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Oklahoma Expands its Security Breach Notification Law

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The Oklahoma State Legislature recently enacted Senate Bill 626, amending its Security Breach Notification Act, effective January 1, 2026, to address gaps in the state’s current cybersecurity framework (the “Amendment”). The...more

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Massachusetts Attorney General Creates Data Privacy And Security Division

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The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General has created a new Data Privacy and Security Division. This Division is charged with protecting consumers from the threats to the privacy and security of their data. The...more

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U.S. States And Territories Data Breach Statutes-UPDATED July, 2020

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Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam,...more

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D.C. Amends Data Breach Notification Law, Adds Security Requirements

At the end of March, Washington, D.C. signed the Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019, which adds some significant changes to D.C.’s existing data breach law, first enacted in 2007. The law is projected to take...more

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Washington D.C. Attorney General Seeks Stronger Data Security And Breach Notification Requirements

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Add Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s recent data security legislative proposal – the Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019 – to the growing list of states and jurisdictions across the country...more

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Settlement Reached Between Neiman Marcus and State Attorneys General for $1.5 Million for 2013 Payment Card Breach

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Last week, the attorneys general (AGs) of 43 states and the District of Columbia announced they reached a $1.5 million settlement with Neiman Marcus Group LLC to resolve an investigation of a 2013 data breach that involved...more

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California Passes Landmark Consumer Privacy CCPA—What it Means for Businesses

• California recently passed the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act that goes into effect in 2020, which grants California residents new privacy rights. • The CCPA creates a private right of action for California...more

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California Lawmakers Pass Sweeping New Data Privacy Law - Last-Minute Legislative Compromise Opens Door To Liability And...

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Due to some last-minute bargaining between state lawmakers and proponents of a controversial data privacy initiative, California businesses will soon need to prepare to comply with a new state measure designed to protect...more

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New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Ramping Up Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Enforcement Efforts

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The Office of the New Jersey Attorney General (AG’s Office) recently announced that it will be creating a new civil enforcement unit, known as the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Section (DPC Section), to investigate data...more

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Proposed Ohio Law May Encourage Businesses to Adopt Cyber Standards

Recently proposed legislation in Ohio could provide businesses with special protection from lawsuits in the event of a hack under certain circumstances. Senate Bill 220 would shelter businesses that have been proactive in...more

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New York Introduces New Data Protection Legislation

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Citing a sixty percent increase in data breach notifications from 2015 to 2016, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently introduced the Stop Hacks and Improve Data Electronic Security Act (SHIELD) bill. The...more

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Hilton Settles NY and VT State AG Investigation into 2015 Data Breach; Pays $700,000 Civil Penalty

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan (“Attorneys General”) announced a settlement with Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc. (“Hilton”) resolving allegations that the...more

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Vermont AG Settles with SAManage for $264,000 for Delayed Breach Notification

The Vermont Attorney General (AG) recently announced that it has settled with SAManage USA, a business support services company, for failing to timely notify 660 Vermont residents that their names and Social Security numbers...more

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State AGs Data Breach Settlement Reinforces the Importance of Patch Management

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A recent settlement between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and attorneys general from 32 states and the District of Columbia (the "Attorneys General") over a 2012 data breach reinforces the importance of patch...more

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AGs Weave Themselves Into Patchwork of Digital-Health Regs

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There are more than 165,000 mobile health applications available for download in Apple’s App Store or Google Play. This number will likely keep rising, and a body of federal and state regulators, including state attorneys...more

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Fallout from Target’s 2013 Data Breach includes an $18 Million Multistate AG Settlement

Target Corporation agreed to an $18.5 million settlement with 46 State Attorneys General and the Attorney General of the District of Columbia this week, resolving allegations that the company failed to provide reasonable data...more

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Deeper Dive: Be Prepared for Regulatory Investigations in the Wake of a Security Incident

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Your company had a data security event. After an investigation, it was determined that notifications were required, and the incident was made public as a result. Notification letters were mailed and regulators were notified,...more

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Lessons from Adobe’s State AG Data Breach Settlement

Last month, several state Attorneys General announced a $1M settlement with Adobe Systems, Inc. in connection with a 2013 data incident involving the personal information of roughly 534,000 consumers. The 15 Attorneys General...more

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Rhode Island Amends Identity Theft Protection Act

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Rhode Island recently amended its 10-year-old Identity Theft Protection Act effective June 26, 2016, further defining and refining existing data security and breach notification requirements, and adding a requirement to...more

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California by the Numbers (Part 1): 24 Million Compromised in 2015

California Attorney General Kamala Harris has released a report of the data breaches that have been reported to her office from 2012 until 2015. Although the California data breach notification law took effect in 2003,...more

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California by the Numbers (Part 2): How to Stay out of the 2017 Report

Receently, we reviewed the staggering numbers in California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ 2016 Data Breach Report. In addition to providing a comprehensive analysis of four years of data breaches, the report provides...more

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State Attorneys General Offer Perspectives on Data Breaches

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Recently, Republican attorneys general from across the nation gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona, for their association’s annual fall conference. The purpose of the conference was to discuss a variety of issues facing the state...more

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State Attorneys General Ask Congress Not To Preempt Breach Notification Laws

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In the wake of recent, large-scale data breaches, several pieces of legislation have been introduced in Congress to establish a national data breach notification law, including a House bill that would preempt the current...more

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Target and Neiman Marcus Face Government Probes and Litigation as a Result of Holiday-season Cyberattacks

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The massive holiday hacking of consumer information belonging to Target and Neiman Marcus customers has the impacted retailers under a microscope. State Attorneys General across the country have banded together to launch a...more

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Vermont Grocery Store Agrees to Settlement with Attorney General for Alleged Violation of State Data Breach Response Laws

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Natural Provisions, Inc., a Vermont health foods grocery chain, agreed to pay $30,000 to settle claims brought by the Vermont attorney general that it failed to notify consumers and the attorney general within the statutory...more

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