Judge nixes jury conviction of ex-Goldman Sachs programmer, calls law a bad fit in source-code case

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. programmer committed a crime by taking computer code for a high-speed trading program with him when he left the investment bank for a new job, prosecutors insist. But they didn’t prove their case against Sergey Aleynikov, 45, because the facts of the case don’t…

Jul 6, 2015 1:45 PM CDT

Insurers hacked tens of thousands of legal files to get an edge in worker’s comp cases, lawsuit says

A client of a California law firm says insurers hacked into tens of thousands of confidential client files as part of a nationwide scheme to get an advantage in worker’s compensation cases. The federal class action filed last week by Hector Casillas names as defendants not only the insurers allegedly…

Jul 2, 2015 12:50 PM CDT

1 in 10 will click on attachments in phishing emails, study finds

Jul 1, 2015 2:20 AM CDT

‘Patch and pray’ remains the norm nearly 20 years after hackers warned US lawmakers about risks

In 1998, a group of young hackers testified before a U.S. Senate committee, warning that what one describes as a “patch and pray” after-the-fact approach to cybersecurity was bound to create serious Internet security repercussions sooner or later. Any one of the seven had the skills to take down the…

Jun 23, 2015 8:10 AM CDT

Judge OKs consolidated suit over theft of Sony ex-workers’ personal info

A federal judge in Los Angeles nixed a contract-based claim against Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. over a massive third-party hack attack that gained access to former employees’ personal information. But the Monday ruling by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner gave a green light to negligence-based litigation by the ex-workers…

Jun 16, 2015 3:25 PM CDT

Feds probe Cardinals officials for alleged hacking of Astros database

Federal prosecutors and the FBI are investigating allegations that front-office officials with the St. Louis Cardinals hacked into a computer database of the Houston Astros in 2013. Anonymous sources told the New York Times that the database included discussions about trades, statistics and scouting reports. A spokesperson for Major League…

Jun 16, 2015 10:37 AM CDT

International laws complicate the hunt for data evidence

The ubiquity of information, coupled with conflicting international laws about privacy, data protection and national security laws, is making litigation a minefield of challenges, attorneys agreed at a panel discussion at the ABA London Sessions Friday. In simpler times, the question of where evidence was located usually was a straightforward…

Jun 12, 2015 9:05 AM CDT

Hackers may have accessed records of 4 million federal workers; was China responsible?

A December hack attack that may have originated in China compromised the personal data of up to 4 million current and former federal employees in one of the largest thefts of government data ever reported. Federal officials confirmed the security breach, which was discovered in April, and said the FBI…

Jun 5, 2015 8:55 AM CDT

‘Ransomware’ software attacks stymie law firms

Jun 1, 2015 2:30 AM CDT

IRS tax records for 100,000 people accessed by third parties who knew what personal info to plug in

The Internal Revenue Service has temporarily shut down a service that allowed individuals to access their own tax-return information for former years online. That’s because third parties who knew what personal information to plug in used the IRS webpage to access tax records for over 100,000 people between February and…

May 26, 2015 4:25 PM CDT

Did passenger control plane by hacking into its computer? FBI probes Twitter claims

A cybersecurity consultant who claims he hacked onto airline computer systems while on board as a passenger and once briefly controlled a plane is being investigated by the FBI. Federal court documents say Twitter posts by Chris Roberts alerted the authorities to his claimed ability to hack into the onboard…

May 19, 2015 1:10 PM CDT

Sales exec claims she was fired for removing app that allowed boss to track her 24/7

A sales executive in Bakersfield, California, claims she was fired because she removed an app from her company-issued cellphone that allowed her boss to track her location 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The May 5 suit (PDF) by Myrna Arias claims her boss at Intermex Wire Transfer…

May 13, 2015 6:15 AM CDT

Techshow’s ‘60 Sites’ highlight: Glitter revenge?

A more efficient way to compare and buy airline tickets. Several ways to test the strength of your password. A website where you can watch the best television programs from the 1980s. And glitter? Those were only a few of the many websites recommended by five person panel during the…

Apr 18, 2015 5:09 PM CDT

Manage your law office technology so it doesn’t manage you

Like it or not, technology is a necessary part of a modern law practice. In fact, it may be the most important part of a practice outside of lawyers themselves. So what technology should you buy? When should you buy it? How can you successfully integrate it into your practice,…

Apr 16, 2015 12:11 PM CDT

Health data isn’t secure; ‘antiquated’ HIPAA needs to regulate Facebook and Google, experts say

Millions of patient medical records are being breached because of inadequate security measures, says a Journal of the American Medical Association study of government records published on Tuesday. Frequent problems included outright theft of records and health companies relying on third parties to safeguard patient information, reports the Los Angeles…

Apr 15, 2015 9:00 AM CDT