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State Attorneys General Cyber Attacks

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Auto Insurer Settles With New York AG Over Insurance Application Platform Security Issues

The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Root Insurance Company following a 2021 data incident. According to the AG, the threat actors obtained people’s drivers’ license numbers...more

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Change Healthcare Faces Nebraska Lawsuit After Cyberattack

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare Inc. and its owners and operators (collectively, “Change”)—which provide a data clearinghouse used by healthcare providers, pharmacies, and insurers—alleging...more

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Movie Theater Data Breach Leads to Settlement and Class Action Lawsuits

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New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James and global movie theater operator National Amusements, Inc. (National) settled a lawsuit stemming from a 2022 data breach reported by National, which affected 82,128 National...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - September 2024

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Crypto Payments Firms Announce New Integrations and Initiatives - According to reports, fintech bank Revolut recently announced a partnership with Ledger, a major crypto hardware wallet provider, to make it easier for...more

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The State AG Report – 5.2.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Florida AG Takes the Field Against Atlantic Coast...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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Bipartisan AGs Tell Health Care Company to Step Up Response to Cyber Attack

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A multistate coalition of 17 Democratic and 5 Republican AGs wrote a letter to UnitedHealth Group Inc. urging the company to improve its response following a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, which provides a...more

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More Privacy, Please – November/December 2023

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In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more

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NY Attorney General Settlement Highlights Challenges of Username and Password Breaches

October was a busy month in New York for cybersecurity enforcement. In addition to a $4.5 million settlement between the New York Department of Financial Services and EyeMed Vision Care (discussed in a forthcoming blog post),...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

New York Attorney General Releases Guide on Credential Stuffing Attacks

We have heard time and time again that we should not reuse passwords across accounts—if a cybercriminal were to obtain access to the password of one account, they could then use such password to access multiple accounts. This...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NY AG: All Businesses Should Take ‘Credential Stuffing’ Attacks Seriously

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Credential stuffing has quickly become one of the top attack vectors online, according to the Office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James (OAG). On January 6, 2022, the OAG announced the result of a sweeping...more

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Preventing “Credential Stuffing” Attacks, Guidance from NY State Attorney General Letitia James

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After reading New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Business Guide for Credential Stuffing Attacks (“Guide”), I promptly reminded my family (and myself!) to change passwords. The practice of using the same password for...more

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AG Ferguson: Washington State Sees Massive Surge in Reported Data Breaches

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson released an annual Data Breach Report detailing statistics relating to data breaches, cyberattacks, and ransomware incidents reported to the AG’s office in 2021...more

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NJ Infertility Clinic Reaches $495,000 Data Breach Settlement

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The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced on October 12 that Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC, based in Millburn, NJ, will pay a $495,000 penalty for allegedly violating HIPAA and state law by...more

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California AG Reminds Healthcare Entities to Comply with Data Breach Laws

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California's Attorney General recently issued guidance for healthcare providers and facilities. The guidance serves as a reminder to comply with data privacy laws and with California Civil Code section 1798.82, which requires...more

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NY Attorney General Announces Settlement After Website Data Breach

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In late May, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $200,000 settlement agreement with Filters Fast, an online water filtration retailer, stemming from a 2019 data breach compromising the personal information of...more

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Republican AGs Press Biden Administration On Expanding Energy Infrastructure

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A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by Montana AG Austin Knudsen, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to support additional energy infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial pipeline shutdown...more

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Sabre Travel Services Settles Data Breach Charges with State Attorneys General for $2.4 Million

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Sabre Corporation, the travel technology company, agreed to pay $2.4 million as a settlement with twenty-seven (27) State Attorneys General for a 2017 data breach involving hotel booking services....more

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Online Retailer Settles with State Attorneys General Over Security Incident

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Seven state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letisha James, reached a settlement with Residual Pumpkin Entity LLC (formerly known as CafePress LLC) (“CafePress”), related to a 2019 data security incident,...more

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Travel Giant Sabre Reaches Deal with State Attorneys General Over Data Breach

The travel giant Sabre Corp. has reached an agreement with multiple State Attorneys General to pay $2.4 million and make certain changes in its cybersecurity policies to settle a multi-state investigation into a 2017 data...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Data Breaches Can Cost $$ – Plus Ongoing Obligations (ask Home Depot): Lessons and Takeaways

The Home Depot, Inc. (“Home Depot”) recently entered into a multi-state Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Attorneys General of 46 states and the District of Columbia (the “Settlement”) stemming from a massive 2014 data...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2020

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the U.S. Treasury's advisories regarding the role of financial intermediaries in ransomware payments, a ruling by the Israeli data protection authority...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Data Security Year in Review

October marks the seventeenth annual National Cybersecurity Awareness month in the United States and provides an opportune moment to take stock of an extraordinary year. The past year has seen a rise in high-profile data...more

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NYAG Reaches Settlement with Dunkin’ Over Cyberattacks

On September 15, 2020, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) reached a Consent and Stipulation Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Dunkin’ Brand’s Inc. a year after filing a lawsuit over the company’s response to cyberattacks in...more

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New York AG Announces Settlement with Dunkin’ Regarding Data Breach Lawsuit

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On Tuesday, September 15, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Dunkin’ Brands Inc. regarding a lawsuit in New York state court titled The People of The State of New York et al. v. Dunkin’ Brands...more

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