article thumbnail

Connecticut Tightens its Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Protection Report

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways. Additional Considerations for Businesses.

article thumbnail

The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Data breached: 19,718,687 records. Data breached: 13,300,750 people’s data.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Vermont’s Amendments to Data Breach Law and New Student Privacy Law Effective July 1, 2020

Hunton Privacy

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act. Student Data Privacy. Read Vermont’s explanation of the amendments.

article thumbnail

Data Breach Exposes Records of 114 Million U.S. Citizens, Companies

The Security Ledger

citizens and companies was discovered sitting online unprotected due to misconfigured search, a data leak that is estimated to affect about 83 million people. The post Data Breach Exposes Records of 114 Million U.S. A massive database holding more than 114 million records of U.S.

article thumbnail

Amended Colorado Bill Aims to Enhance Data Privacy Laws

Data Protection Report

As Data Protection Report posted on January 29, 2018 , lawmakers in Colorado are considering legislation that, if enacted, would significantly strengthen Colorado’s data privacy protections. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, an amended bill passed unanimously in Colorado’s House Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs.

article thumbnail

Colorado Amends Data Breach Notification Law and Enacts Data Security Requirements

Hunton Privacy

Recently, Colorado’s governor signed into law House Bill 18-1128 “concerning strengthening protections for consumer data privacy” (the “Bill”), which takes effect September 1, 2018.

article thumbnail

Military documents about MQ-9 Reaper drone leaked on dark web

The Security Ledger

Hackers have put up for sale on the dark web sensitive military documents, some associated with the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft, one of its most lethal and technologically advanced drones, security research firm Recorded Future recently discovered. Read the whole entry. » Read the whole entry. »