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Modern Adtech Regulated Under Antiquated Law: How Video Killed the Internet Star
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Proposed Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act: A Step in the Right Direction but Far from the Destination
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Ransomware attack hits the state of Georgia

Modern Adtech Regulated Under Antiquated Law: How Video Killed the Internet Star

By Cameron Abbott and Rob Pulham

In their recent article available here, Katie Staba and Corey Bieber from our Chicago office discuss emerging advertising technology issues, including new applications of the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Proposed Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act: A Step in the Right Direction but Far from the Destination

By Cameron Abbott and Max Evans

We recently blogged about the intention of Californian lawmakers to enact stringent privacy regulations through the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In particular, we noted the useful guidance provided by our colleagues over at The Privacist on the impact of potential contingencies for organisations.

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Ransomware attack hits the state of Georgia

By Cameron Abbott and Ella Richards

Jackson County in Georgia has been held ransom after cyber-attackers deployed ransomware that crippled the government’s IT network for 2 weeks. Government officials resorted to coughing up $400,000 in bitcoin to pay the ransom, desperately trying to get out of the offline ‘pen and paper’ situation the attack had left them in. The suspected ransomware, ‘Ryuk’, caught the eye of the authorities at the end of 2018 after it started affecting the printing presses of Tribune Publishing. Due to the highly problematic decryption tool that is provided once the ransom is paid, Ryuk has the frightening capacity to destroy businesses which cannot survive in downtime or do not have restorable backups.

Read further about the incident here: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/georgia-county-pays-400000-to-ransomware-attackers-a-12159

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