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Right To Know - June 2025, Vol. 30

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Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: North Dakota Passes Law...more

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In Wake of Healthcare System Cyberattack, 22 State Attorneys General Call for Further Action of Data Privacy

On April 25, 2024, the attorneys general of 22 states issued a letter encouraging UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, to take additional steps to respond to a massively disruptive cyberattack. The broad,...more

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New Iowa Legislation Creates Cybersecurity Safe Harbor

Iowa becomes the fourth U.S. state to provide an affirmative defense for companies that adopt a cybersecurity framework - Iowa is the fourth state—following Ohio, Connecticut, and Utah—to provide a statutory incentive for...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: May 2023

Five former Memphis-based hospital employees and another man have pled guilty to unlawfully disclosing patient information in violation of HIPAA, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz announced....more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2023

What Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door - When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cybersecurity Basics Are Key to Combating Ransomware

The onslaught of ransomware attacks by cybercriminals increases unabated every year, affecting everyone from mom and pop shops on Main Street to corporate lions of Wall Street. Hackers infiltrate an organization's computer...more

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Recent Amendments to State Breach Notification Laws

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Over the last several months, a minority of states amended their data breach notification statutes or enacted sector-specific breach notification requirements. ...more

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FBI Warns of Ransomware Risk Over Labor Day Holiday Weekend

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This week the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning of an increase in ransomware risks over the Labor Day holiday weekend – when offices are normally...more

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Connecticut Expands Data Breach Notification Requirements and Establishes a Cybersecurity "Safe Harbor"

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Connecticut has become the third state to enact a cybersecurity safe harbor statute. On June 16 and July 6, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed two new cybersecurity laws that continue the national trend of...more

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White House Guidance on Ransomware

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Ransomware has become the fastest growing type of cybercrime facing businesses today. In 2021, loss values were estimated to have reached at least 57 times those in 2015, exceeding $20 billion. Data and privacy issues are so...more

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New York regulator issues cyber insurance risk framework with implications for insurers and insureds

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On February 4, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Insurance Circular Letter No. 2 (2021), a Cyber Insurance Risk Framework (Framework) for insurers that write cyber insurance....more

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Fort Worth Water Customers’ Credit Card Information Compromised

Approximately 3,000 customers of the Fort Worth Water Department were notified recently that their credit card information may have been compromised as a result of a data breach suffered by its vendor, Click2Gov....more

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Massachusetts Governor Announces Cybersecurity Program

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State and local governments have increasingly become targets of cybersecurity attacks. This year cybersecurity attacks on Baltimore and Lincoln County, North Carolina reportedly will cost those government entities $18.2...more

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Delaware and New Hampshire Join Growing List of States With New Insurance Data Security Laws

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Delaware (July 31, 2019) and New Hampshire (August 2, 2019) have become the latest states to add to the insurance cybersecurity landscape by enacting information security laws.  These laws come on the heels of Connecticut’s...more

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Connecticut Becomes Latest State to Enact Insurance Data Security Law

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On July 26, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into the law the state’s new Insurance Data Security Law, which imposes new information security, risk management, and reporting requirements for carriers, producers,...more

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New York Governor Signs Bill Expanding Data Breach Notification Law

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill into law last week that expands New York’s data breach notification law. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act brings the New York data breach...more

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New York Amends Data Breach Notification Law and Enacts Data Security Protections

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On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the “SHIELD Act”), making key changes to New York’s data breach notification and cybersecurity laws....more

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States’ Data Breach Notification Statute Amendments in 2019

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Over the past six months, a significant number of states have amended their data breach notification statutes.  Specifically, thirteen states have amended their statutes to: (1) require notice to the State Attorney General,...more

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North Carolina AG Seeks Breach Notification For Ransomware, Other Enhancements To Data Breach Law

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According to SC Magazine, an escalating number of victims of data breaches in 2017 have led Attorney General Josh Stein and state Rep. Jason Saine to propose updates to the state’s existing data breach notification law – “Act...more

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Another State Data Security Law: Ohio Gets in on the Action

Starting today, Ohio businesses with written cybersecurity programs will be looking for a free pass if they are sued under state law over a data breach. Ohio’s Data Protection Act (Senate Bill 220, Ohio Rev. Code § 1354.01,...more

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California Passes First-Of-Its-Kind Law Focused on Internet of Things Cybersecurity

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Late last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the first US Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity legislation: Senate Bill 327 and Assembly Bill 1906. ...more

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Ohio Passes Law Providing Safe Harbor for Businesses Suffering Data Breach

The Ohio legislature recently passed S.B. 220, which gives businesses that suffer a data breach an affirmative defense against tort claims brought in class action suits....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2018 #4

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A new ransomware, dubbed “Ryuk,” has surfaced in the last few weeks and is said to be targeting large organizations in the United States. The attackers behind Ryuk have reportedly made more than $640,000 in just two weeks,...more

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Did California Open (Another) Floodgate for Breach Litigation?

Game-changing Calif. Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 puts statutory breach damages on the table - The recently-enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a game-changer in a number of respects. The Act imports...more

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HIPAA-Covered Entities: It’s Time to Cover Yourself - Are you prepared for Colorado’s new data breach law to take effect?

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On May 29, 2018, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed changes to Colorado law that significantly increase potential data breach burdens and financial penalties on entities operating in Colorado.1 Beginning September 1,...more

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