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FCC Proposes to Change Data Breach Reporting Rules for Telecommunication Companies

January 14, 2023 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

On January 6, 2023, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) proposing to “modernize the Commission’s data breach rules,” and thereby launching a formal effort to gather information from the industry on the issue of data breach reporting. The Notice, adopted on December 28, 2022, seeks to strengthen its rules with the […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Regulation Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Breach Notification, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

European Parliament Adopts “NIS2” Cybersecurity Directive

November 13, 2022 By Paul Greaves

On November 10, 2022, the European Parliament adopted a new cybersecurity directive (the “NIS2 Directive”), which is designed to replace and repeal the existing EU Directive on the Security of Network and Information Systems (Directive 2016/1148/EC) (the “NIS Directive”). The objective of the NIS2 Directive is to achieve a higher level of cybersecurity within the EU […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation Tagged With: cybersecurity, European Union (EU), NIS Directive, NIS2

FTC Takes Action Against Ed Tech Provider for Failure to Secure Student’s Personal Information

November 3, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford, Alysa Austin and Lance Taubin

On October 31, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has taken action against education technology provider Chegg Inc. (“Chegg”) for its “careless” cybersecurity practices that exposed sensitive personal information of millions of its customers and employees.  This action highlights the FTC’s continued efforts to aggressively protect consumer personal data. The FTC’s complaint alleges […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, FTC

Recent FTC Order Has Implications for Executive Liability and Corporate Data Minimization Practices

October 28, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Alysa Austin and Kristen Bartolotta

On October 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed consent order against both Drizly LLC, an online marketplace for alcohol delivery, and its CEO over the company’s alleged security failures that led to a data breach in 2020, which exposed the personal information of approximately 2.5 million Drizly customers. Drizly and its […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, FTC Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

NYDFS Announces Significant Cybersecurity Settlement with EyeMed Vision Care

October 25, 2022 By Kim Peretti, Ashley Miller and Lance Taubin

On October 18, 2022, EyeMed Vision Care LLC (“EyeMed”) entered into a Consent Order with the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) relating to a cybersecurity event from 2020 that exposed consumer nonpublic information (“NPI”) to an unauthorized individual. EyeMed agreed to pay DFS a $4.5 million penalty, in addition to implementing mandatory remediation […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, NYDFS

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