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Update: California Governor Brown Signs into Law S.B. 46, New Notification Requirements for Data Security Breaches

September 30, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

On September 27, 2013, California Governor Brown signed into law S.B. 46, amending California’s data security breach notification law California Civil Code Section 1798.82. The new law builds upon existing requirements for prompt consumer notification whenever individuals have had their passwords, usernames or security question and answers compromised. It expands the definition of personal information […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: US State Law

California S.B. 46 Expands Data Breach Notification Law to Include Breaches of User Names and Email Addresses for Online Accounts

September 20, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

California Governor Brown is preparing to sign into law a new data security breach notification bill (S.B. 46)  that expands the coverage of California’s existing breach law to include breaches of individuals’ online user names and email addresses, when acquired in combination with passwords or a security question and answer that would permit access to […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Security Breach Tagged With: US State Law

Fifth Circuit Revives Banks’ Heartland Data Breach Claims

September 13, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

In Lone Star Nat’l Bank, N.A., et al. v. Heartland Payment Sys., Inc., No. 12-20648 (5th Cir. Sept. 3, 2013) (hereinafter “Heartland”), arising from the now-infamous 2008 data breach, the Fifth Circuit recently reversed a motion to dismiss, finding that the economic loss doctrine did not apply and that various credit card issuers could state […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Security Breach Tagged With: Identity Theft, Litigation

Illinois District Court Dismisses Data Breach Claims for Lack of Standing

September 13, 2013 By Privacy & Data Security Team

In In re Barnes & Noble Pin Pad Litigation, No. 1:12-cv-08617 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 3, 2013), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a putative class action against defendant retailer Barnes & Noble because the named plaintiffs could not establish injury in fact stemming from the alleged security breach, and […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Security Breach Tagged With: Identity Theft, Litigation

New European Data Breach Rules for Telcos and ISPs

September 11, 2013 By Kimberly Peretti

On August 25, 2013, a new European Regulation came into effect that changed and expanded upon the breach notification procedures set forth in the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC). The Regulation outlines two independent notification obligations: (1) notification to the relevant national authority within 24 hours after detection of a personal breach where feasible; and (2) notification […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, International, Legislation, Privacy, Security Breach

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