A class action lawsuit has been filed against Oracle Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in association with a January 2025 data breach. After initially denying that it suffered a security breach, in an April 7th email Oracle officially notified customers that its healthcare […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
In Case You Missed It: OCC Confirms Permissible Cryptocurrency Services for Covered Banks
on Monday, 24 March 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Earlier this month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a new interpretive letter (Interpretive Letter 1183) confirming the types of cryptocurrency activities national banks and federal savings associations may engage in. The new interpretive guidance is part of a change in the approach of the federal […]
Utah’s Age Verification Law – Potential to be First for the Nation
on Monday, 24 March 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Earlier this month, Utah’s legislature passed SB 142, the App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”), which requires app stores to impose age verification measures on app downloads. The Act, which as of publication of this article is currently awaiting Gov. Spencer Cox’s signature, pits social media companies against app store providers, such […]
Cybersecurity Threats: Identity Attacks and Non-malicious Software
on Monday, 24 March 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Cybersecurity threats have become even harder to detect and prevent in 2024 according to the latest report from Crowdstrike.[1] Among the latest findings: Threat actors can move laterally across a system in under one (1) minute after gaining access to the network; Voice solicitation, or “vishing”, attacks are up over […]
New Developments in the CTA: FinCEN and the U.S. Department of the Treasury Offer Temporary Compliance Relief
on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not impose fines, penalties, or enforcement actions against any companies for failing to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports required under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by the current deadline of March 21, 2025. […]
