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Virginia Amends Data Breach Notification Law

October 19, 2017 By Adria Moshe and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Virginia amended the state’s data breach notification law, effective July 1, 2017, to expand notification requirements for employers and payroll service providers to data breaches that involve “unauthorized access and acquisition of unencrypted and unredacted computerized data containing a [Virginia] taxpayer’s identification number in combination with the income tax withheld for that taxpayer. . . […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Legislation, Security Breach, Workplace Privacy Tagged With: Data Breach Notification, US State Law

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016

March 24, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On March 21, 2017, New York Attorney General (NYAG) Eric T. Schneiderman announced that his office had received a record breaking 1,282 data breach notices to his office affecting 1.6 million New York residents during 2016. Compared to 2015, these figures represent a 60 percent increase in the number of notices and a 300 percent […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Data Breach Notification, State Attorneys General, US State Law

Australia Adopts New Data Breach Notification Legislation

March 6, 2017 By Adria Moshe and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On February 13, 2017 Australia became one more among nation states adopting data breach notification legislation. In recent House and Senate votes, the Australian Parliament amended the Privacy Act 1988, introducing mandatory data breach notification requirements for entities regulated by the Privacy Act. Who is Subject to the New Legislation? The recent bill requires entities […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Security, Enforcement, Legislation, Regulation, Security Breach Tagged With: Australia, Data Breach Notification, Regulatory Enforcement

Illinois Makes Extensive Changes to Data Breach Notification Law

May 18, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

  On May 6, 2016, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB1260, which significantly updates the state’s Personal Information Protection Act. The changes take effect on January 1, 2017. When the new law becomes effective, Illinois’ data breach notification statute will include one of the broader definitions of the information which, if breached, will trigger notification […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Legislation, Security Breach Tagged With: Data Breach Notification, Identity Theft, US State Law

Nebraska Makes Changes to Data Breach Statute

April 19, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has signed LB835 into law, updating the state’s data breach notification statute. The changes take effect on July 20, 2016. With the updates, Nebraska joins a growing number of states that include a username or email in combination with a password or security question and answer that would permit access to […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Legislation, Security Breach Tagged With: Data Breach Notification, State Attorneys General, US State Law

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