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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

NYDFS Imposes $2M Penalty for Violations of its Cybersecurity Regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced on August 14, 2025, resolution of civil enforcement action requiring Healthplex, Inc., a licensed insurance agent and independent adjuster, to pay a $2...more

Paul Hastings LLP

You’ve Got Mail: NYDFS Enforcement Action Highlights Cybersecurity Risk of Over-Retention and Other Risks

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On Aug. 14, 2025, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a Consent Decree announcing that Healthplex, Inc. (Healthplex) has agreed to pay a $2 million fine, as a result of an investigation into a 2021...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Cybersecurity Enforcement Tightens in NY, Reflecting a Trend

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the Attorney General’s office have recently imposed significant fines totalling $11.3 million on Geico and Travelers for data breaches that compromised the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NYDFS secures $11.3M in penalties from auto insurers for data breaches

On November 25, NYDFS announced settlements with two auto insurance companies for inadequate data security that compromised the personal information of over 120,000 New York consumers and secured $11.3 million in total...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Insurance Companies Face $11.3 Million in Fines Due to Cybersecurity Failures

In yet another example of the importance of a robust cybersecurity and data protection system, New York Attorney General (OAG) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) collectively fined the insurance...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York DFS Announces Settlement With Insurance Company Under Cybersecurity Regulation

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced a cybersecurity settlement with insurance company National Securities Corporation, which suffered four separate breaches, two of which went...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Added Reason to Be Aware of the New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) implemented cybersecurity regulations (the DFS Regulations) in 2017 which provided for a transitional two-year period before all the provisions were effective. The DFS...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018

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We reported last week that a spyware maker recently compromised users’ and victims’ sensitive information. Since that time, another spyware maker, mSpy, which holds itself out as having over a million users employing its...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #2

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Cybersecurity Task Force Launched in Arizona - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey launched the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) by Executive Order on March 1, 2018. The ACT is comprised of 22 members representing officials from...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018

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According to bloggers on techtarget.com, security risks around the internet of things (IoT) continue to be problematic, and a new free guide, “The Developer’s Guide to IoT” has been published specifically for IoT device...more

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The evolving cyber insurance market: How IT companies, financial institutions, and other nontraditional players can offer cyber...

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In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells counsel Robert Fettman discusses the evolution of cyber insurance, the level of regulatory oversight applied to covered entities, and ways that noninsurance companies can...more

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New York’s New Cybersecurity Regulations and its Impact on your Sensitive Health Information

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Effective March 1, 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services promulgated regulations to help protect against cybercriminals and their efforts to exploit sensitive electronic data. These cybersecurity...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Five Questions for Investors in Insurtech

Decisions you make when founding and/or investing in an insurtech venture can dictate your regulatory obligations, tax liability, operational structure and, ultimately, profitability. Here are five seemingly simple...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Funds Talk: March 2017

OCIE Highlights Frequent Topics for Compliance Deficiencies for Investment Advisers - On Feb. 7, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) published...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Mark Your Calendars: NY Cybersecurity Regulations to Go into Effect

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A covered entity will need to arrange for someone to perform the CISO function, dedicate resources to conduct periodic risk assessments, develop and implement policies and procedures, and retain appropriate personnel and...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Revises Cybersecurity Proposal: Greater Flexibility and Delayed Compliance Deadlines

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As we previously reported, in December 2016 the New York Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) announced that it was revising its proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies and other financial...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

The State of Cybersecurity in 2016 and the (potential) Great Cyber Fire

Cybersecurity hit the news hard in 2016. The number of high profile, and troubling, cyber incidents increased significantly. The Democratic National Committee and one of Clinton’s top advisor’s being hacked, with leaked...more

Polsinelli

Cybersecurity: Integral to Overall Risk Management for Insurers and TPAs

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Recent data breaches have brought cybersecurity to the attention of insurance companies, and serve as a reminder to third party administrators ("TPAs") that cybersecurity issues are a serious compliance and regulatory...more

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