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A Hole in the Net: Massachusetts’s Six-Figure Penalty for Failure to Spot Phish

McCarter & English, LLP on 8/29/2025

Massachusetts recently joined a growing number of states pursuing data privacy enforcement actions, announcing a $795,000 settlement with Peabody Properties, Inc., a Massachusetts-based firm. The property company oversees...more

Connecticut Attorney General Issues Report on Data Privacy Act Enforcement; Offers Legislative Recommendations

Hinckley Allen on 3/25/2024

On February 1, 2024, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (the “OAG”) issued a report mandated by the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (the “CTDPA”), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-515 et seq. (the “Report”), which Report is...more

Bad Medicine: 5 Lessons from the Connecticut AG’s Report on CTDPA Cure Notices

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 2/15/2024

On February 1, 2024, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) issued a Report to the General Assembly’s General Law Committee (“Report”), summarizing the OAG’s enforcement efforts during six months since the...more

Update on Connecticut’s Consumer Privacy Law: How Has it Been Enforced?

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/12/2024

The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CDPA), which became effective on July 1, 2023, provides Connecticut residents with certain rights over their personal information and establishes responsibilities and privacy protection...more

Colorado AG Issues Guidance on Data Security Best Practices

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/6/2022

Colorado requires businesses to take reasonable steps to protect consumer data under both the Colorado Consumer Protection Act and its landmark new data privacy law, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The CPA comes into force on...more

Virginia Is For Lovers . . . Of Data Privacy - UPDATED March 2021

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 3/9/2021

Update: The VCDPA was signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam without amendment on March 2, 2021. The VCDPA will become operative on January 1, 2023, and businesses should remain mindful of pending legislation in states...more

Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Awaits Governor’s Signature -- Consumer Reports Proposes “Model State Privacy Act”

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/1/2021

We summarized Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) in advance of its passage by the legislature and it now awaits Governor Ralph Northam’s signature. This will make Virginia the second state (behind California)...more

Interactive Counsel Newsletter: Privacy Report: FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance

ArentFox Schiff on 11/21/2019

FBI Issues Updated Ransomware Guidance - A recent report from New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft has revealed the extent to which ransomware is being used in cyberattacks in the United States. The first 9 months...more

California Follows Vermont, Requires Data Broker Registration

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/14/2019

Joining Vermont, California will now require data brokers to register with the California Attorney General. The law was signed October 11, 2019. It applies to companies that “knowingly” collect and sell personal information...more

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