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Legislative Roundup: New Laws Passed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Maryland That Revise Cyber Security Measures

May 24, 2019 By Steven Erkel and Kaeley Brown

  Arkansas In April, Arkansas’ Governor signed H.B. 1943 as Act 1030 expanding the scope of personal information, as used in the Personal Information Protection Act, to include “biometric data.”  The Bill defines “biometric data” as “data generated by automatic measurements of an individual’s biological characteristics, including without limitation: (a) Fingerprints, (b) Faceprint, (c) A […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach

Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies There Is No Duty to Safeguard Personal Information from a Data Breach

May 21, 2019 By Gavin Reinke

The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that there is no duty to safeguard personal information from a data breach under Georgia law.  Georgia Department of Labor v. McConnell involved the accidental disclosure of a spreadsheet that contained the name, social security number, home telephone number, email address, and age of thousands of […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Class Action, cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Litigation, US State Law

Washington State Amends Data Breach Notification Law

May 18, 2019 By Dorian Simmons

On May 7, 2019, Washington amended its data breach notification law (HB 1071). The amendment shortens the period in which notice must be provided, expands the definition of personal information, adds further content requirements for notification letters, and changes the way in which notifications must be delivered in certain circumstances. Timing of Notice. The amendment […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Legislation, Security Breach

Federal Prosecutors Announce Indictment of Chinese Hackers Involved in 2015 Anthem Data Breach

May 17, 2019 By Emily Poole

On May 9, 2019, a federal grand jury unsealed an indictment of two members of a Chinese hacking group charged with a series of computer intrusions, including their involvement in the 2015 data breach at Anthem Inc., which affected the data of over 78 million people. In an announcement by the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, […]

Filed Under: China, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement

Spring Legislative Update: Two New Laws and Two Amendments

April 24, 2019 By Kaeley Brown

Legislative and regulatory activity continues apace, with four states making changes to their data privacy and cybersecurity legislation in the past month alone.  West Virginia and Mississippi enacted new legislation while Virginia and Utah amended their existing data breach notification laws. Virginia On March 18, 2019, Virginia amended its data breach notification statute. (VA HB […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation, Privacy

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