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The breach impacted a total of 3,334 individuals and sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, may have been acquired by hackers, according to a report filed with the Maine Attorney General's Office.

A legal insurance provider warned policyholders of the legal and cybersecurity risks of using ChatGPT. Given the chatbot's rapid adoption, more scrutiny of the generative AI tool from insurers is likely to follow.

The rise of more data privacy contract work could ultimately help spur greater data privacy knowledge and skills within legal tech organizations in the near future, even as these part-time roles eventually become less prominent.

"Changing more than buttons and widgets, Legal innovation means completely reshaping how case teams leverage technology in the practice of law," says Wendell Jisa, founder and CEO of Reveal.

Five questions to ask—besides the usual considerations like interest rates, balance requirements, monthly charges, and other specific business needs—when zeroing in on the right financial institution for your legal tech startup.

"With this level of breach that can and will happen, you can't afford to take a wait-and-see approach if you are managing sensitive data," said Rebecca Krauthamer, co-founder of quantum cybersecurity software firm QuSecure.

Interest in the way in which technology can be used — and abused — in the practice of law has surged since the launch of ChatGPT.

An update on the legal tech market's past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.

A recent report from IPRO and ACEDS found that a majority of in-house lawyers are likely to prefer working with smaller firms going forward as they see them as more innovative, pushing back on the narrative that Big Law has been at the forefront of legal innovation.

Although it's the high-profile attempts to replace human lawyers that have made their way to newsrooms, there's plenty of industry-disrupting overhaul going on behind the scenes.

"The biggest challenge we have faced with any innovation project is always people—how do we win the minds and hearts of the end users?," asks Horace Wu, CEO of Syntheia.

The firm pinned the blame on a third-party vendor who was contracted to set up the site on Microsoft Azure.