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April M Strauss
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Navigating the Transition: Unveiling NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
For decades the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been a beacon of guidance in the ever-evolving fight against...

April M Strauss
Apr 4, 20244 min read
Data Minimization Applied to Consumer Requests: Key Takeaways from California Privacy Protection Agency's First Enforcement Advisory
On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency issued its first Enforcement Advisory. (See CPPA Enforcement Advisory No....

April M Strauss
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Charting the Future of Gaming Law: Insights from Stanford's “More Than Just A Game”
I had the incredible opportunity today to attend "More Than Just A Game,” a collaboration of Stanford Law School and Queen Mary ...


April M Strauss
May 22, 20222 min read
Covenant Care California Reports Focus Health Affected by February Data Breach
On May 17, 2022, Covenant Care of California (“Covenant”) reported that another subsidiary was compromised in a phishing incident on the...


April M Strauss
May 20, 20224 min read
UPDATE -- Rocklin Unified School District/ Illuminate Education Data Breach
RUSD Families Are Sent Data Breach Notices from Illuminate Education: Attorney Investigation Ongoing On May 20, 2022, the California...


April M Strauss
May 20, 20223 min read
Covenant Care California’s Wagner Heights Nursing and Rehab Center Reports Data Breach
On May 6, 2022, Covenant Care California, LLC (“Covenant”) reported a data breach to the Department of Health and Human Services. The...

April M Strauss
May 19, 20221 min read
PHC 5/20 Update: Data Breach Notices Mailed
On May 18, 2022, Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) at last began mailing Data Breach Notices to affected current and former...

April M Strauss
May 18, 20222 min read
Parker-Hannifin's Attack by Conti Ransomware Group: Attorney Investigation
HHS Reports that 119,513 People Affected by Attack: Conti Group Announces Data Fully Disclosed on Dark Web On May 12, 2022,...


April M Strauss
May 17, 20224 min read
Possible Ransomware Attacks on Auction.com and Agile Sourcing Partners
Auction.com and Agile Sourcing Partners


April M Strauss
May 15, 20222 min read
Data Breach Report: MX Holdings US
MX Holdings US subsidiaries also impacted: CFP Fire Protection / COSCO Fire Protection / Firetrol Protection Systems On May 10, 2022, the...


April M Strauss
May 12, 20223 min read
Breastcancer.org User Medical Information and Sensitive Images Reportedly Left Exposed and Accessed
California Attorneys Investigating the Reported Data Breach Breastcancer.org (“BCO”) is reported to have exposed over 350,000 user files,...


April M Strauss
May 12, 20221 min read
Attorney Investigation: El Monte RV Data Breach
The full notice provided by El Monte RV can be viewed here. El Monte is offering affected individuals complementary identity monitoring...


April M Strauss
May 9, 20223 min read
California Student Data at Risk -- Rocklin Unified School District/ Illuminate Education Data Breach
Attorney Investigation Launched on Behalf of Affected California Minors On May 4, 2022, Rocklin Unified School District (“RUSD”) reported...


April M Strauss
May 8, 20222 min read
Over 5,100 Affected In Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health Data Breach
Phishing Scam Causes LACDMH to Send Out More Than 1,000 Additional Compromised Emails Those accounts were then used to send out more than...

April M Strauss
May 5, 20222 min read
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ALLEGES PHC DISCLOSED DATA OF UP TO 850,000 ENROLLEES IN A RANSOMWARE ATTACK
On May 5, 2022, a member of PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF CALIFORNIA (“PHC”), a healthcare coverage provider based in Northern California,...


April M Strauss
Apr 25, 20221 min read
UPDATE: PHC Website and Systems Restored Following Attack by Hive Ransomware Group
As of April 15, 2022, Partnership HealthPlan of California ("PHC") has reported that it successfully restored its website functionality....


April M Strauss
Apr 9, 20223 min read
Attorney Investigation: SuperCare Health Data Breach Notice
On March 28, 2022, SuperCare Health (“SuperCare”) submitted a Notice of data breach potentially affective patient personal information to...


April M Strauss
Apr 9, 20222 min read
EMC National Life Company: Unauthorized Network Access Reported
On April 8, 2022, EMC National Life Company (“EMC” or “Life Company”) reported a security incident through California’s data breach...


April M Strauss
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Attorney Investigation: CMG Mortgage Data Breach
CMG Mortgage, Inc., with its headquarters in San Ramon, California, reported a security incident: some of its customers may have had...


April M Strauss
Apr 8, 20222 min read
What Is The Difference Between A “Credit Freeze” and A “Fraud Alert”?
Knowing About These Important Financial Protection Tools Can Save Consumers From a Lot of Headaches in the Event of a Data Breach Credit...
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