Cybersecurity
442 ABA Journal Cybersecurity articles.
Husch Blackwell will merge with boutique firm
Husch Blackwell has announced a merger with a health law boutique that represents hospitals and health care systems in the Boston area. The…
Jul 20, 2021 3:39 PM CDT
Lateral hiring for associates increased in nearly all practice groups in the first quarter of 2021, with data privacy, entertainment and media and insurance practices showing the most activity, according to a legal data company.
Jul 16, 2021 11:35 AM CDT
New York City law department is hacked
Lawyers in New York City’s law department have no remote access to the the computer system after a computer hack, a spokesperson said…
Jun 8, 2021 4:30 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act doesn’t apply to a police officer’s search of a license plate database for an acquaintance who paid him more than $5,000.
Jun 3, 2021 10:43 AM CDT
A fashion model has filed a lawsuit alleging that Goldberg Segalla exposed her Social Security number and other personal information in a PACER filing.
May 26, 2021 3:37 PM CDT
BigLaw firm requires COVID-19 tests for unvaccinated
Lawyers and staff members at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom who don’t get vaccines will have to test negative for COVID-19 within…
May 25, 2021 4:39 PM CDT
Emails from the city of Chicago and its police department are among the documents stolen from Jones Day in a hack of its file transfer vendor, Accellion. The emails reveal that Chicago started a drone program using money from forfeiture proceeds.
May 13, 2021 9:43 AM CDT
A Maryland defense lawyer is seeking a new trial for his client after a blog post claimed that a product used by police to extract cellphone data has cybersecurity flaws.
May 7, 2021 1:54 PM CDT
Hackers have posted documents that are said to be stolen from the Illinois attorney general’s office, including documents labeled “judgments entered,” “shakedown cases” and “state prisoners.”
May 4, 2021 11:17 AM CDT
As courts rely more on digital forensic evidence in civil and criminal cases, attorneys have investigatory tools at their disposal that nevertheless raise legal and ethical concerns.
Mar 9, 2021 3:31 PM CST
If lawyers and their clients make use of artificial intelligence, they should consider the ethical and legal implications and protect against the emerging threat of deepfakes and cybersecurity attacks, legal experts said Monday at
ABA Techshow.
Mar 8, 2021 5:28 PM CST
California opens applications for retroactive bar admission
Provisional licensure applications, for people who recently did not pass the California bar exam but would have with the new cut score, are…
Feb 25, 2021 3:39 PM CST
A hacking group has posted files that it claims to be from Jones Day after the law firm was hit by a data breach at one of its vendors.
Feb 17, 2021 9:26 AM CST
Goodwin Procter was hacked through a third-party vendor used for large file transfers, the law firm has revealed in an internal memo.
Feb 3, 2021 10:57 AM CST
The federal courts and the U.S. Department of Justice have announced that they were apparently affected by a hack of widely used network management software known as SolarWinds.
Jan 7, 2021 1:11 PM CST
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