller and Amanda Wellen

On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a spring 2018 cyberattack on Brinker International, Inc., the parent company of the popular chain restaurant, Chili’s. The recent […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Tagged With: Class Action, Cybersecurity, Litigation, Privacy

UK Data Protection Regulator Fines 23andMe ~$3.1 Million Following Credential Stuffing Attack

July 2, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt and Kelly Hagedorn

On June 5, 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined 23andMe £2.31 million (~$3.1 million). The fine was for failing to implement adequate security measures to protect the personal data of over 155,000 UK users. The penalty followed a joint investigation with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, highlighting  how regulators are […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Security Breach, UK Tagged With: Data breach, ICO, security, UK, UK Cybersecurity

Suite Victory: Marriott Finally Checks Out of Court

June 9, 2025 By Donald Houser, Gavin Reinke and Nicole Weeks

On June 3, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a pivotal ruling in longstanding litigation against Marriott International, Inc., arising out of a 2018 data breach involving its Starwood Preferred Guest Program.  In reversing the lower court’s grant of class certification, the Fourth Circuit determined that the customers’ contractual agreements […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Privacy Litigation Tagged With: Class Action, Cybersecurity, Litigation

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