Proposed State Laws For Breach Notification Could Increase Incident Response Costs
Two proposed state laws could impact incident response and costs: New Jersey Assembly Bill 1852 and New York Senate Bill 3078.
June 2, 2026
Two proposed state laws could impact incident response and costs: New Jersey Assembly Bill 1852 and New York Senate Bill 3078.
KRCR reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Thursday against genetic testing company 23andMe, now known as Chrome
Martin A. Steinberg, J.D. discusses a case in the Northern District of Illinois: The provider must face negligence and implied-contract
Consumer Affairs reports: Krispy Kreme customers affected by a 2024 data breach may now be eligible for compensation under a
The Record reports: Two men are facing years in prison for providing services to a tech-support fraud scheme in India
Miscellaneous News
DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered
The International Business Times reports: Discord is preparing to enforce a global age verification system from early March that will
Financial Times reports: Anthropic is helping the US National Security Agency deploy its powerful Mythos AI model for offensive cyber operations, embedding engineers inside the agency despite an ongoing legal battle with the Pentagon. The San Francisco-based company had installed about half a dozen staff within the NSA as so-called forward-deployed engineers to guide the use of the technology and customise models for specific applications, two people familiar with the arrangement said. It remains unclear whether Anthropic’s engineers are
404 Media reports: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. The claims coincide with a series of high-profile Instagram account takeovers, including the Barack Obama White House account, the Chief Master Sergeant of Space Force’s account, and Sephora’s account. The news shows the extreme risk associated with offloading support or critical functions to an AI chatbot.
KRCR reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Thursday against genetic testing company 23andMe, now known as Chrome Holding Company, accusing the company of failing to protect millions of users’ sensitive genetic information during a massive 2023 data breach. According to the lawsuit, the breach exposed the personal information of nearly 7 million users nationwide, including more than 855,000 Californians. State investigators say hackers were able to remain inside the company’s systems undetected for about five months. The complaint
You’ve trained your employees well to avoid falling for phishing or social engineering attempts. Have you trained them on what to do when someone shows up who appears to be from your firm’s IT support? The Record reports: A cyber extortion group linked to the now-defunct Conti ransomware syndicate is increasingly targeting U.S. law firms through a mix of phishing, fake IT support calls, and even in-person visits to steal sensitive data, according to a new FBI warning. In a public
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised in the incident. A message on the company website states more than 131,000 people in Rhode Island are impacted. NBC 10 News has learned the number includes thousands of state workers. Files that were hacked included Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, and health information, according to the company. According to the message on its website, and a letter shown to NBC
404 Media reports: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram
KRCR reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Thursday against genetic testing company 23andMe, now known as Chrome
A press release from Carnival Corporation: Read more of the press release. Carnival has already been sued over the incident.
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised
Does it matter whether President Trump calls the situation with Iran a “war” or an “excursion” or something else if
When the federal agency that directs organizations and agencies to quickly attend to vulnerabilities and breaches has its own breach,
Financial Times reports: Anthropic is helping the US National Security Agency deploy its powerful Mythos AI model for offensive cyber operations, embedding engineers inside the agency despite an ongoing legal battle with the Pentagon. The San Francisco-based company had installed about half a dozen staff within the NSA as so-called forward-deployed engineers to guide the use of the technology and customise models for specific applications, two people familiar with the arrangement said. It remains unclear whether Anthropic’s engineers are
404 Media reports: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. The claims coincide with a series of high-profile Instagram account takeovers, including the Barack Obama White House account, the Chief Master Sergeant of Space Force’s account, and Sephora’s account. The news shows the extreme risk associated with offloading support or critical functions to an AI chatbot.
KRCR reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Thursday against genetic testing company 23andMe, now known as Chrome Holding Company, accusing the company of failing to protect millions of users’ sensitive genetic information during a massive 2023 data breach. According to the lawsuit, the breach exposed the personal information of nearly 7 million users nationwide, including more than 855,000 Californians. State investigators say hackers were able to remain inside the company’s systems undetected for about five months. The complaint
You’ve trained your employees well to avoid falling for phishing or social engineering attempts. Have you trained them on what to do when someone shows up who appears to be from your firm’s IT support? The Record reports: A cyber extortion group linked to the now-defunct Conti ransomware syndicate is increasingly targeting U.S. law firms through a mix of phishing, fake IT support calls, and even in-person visits to steal sensitive data, according to a new FBI warning. In a public
Two proposed state laws could impact incident response and costs: New Jersey Assembly Bill 1852 and New York Senate Bill 3078.
KRCR reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Thursday against genetic testing company 23andMe, now known as Chrome
Martin A. Steinberg, J.D. discusses a case in the Northern District of Illinois: The provider must face negligence and implied-contract
Consumer Affairs reports: Krispy Kreme customers affected by a 2024 data breach may now be eligible for compensation under a
The Record reports: Two men are facing years in prison for providing services to a tech-support fraud scheme in India
Miscellaneous News
DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered
The International Business Times reports: Discord is preparing to enforce a global age verification system from early March that will
404 Media reports: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram
KRCR reports: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Thursday against genetic testing company 23andMe, now known as Chrome
A press release from Carnival Corporation: Read more of the press release. Carnival has already been sued over the incident.
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised
Does it matter whether President Trump calls the situation with Iran a “war” or an “excursion” or something else if
When the federal agency that directs organizations and agencies to quickly attend to vulnerabilities and breaches has its own breach,