Remove 12
Remove 2016 Remove Data Remove Document Remove Education
article thumbnail

Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

Security Affairs

It is known since at least 2016 for dropping Pony and Vawtrak. Its operators have a DLS site, where they post exfiltrated data from their victims who refused to pay the ransom. As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. exe: Figure 3.

article thumbnail

Court Grants Adverse Inference Sanction Against Infringing Author: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

During litigation, the plaintiff made a discovery request for documents stored on the defendant’s various Google and Yahoo accounts. On August 12, 2015, while this discovery request was pending, the defendant deleted one of her Google sock puppet accounts. Judge’s Ruling. Case opinion link courtesy of eDiscovery Assistant.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

It’s 2019, So it Must Be Time for Another Redaction Flub: eDiscovery Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

As covered on Sharon Nelson’s terrific Ride the Lightning blog ( here and here ), defense lawyers for Paul Manafort used court papers that were made public last week to say that prosecutors were overblowing a text message exchange cited as proof that Manafort tried to mislead investigators probing Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

IT 46
article thumbnail

Could We Be Close to a Second State to Approve a Technology CLE Requirement?: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

In 2016, Florida became the first state to mandate technology training for lawyers, when it adopted a rule requiring lawyers to complete three hours of CLE every three years “in approved technology programs.” We covered it here. The council adopted the proposed amendment on April 20.

article thumbnail

UK regulators’ strategic approaches to AI: a guide to key regulatory priorities for AI governance professionals

Data Protection Report

The document outlines the ways in which the FCA’s approach to regulation and supervision addresses the Principles. The AI update was published alongside a speech by chief executive Nikhil Rathi announcing the FCA’s plans to focus on Big Tech and Feedback Statement FS24/1 on data asymmetry between Big Tech and firms in financial services.

article thumbnail

Court Denies Defendant’s Motion for Protective Order in Broiler Chicken Case: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

Prior to this class action lawsuit involving broiler chicken prices, defendant Agri Stats was the subject of a DOJ investigation and claimed it “searched for and produced to the DOJ documents and information like what the EUCPs are requesting”. million documents might be excluded from Agri Stats’s review.

article thumbnail

Even with Bad Communication and Unfulfilled Discovery Obligations, Sanctions Still Not Granted: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

July 12, 2018) , Illinois District Judge Richard Mills ruled against sanctions requested by the defendants at this time, even though the relators didn’t “live up to their discovery obligations.”. The defendants also requested production which sought, among other things, documents relating to certain phone calls. Check it out!