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More New York SHIELD Act guidance

By David Kessler (US) and Susan Ross (US) on July 12, 2022 Posted in Cybersecurity

On June 20, 2022, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) announced a consent agreement (called an Assurance of Discontinuance) with Northeast grocery chain Wegmans for, among other things, violations of the SHIELD Act requirements. Wegmans does not confirm or deny the NYAG’s findings. In brief, on April 5, 2021, a security researcher contacted Wegmans about … Continue reading

New York SHIELD Act $600,000 settlement

By David Kessler (US) and Susan Ross (US) on February 8, 2022 Posted in Cybersecurity

On January 24, 2022, the New York Attorney General (AG) announced a settlement with vision-benefits-provider EyeMed Vision Care, Inc., relating to a 2020 security incident where a threat actor obtained access to an email account that enabled the threat actor to get access to personal information of consumers including, but not limited to, , dates … Continue reading