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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Marriott Breach: More than 500 Million Guest Affected

Adam Levin

. “The company recently discovered that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information, and took steps towards removing it,” Marriott disclosed in a statement. The vulnerability that the hackers took advantage of had been in place and used for “unauthorized access,” according to the company statement, since 2014.