Collaborate Disseminate
Bill Rankin reports: In the spring of 2016, a cyber thief calling himself the “Dark Overlord” hacked into the databases of a Clarke County medical clinic and emerged with the personal information of an estimated 200,000 patients. The Athens Orthopedic … Continue reading Are thedarkoverlord’s victims entitled to damages from Athens Orthopedic Clinic? Georgia Supreme Court to rule.
Frank J. Fanshawe, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian and Maya Atrakchi of JacksonLewis write: On August 12, Mahesh Nattanmai, New York’s Chief Health Information Officer, issued a notice letter (“the notice”) on behalf of the New York State Depar… Continue reading New Notification Requirements in New York for Healthcare Providers Facing a Cybersecurity Incident
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On August 2, 2019, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law SB 194 (the “Bill”), which requires insurers licensed in the state (“licensees”) to put in place data security programs and report cybersecurity events…. Continue reading New Hampshire Governor Signs Insurance Data Security Law
Joshua Mooney of White & Williams writes: 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 Mod… Continue reading Delaware Signs Insurance Data Security Act into Law
Daniel De Zayas, a legal intern at ZwillGen, writes: New York has updated its breach notification and data security law, expanding the definition of a data breach and imposing detailed reasonable security requirements, among other changes. The amendmen… Continue reading New York Becomes Fifth State to Define a Breach to Include “Access” to Information
Chris Roark reports: Several bills authored by Texas State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, that bolster state cybersecurity, expand the cyber workforce and better protect sensitive data have been signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. These bills will … Continue reading Texas State Senator Jane Nelson’s cybersecurity bills signed into law
Jason Grant reports: State lawmakers have passed legislation that would “modernize” and update consumer data protections and expand New York Attorney General Letitia James’ oversight of data breaches affecting New Yorkers, according to a news release i… Continue reading AG James Backs Data Breach Protection Act Passed by Legislature
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently signed into law House Bill 1154 (the “Bill”), which amends the state’s data breach notification law. Among other obligations, the amendments expand the required actions a business must… Continue reading Maryland Amends Data Breach Law
Daniel J. Moses of JacksonLewis writes: As we recently noted, Washington state amended its data breach notification law on May 7 to expand the definition of “personal information” and shorten the notification deadline (among other changes). Not to be o… Continue reading Oregon Amends Data Breach Notification Law to Include Vendor Obligations; Expanded Definition of Personal Information
Will R. Daugherty and Caroline B. Brackeen of BakerHostetler write: Texas is one of the many states that looked to be following in the footsteps of California’s enactment of a broad consumer privacy law (the California Consumer Privacy Act), which has … Continue reading Texas Moves Forward With Updates to Breach Notification Law and Institutes Privacy Council to Study Data Privacy Legislation