In November 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman introduced the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act (the “Act”) in the state’s Legislature. Companies – big and small – that collect information from New York residents should take note, as the Act could mean increased compliance costs,
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New York Attorney General Tags Worker’s Compensation Claims Service Provider for Seven Week Delay in Security Breach Notification
By Proskauer Rose on
On April 26, 2007, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that his office entered into a settlement with CS STARS LLC for violating the state’s Information Security Breach and Notification Law, which is codified at N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 899-aa. Cuomo’s office targeted CS STARS for delaying, for seven weeks, the issuance of legally required notification regarding the theft of a computer which contained the personal information of approximately 540,000 worker’s compensation recipients.