Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: In April 2022, two states enacted insurance data security legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668). Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed HB 474 into law on April 8, 2022, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed SB 207 into law on April 21, 2022. The new laws establish…
Category: State/Local
North Carolina Becomes First State to Prohibit Public Entities from Paying Ransoms
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 5, 2022, North Carolina became the first state in the U.S. to prohibit state agencies and local government entities from paying a ransom following a ransomware attack. North Carolina’s new law, which was passed as part of the state’s 2021-2022 budget appropriations, prohibits government entities from paying a ransom to…
Indiana Amends State Data Breach Notification Law
On March 18, 2022, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law an amendment to Indiana’s data breach notification statute. The amendment requires notification of a data breach to affected individuals and the Indiana Attorney General without unreasonable delay, but no later than forty-five (45) days after discovery of the breach. The amendment will take effect on July 1, 2022….
Rattled by RIPTA breach that affected 22,000, lawmakers propose policy changes
Antonia Noori Farzan reports: Lawmakers say that last year’s breach of Rhode Island Public Transit Authority computer systems highlighted glaring problems with the way the state responds to the theft of people’s personal data. […] DiPalma’s bill, S 2664, is designed to expand the protections and reporting requirements outlined in the Identity Theft Protection Act of 2015. A companion bill, H…
Indiana Amends Breach Notification Law to Require Notification Within 45 Days
Linn Foster Freedman of Robinson + Cole writes: Indiana has amended its breach notification law to require entities to notify individuals “without unreasonable delay, but not more than forty-five (45) days after the discovery of the breach.” It clarifies that a delay is “reasonable” if it is: “(1) necessary to restore the integrity of the…
At Least 22 States Have Consumer Privacy Legislation Pending – Will 2022 Be the Year for More State Privacy Laws?
Deborah George of Robinson & Cole writes: California is the gold standard for state privacy laws, having recently enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Virginia and Colorado also have enacted comprehensive privacy laws, which will take effect in 2023. Recently, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)…