Business Law

Feds Recommend 2-Year Prison Sentence for AT&T Exec Who Admitted to Selling Trade Secrets

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Mr. Alnoor Ebrahim, former AT&T executive, admitted to a Federal Court in Lower Manhattan today that he sold AT&T sales figures on Apple and RIM products to traders who purchased shares based on that information.  In a plea agreement with the federal government, prosecutor’s are recommending a maximum sentence of 2 years in prison for Mr. Ebrahim’s […]

Data Security & Privacy

‘Data Mining’ Company Settles Lawsuit With FTC Over How It ‘Mined’ Consumer Information

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In a first of its kind legal action, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) today announced that Pasadena-based, Spokeo, Inc., agreed to an $800,000 settlement over charges that the data collecting company improperly compiled and sold people’s personal information for use by potential employers in screening job applicant’s.  Without admitting any guilt and as a part […]

Business Law

Update: How to Create a ‘Secure Online’ Experience for Your Businenss

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In recent days, high-profile social media companies LinkedIn and eHarmony disclosed that data from their IT systems have been exploited, via a cyber-attack, and the information obtained from the hack was placed on Russian Internet forums.  LinkedIn estimated that approximately 6.46 million passwords were hacked, and are advising all users to update/change their login credentials.  In response to […]