{"id":17874,"date":"2026-02-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timenetlaw.com\/db\/?p=17874"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:35:55","slug":"the-sunday-brief-inaugural-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timenetlaw.com\/db\/the-sunday-brief-inaugural-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunday Brief Inaugural Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sunday Brief<\/h1>\n

Legal tech. Practice hacks. No fluff.<\/p>\n

February 1, 2026 \u2022 Inaugural Edition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

THE BRIEFING<\/div>\n
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The Gmail Wake-Up Call<\/h3>\n

Millions of stolen email credentials are floating around the dark web right now. Google says it wasn’t them\u2014”infostealer” malware harvesting passwords from infected devices.<\/p>\n

Here’s why you should care even if you’ve never touched Gmail:<\/p>\n

Credential stuffing.<\/strong> Your paralegal uses the same password for her personal Gmail and your firm’s document management system. Hackers don’t need to breach you. They just try the stolen credentials on everything until something opens.<\/p>\n

ABA Model Rule 1.6 requires “reasonable efforts” to prevent unauthorized disclosure of client information. Know what’s not reasonable? Letting staff reuse passwords across personal and firm accounts.<\/p>\n

The settlements are already piling up. Orrick paid $8 million. Houser LLP paid $1.3 million. Both started with compromised credentials.<\/p>\n

Your Monday morning action list:<\/strong><\/p>\n