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Path Clears For Data Breach Plaintiffs

February 27, 2018March 28, 2018 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Cyber Security

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the path for cyber breach plaintiffs to establish standing in their lawsuit against CareFirst. The Supreme Court’s refusal to review the lower appeal court’s decision to grant standing for the plaintiffs […]

Ransomware Sparks Class Action

February 4, 2018March 26, 2018 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Ransomware

On January 25, 2018, Allscripts, a platform service provider for managing electronic health care records, experienced a ransomware attack. The ransomware was a variant of the “SamSam” malware. Allscripts restored its systems with backups, but […]