Keeping Data-Breach Reports Confidential After Capital One

When U.S. Magistrate Judge John Anderson ordered[1] Capital One Financial Corp. to turn over a post-breach digital forensics report to the consumer plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation relating to the bank’s July 29, 2019, data breach,[2] the decision sent shock waves through the community of legal and forensic firms that help companies respond to cyberattacks.

Now, with U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga’s June 25 order denying Capital One’s motion for reconsideration,[3] the shock waves continue.

Keeping Data-Breach Reports Confidential After Capital One