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A newly filed putative class action in the Western District of Texas targets Bumble, Inc., over an alleged “massive and preventable” cyberattack in or around January 2026, in which attackers allegedly accessed highly sensitive user data stored in Bumble’s systems. The complaint alleges the compromised information included names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers…

Figure Lending, LLC, which markets itself as America’s #1 non-bank Home Equity Line of Credit lender, has been named in a proposed federal class action following a reported cyber incident that allegedly exposed customer personal information. Mardikian v. Figure Lending, LLC, 3:26-cv-00135 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 19, 2026). The complaint alleges that the company’s systems were…

Website tracking litigation continues to generate high stakes compliance risk, but not all privacy statutes are moving through the courts at the same pace. A notable divergence is emerging between the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Where the first is rapidly heading toward definitive interpretation by the…

California resident Nathaniel Bee filed a lawsuit this week alleging that the ATP Tour’s website used third-party tracking technology that captured details on how visitors interacted with the site, including what content they viewed; how they navigated the website; and what type of device they used, without user consent in violation of the California Invasion…

In January, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of the Chief Information Security Officer issued a new procedural guide, CIO-IT Security-21-112 Rev. 1, that sets expectations for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) when it resides in nonfederal contractor systems. Although the document is internal guidance, it creates an approval framework that may soon determine…

A new California trial court decision offers website operators some long-awaited relief in the ongoing wave of website privacy suits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In early December, the Los Angeles County Superior Court, rejected an increasingly common theory that routine website analytics and tracking tools function as illegal “pen registers” or “trap…

Enforcement of California’s Delete Act is accelerating. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently sent a clear message to data brokers: register, pay the required fee, and be prepared to defend your data practices, especially when they involve sensitive populations.

CPPA announced recent settlements with two data brokers totaling more than $100,000 for failing to…

Happy New Year! 2025 was a busy year for the Insider authors—we published 271 posts throughout 2025. To kick-off 2026, in case you missed them last year, we are providing the articles from 2025 that were the most interesting to our readers across various categories.

We hope you enjoy them and look forward to another…

California’s strict privacy laws, particularly the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), are fueling a surge in class action lawsuits against major companies over their use of online tracking technologies. In recent weeks, prominent brands including Estée Lauder, Nike, and Luxottica have been hit with proposed class actions in the Northern District of California, all…