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The Future Is Now: Court Finds No Coverage Under Cyber Policy for P.F. Chang’s Data Breach

In 2014, P.F. Chang’s experienced a credit card breach involving a number of its restaurants that culminated in numerous lawsuits nationwide. The ensuing litigation related to this data breach provided significant insight into what would become the important issues in data… Continue Reading →

Something Old, Something New: Well-Established First-Party Property Concepts Used in Computer Hacking Coverage Case

On May 20, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit affirmed a District Court decision finding coverage for a loss under a financial institution bond issued by BancInsure, Inc. (BancInsure) to the State Bank of Bellingham (Bellingham)…. Continue Reading →

Mozilla’s Firefox Browser Code Creates Privacy Issues in Criminal Proceeding

While the dispute between Apple and the Department of Justice over terrorists’ iPhones appears to have come to a conclusion, it is clear that we can expect to see privacy issues continue to develop between the government and private sector…. Continue Reading →

Highway Robbery: Michigan Legislature Debates Penalties for Hacking Motor Vehicles

As if rush hour traffic was not bad enough, last summer drivers learned that gadgets making life on the road easier could present cyber security concerns. Specifically, a lawsuit was filed against Jeep, based on allegations that Chrysler issued a… Continue Reading →

Early Observations in Portal Healthcare Decision: CGL Coverage for Cyber Claims?

Over the last couple of years, courts have struggled with whether cyber claims could trigger coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies. While courts have found most cyber claims will not be covered as “bodily injury” or “property damage”… Continue Reading →

Data Security Gets “Thumbs Down” in New Study Involving Lost Thumb Drives

Researchers from the University of Illinois, the University of Michigan and Google published “Users Really Do Plug In USB Drives They Find.” The report covers the controlled experiment where researchers placed nearly 300 USB thumb drives around the University of… Continue Reading →

The Rise of Ransomware and Cyberbullying Insurance

Over the last few years, cyber security has focused on incidents where there is no contact with the criminal. That is, a data breach would occur and the criminal would be long gone before the victim knew there was an… Continue Reading →

Still A Lot to Learn From Numerous Healthcare Breaches

Even though there seems to be a breach in the healthcare industry every week, there is still a lot to learn from these patient information breaches. For example, a recent breach at 21st Century Oncology demonstrates important issues concerning the… Continue Reading →

Apple’s Privacy Battle – Early Observations for Litigation and Insurance

The largest privacy case to date is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California between Apple and the U.S. Government. This case arises out of a request by the Department of Justice and FBI for… Continue Reading →

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