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Bipartisan AGs Tell Health Care Company to Step Up Response to Cyber Attack

A multistate coalition of 17 Democratic and 5 Republican AGs wrote a letter to UnitedHealth Group Inc. urging the company to improve its response following a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, which provides a data clearinghouse used by providers, pharmacies, and insurers. In the letter, the AGs note that in the wake of a…

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Republican AGs Bullish on Protecting Consumer Data from Chinese Communist Party

A group of 14 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the CEO of Webull Financial LLC, inquiring into whether Webull—which is both a U.S. and Chinese company—may have exposed customers’ personal information to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in violation of U.S. data privacy and consumer protection laws. In the letter, the AGs note that…

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CFPB Not Playing Games with Financial and Privacy Risks

The CFPB issued a report regarding the increase in financial transactions taking place online in video games and virtual reality platforms and the alleged concurrent lack of protections against financial scams or theft on such platforms.

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Bipartisan AG Coalition Supports FTC’s Proposed Changes to COPPA Rule

A bipartisan coalition of 43 AGs submitted comments on the FTC’s proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) supporting restrictions on the use of children’s personal information (PI) and further limiting the ability of companies to monetize children’s data.

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