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FAQs for Schools and Persons Affected By the PowerSchool Data Breach

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A massive data breach hit one of the country’s largest education software providers. According to EducationWeek, PowerSchool provides school software products to more than 16,000 customers, largely K-12 schools, that serve 50...more

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[Webinar] Information Governance and Cyber Security Breach Review: Best Practices - August 10th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

The best practice approach to effectively handling a data security incident starts with a proactive response plan. But when the inevitable occurs, will your plan stand up to the test? Join our panel of experts as they discuss...more

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Data Breach: No Injury-in-Fact, Case Dismissed

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It well known that there are, unfortunately, many data breaches that frequently put private citizens’ data privacy in jeopardy. States have passed a variety of statutes aimed at addressing this problem in an attempt to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Banner Health Settles Data Breach Class Action Litigation for $6 Million

Arizona-based Banner Health has agreed to settle for up to $6 million a class action case filed against it following a 2016 incident that compromised the personal information of 3 million individuals....more

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Delaware Signs Insurance Data Security Act into Law

On July 31, 2019, Governor Carney signed the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act (formerly, HB 174) into law. Based on the National Association Of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law, the...more

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But Wait, There’s Less – Equifax Settlement Update

We know we told you yesterday about the Equifax settlement and how you could make a claim in connection with the breach. Well, consumers whose personal information was compromised in Equifax’s massive 2017 data breach are in...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #201 – Capital One Suffers Massive Data Breach

Many readers have reached out to learn about the Capital One data breach and how it affects us. If you haven’t been watching the story unfold as closely as I have, here is a summary of what happened, what information was...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2019 #4

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Security researchers have warned municipalities repeatedly about how they are being targeted with ransomware, that they are at high risk, and the need to make data security a high priority. Please see full Publication blow...more

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US State Breach Law Modifications Begin in 2019 with Massachusetts

Massachusetts’ breach notice law has been amended, requiring companies who suffer a data breach to provide more information to the Attorney General about the incident. The law will go into effect in a month, on April 11,...more

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Massachusetts to Require Credit Monitoring for Certain Data Breaches

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As of April 11, 2019, Massachusetts will require organizations suffering a data breach that involves a resident’s social security number to provide credit monitoring services (CM Services) at no cost to the resident. If the...more

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Massachusetts Changes Data Breach Notification Requirements

The Governor of Massachusetts has just signed into law amendments to the state’s data breach notification law. The amendments will go into effect April 11, 2019. Under the amended law, companies whose breaches involve Social...more

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Credit Monitoring Services

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Organizations are not generally required to offer services to consumers whose information was involved in a breach. Nonetheless, many organizations choose to offer credit reports (i.e., a list of the open credit accounts...more

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Data Breaches Prove Costly for Major Businesses

In an age where data is widely available and almost everything is stored online, data breaches are becoming more common, and the outcomes of cases involving data breaches are unpredictable. Data involved in a breach can range...more

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Tougher Privacy and Data Security Protections Coming to North Carolina

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A bi-partisan privacy and data security bill, which will significantly impact companies with North Carolina employees, is in the works. North Carolina State Representative Jason Saine (R), Appropriations Chairman of...more

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Data Breach Notification Revisions in North Carolina Would Bring Radical Change

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A North Carolina bill designed to strengthen the state’s data breach notification statute could radically change incident response. Through the Act to Strengthen Identity Theft Protections, North Carolina could quickly become...more

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North Carolina AG Proposes Stronger Breach Notification And Personal Information Safeguard Requirements

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Citing to estimates in 2017 “more than 5.3 million North Carolinians were … affected by a data breach,” Attorney General Josh Stein and Rep. Jason Saine announced on January 8 proposed legislation aimed at protecting state...more

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Privacy Perils: PayPal Data Breach

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On December 1, PayPal disclosed that an ongoing investigation into identify security vulnerabilities identified a data breach that may have compromised personally identifiable information for roughly 1.6 million customers at...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Florida Blue Breach Exposes Applications of 939 Individuals

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (Florida Blue) has announced that 475 applications for insurance were backed up to the cloud, on an unsecured cloud server, by an unaffiliated agent of Real Time Health Quotes, and exposed...more

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Privacy Perils: Reality Check - Your Information is Not Secure

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As we all know, over the past few years there have been a host of data breaches by entities that most of us expected would safeguard that information. The latest loss of roughly 150 million Americans' personal information is...more

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Equifax Breach: What Can the Hackers Do with Your Information and How Can You Protect Yourself?

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The Equifax breach is not the biggest in terms of the number of people affected (the 2016 Yahoo breach compromised data associated with over 500 million user accounts compared to the 143 million people affected by the Equifax...more

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Protecting Your Identity After a Data Breach

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In light of recent high-profile breaches of highly sensitive data, this is a good time to remind individuals of how to protect their identity and credit information....more

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Delaware Amends Personal Information Protection Law

On August 17, 2017, Delaware amended its personal information protection law, Delaware Code Title 6, Chapter 12B. The amendment becomes effective 240 days after enactment or March 14, 2018. The amended law significantly...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #4—What do I do when I get a letter informing me of a data breach?

We’ve all gotten them–the dreaded letter that informs us that our data has been compromised, including our Social Security number. Some have received so many of these “notifications” that they are de-sensitized, throw their...more

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States Continue To Grapple With Data Breach Notification Issues

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Connecticut’s data breach notification law currently requires notification “without unreasonable delay.” Effective October 1, 2015, Connecticut will (a) require notice of any breach of security not only “without unreasonable...more

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SEC brings first cybersecurity-related enforcement action

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently settled its first cybersecurity-related enforcement action against a Missouri based registered investment adviser, R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. (the ...more

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