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We often cover consumer class action complaints against companies regarding the privacy and security of personal information. However, litigation can also arise from alleged breach of contract between two companies. This week, we will analyze a medical diagnostic testing laboratory’s April 2025 complaint against its managed services provider for its alleged failure to satisfy its…

BleepingComputer has confirmed the rumor that Oracle has suffered a compromise affecting its legacy environment, including the compromise of old customer credentials (originally denied by Oracle). Oracle notified some affected clients that old legacy data from Oracle Classic (last used in 2017) was involved in the incident. BleepingComputer has reportedly had direct contact with the…

Wired has reported that several government officials involved in the Signal chat exposing sensitive national security plans have also exposed their Venmo accounts by not adjusting their account privacy settings to prohibit the information from being publicly accessible. This means that they “left not only their contact lists publicly visible but also their transactions, which…

This week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) board held its April meeting to discuss the latest set of proposed regulations, including automated decision-making technology (ADMT) regulations. Instead of finalizing these rules, the board continued its debate and considered further amendments to the draft regulations. Notably, some members proposed changing the definition of ADMT and…

Yahoo’s ConnectID is a cookieless identity solution that allows advertisers and publishers to personalize, measure, and perform ad campaigns by leveraging first-party data and 1-to-1 consumer relationships. ConnectID uses consumer email addresses (instead of third-party tracking cookies) to produce and monetize consumer data. A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

On March 31, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO 14254) titled “Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market.” EO 14254 directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to, amongst other provisions, rigorously enforce the Better Online Ticket Sales Act (BOTS Act or the Act) and address unfair ticket scalping practices.

Overview of the…

WhatsApp users should update the application for vulnerability CVE-2025-30401, which Meta recently patched when WhatsApp was released for Windows version 2.2450.6.

Meta cautions Windows users to update to the latest version due to the vulnerability that it is calling a “spoofing” issue that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on devices. The attackers…

On March 27, 2025, a class action lawsuit was filed against the education technology (EdTech) company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, a popular learning management system. The complaint alleges that Instructure violated children’s federal and state privacy rights. According to the complaint, Instructure states that it collects various account information about children, including name,…