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Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice.

Our lawyers provide an overview of some of the most significant developments in cybersecurity and data privacy in the United States in 2022 and look ahead to trends for 2023.

Cyberthreats continue to be a hot topic in today’s news cycle, with new data breaches and other cyberattacks being reported almost every day. One of the most recent data breaches...

In December of last year, the Rhode Island Public Transit Association (“RIPTA”) announced that data pertaining to more than 17,000 individuals was compromised in a major security...

Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of cybercrimes has increased dramatically, with an estimated 15 million people falling victim to these crimes each year.

Data breaches and other cybersecurity events have recently been a hot topic. Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers and other cybercriminals have capitalized on the...

Recently, Marietta Area Health Care, better known to most as Memorial Health System, announced that the company experienced a data breach stemming from a malware attack on its computer...

A data breach occurs when a hacker or other criminal actor gains access to sensitive consumer information that is in the possession of a company or organization. Often, hackers target...

In recent news, the mortgage lending company, LendUS, LLC announced that it experienced a data-security event impacting the personal information of more than 12,000 individuals. Last...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The CFPB has issued its 24th Supervisory Highlights, sharing observations and findings from examinations in the areas of auto servicing, consumer reporting, debt collection, deposits, fair lending, mortgage origination, mortgage servicing, private education loan origination, payday lending, and student loan servicing.  The CFPB issues Supervisory Highlights “to help institutions and the general public better understand how the Bure...