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Troutman Pepper Locke

2024 State AG Year in Review

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State attorneys general (AGs) continue to play a pivotal role as innovators, shaping the regulatory environment by leveraging their expertise and resources to influence policy and practice. The public-facing nature of AG...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The United States Intervenes in its First False Claims Act Cybersecurity Case

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The United States notified the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that it plans to intervene in a False Claims Act case filed against Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) by its Associate...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Levies $1.2 Million Fine on Cryptocurrency Platform for Violations of Cybersecurity...

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A recent consent order between the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) and cryptocurrency trading platform, bitFlyer USA (“bitFlyer”), shows that the NYDFS continues to utilize an aggressive enforcement...more

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California AG Announces CCPA Compliance Efforts

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The Office of the California Attorney General recently announced that it will initiate an investigative sweep and will start sending letters to businesses about their mobile apps for failure to comply with the California...more

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US Crypto Exchange Consents to $100M DFS Settlement for AML Compliance Failures

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On January 4, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced that Coinbase, Inc., a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will pay a $50 million penalty and invest an additional $50 million in its...more

Polsinelli

New York Department of Financial Services Announces a $1.9 Million Settlement With Insurance Agency For Violations of New York’s...

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The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) recently announced it has entered into a Consent Order with an insurance agency for alleged violations of New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation (the “NY Cybersecurity...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York DFS Fines Robinhood $30M for “Significant” Cybersecurity Violations

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced its first ever penalty against a cryptocurrency platform this week, with a whopping $30 million fine assessed against Robinhood Crypto, LLC (RHC) for what it...more

Polsinelli

When the Feds Find Out! Lack of Data Security Leads to Novel and Hefty Settlements

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The Federal Government continues ramping up enforcement of data security requirements by deploying significant new enforcement theories and tools in support of cyber and data security controls required by federal law....more

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FTC Files Suit Against CafePress for “Data Breach Cover Up”

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release on March 15, 2022, stating that it was taking action against CafePress “over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a...more

The Volkov Law Group

2021 False Claims Act Year in Review: Enforcement Statistics (Part I of II)

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Worth the Wait? DOJ finally released its Fraud Statistics for FY 2021 and announced the “second largest amount recorded” since 1986: FCPA Settlement and judgment exceed $5.6 billion...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worth the Wait? Key Takeaways from California Attorney General CCPA Enforcement Case Summaries

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Before the CCPA became enforceable on July 1, 2020, much ink was spilled (or many keys were hit) about the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) ability to obtain civil penalties for CCPA violations. After that...more

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Lessons Learned from New York’s Second Cybersecurity Action

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced its second regulatory enforcement action against a regulated entity (a New York licensed mortgage banker and loan servicer) for violating NYDFS’s...more

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Twitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification Violations

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Twitter 450,000 euros (about US$546,000) for failing to timely notify the Irish DPC within the required 72 hours of discovering a Q4 2018 breach involving a bug in its Android...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

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The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

Hogan Lovells

GDPR Enforcement Update: Increasing Fines Expected from German DPAs

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Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. ...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | February 2019

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Google Receives Record GDPR Fine - Marking the first major penalty against a U.S. tech company under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the French data-protection authority, CNIL, has fined Google a record $57...more

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