Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 14, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the case of VB v. Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (C‑340/21), in which it clarified, among other things, the concept of non-material damage under Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the rules…
Category: Legislation
China issues draft contingency plan for data security incidents
Eduardo Baptista reports: China on Friday proposed a four-tier classification to help it respond to data security incidents, highlighting Beijing’s concern with large-scale data leaks and hacking within its borders. The contingency plan comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions with the United States and its allies and follows an incident last year when a hacker claimed…
FCC Approves Major Updates to Data Breach Notification Rules
Chris Riotta reports: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Wednesday along party lines to update 16-year-old privacy protection rules and expand breach notification requirements as part of an effort to provide law enforcement and the public with real-time information about harmful data breaches. The new rule expands the scope of the FCC’s breach notification requirements…
AHA opposes HHS’ plan for cybersecurity fines
Naomi Diaz reports: The American Hospital Association said HHS’ plan to levy financial penalties in the event of a cyberattack on a healthcare organization would be counterproductive. In a Dec. 6 statement, the AHA said it is advocating for the HHS to review its proposal that requires healthcare organizations to be compliant with new cybersecurity requirements and…
Ted Cruz wants to stop the FCC from updating data-breach notification rules
Jon Brodkin reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republican senators are fighting a Federal Communications Commission plan to impose new data-breach notification requirements on telecom providers. In a letter sent to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today, the senators claim the pending FCC action would violate a congressional order. The letter was sent by Cruz, Sen. Minority…
White House cyber director confirmed in Senate
Martin Matishak reports: The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Harry Coker to be the country’s next cybersecurity czar, installing the former NSA official as President Joe Biden’s top cyber adviser at a time when the administration is working to revamp the nation’s digital posture. As the new head of the Office of the National Cyber Director,…