Data Breach of Four Californian Medical Groups Leaves 3.3MM Patients Vulnerable

A class action lawsuit has been named against four Californian medical groups, alleging that they failed to take reasonable and appropriate cybersecurity precautions, leading to a cyberattack and data breach involving the private information and protected health information of 3,300,638 current and former patients. The lawsuit asserts that the cyberattack and data breach were predictable and could have—and should have—been avoided. The [...]

2023-07-25T09:54:49-04:00March 27th, 2023|

Planning for 2023: New State Data Privacy Laws Coming Online

On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, making Connecticut the fifth state in the nation to pass a comprehensive data privacy law after California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia. Together, these laws represent a monumental shift in the regulatory landscape for businesses and impose significant and meaningful legal obligations on companies nationwide – regardless of where the company is located. [...]

2023-08-31T09:32:07-04:00July 20th, 2022|

California Protects Residents with the Introduction of the California Consumer Privacy Act

The ways in which businesses collect and use consumer data have been a cause for concern for many people. The sale of personal information has been largely unregulated, causing many states to implement their own privacy laws to better protect the personal information of their residents.  The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enacted on June 28, 2018, established four rights in regards to personal information. [...]

2023-08-07T16:27:46-04:00July 9th, 2019|