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Seeking clarification on Maine’s data breach notification statute

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Dissent

If you can’t get an interpretation of a state breach notification statute from the state’s attorney general, where can you get it? DataBreaches recently wrote to the Maine Attorney General’s Office: I am not sure I really understand a provision in Chapter 210-B §1348. Security breach notice requirements, and am seeking clarification. In Paragraph 1,…

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DFS Announces $1 Million Cybersecurity Settlement With First American Title Insurance Company

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dissent

Press Release of November 28: The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) today announced that First American Title Insurance Company (First American) will pay a $1 million penalty to New York State for violations of DFS’s Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) stemming from a large-scale cybersecurity breach in May 2019. The breach…

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States settle with Morgan Stanley for $6.5 million over data security incidents

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Dissent

In addition to Florida, represented by Consumer Protection Division Multistate and Privacy Bureau Chief Patrice Malloy and Senior Assistant Attorney General Diane Oates, the following states joined the action: Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New York and Vermont. To view a copy of the agreement, click here. Source: MyFloridaLegal.com

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Minnesota schools turn to voters, plead for lawmaker help in fending off cyberattacks

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Dissent

Dana Ferguson reports: Faced with a growing threat of cybersecurity breaches, school districts around the country and in Minnesota are turning to local taxpayers and state officials for help in building up their defenses. Voters in at least 17 communities last week weighed ballot questions letting local districts raise tax levies for cybersecurity improvements; more…

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New York Plans Cyber Rules for Hospitals

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Dissent

James Rundle reports: New York regulators Monday plan to issue cybersecurity regulations for hospitals, after a series of attacks crippled operations at medical facilities. Under draft rules reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, New York will require general hospitals to develop and test incident response plans, assess their cybersecurity risks and install security technologies such…

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NYDFS Updates Its Cybersecurity Regulation to Protect Against Growing Cyber Threats

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Dissent

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On November 1, 2023, New York Governor Hochul announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) amended its Cybersecurity Regulation applicable to covered financial institutions. Our previous blog post covered key proposed changes to the Cyber Regulation. The NYDFS, which regulates financial institutions including insurance companies, mortgage brokers and banks, adopted the…

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