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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

How FCA Guidance Aligns With Global Cyberattack Measures

By March 31, 2025, U.K. firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority will be required to have conducted mapping and testing to ensure they remain within their impact tolerances for identified operational risks of...more

Woodruff Sawyer

The Growing Cyber Risks in Fintech and How to Mitigate Them

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The fintech revolution has reshaped the financial world, creating new opportunities to borrow, save, transact, and invest like never before. With no signs of slowing, fintech revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245...more

Baker Donelson

[Webinar] New Privacy and Cybersecurity Regulations: What Financial Institutions Need to Know to Stay Compliant - June 13th, 10:00...

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The financial services industry has seen a litany of new data privacy and cybersecurity challenges through the first half of 2024. Financial institutions are facing unprecedented compliance hurdles resulting from the...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The FTC’s Expanded Cybersecurity Requirements Affecting Non-Banking Small Businesses

The expansion of the FTC’s Safeguards Rule will require businesses to notify customers and the FTC of cyber breaches that had previously been excluded from reporting requirements. Previously, only banks had been required to...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Empire State of Security: New York DFS Finalizes Significant Amendment to Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates financial services institutions including banks, insurance companies, and mortgage brokers, finalized an amendment to its Cybersecurity Regulation...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Impact of FTC Safeguard Rules Amendment on Breach Notification Timing

The FTC recently amended the Safeguards Rule to make non-banking institutions such as mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers, and payday lenders notify the FTC as soon as possible, and no later than 30 days after discovery,...more

Alston & Bird

FTC Approves New Data Breach Notification Requirement for Nonbanking Financial Institutions

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With an amendment to its Safeguards Rule, the Federal Trade Commission has joined other federal agencies regulating cybersecurity breaches. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team analyzes how the amendment will affect...more

Polsinelli

FTC Adopts Data Breach Notification Obligations for Non-Banking Financial Institutions

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On October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted an amendment to the FTC’s Safeguards Rule that will require non-banking financial institutions to notify the FTC within thirty days of discovering a data...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights: V 3, Issue 8, November 2023

FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Security Breaches - “Amendment will require non-bank financial institutions to report when they discover that information affecting...more

Jaburg Wilk

New FTC Rule Expands Reach of Data Breach Notification Requirement to Non-Banking Financial Institutions

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In an amendment to the Safeguards Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), which was officially announced on October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will mandate that a wide array of nonbank financial...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Federal Trade Commission Expands Rule Regarding Reporting of Data Security Breaches

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved an amendment to its Safeguards Rule that will require non-banking financial institutions to report certain data breaches (or “notification events”) to the FTC (not affected...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New FTC Rule Requires Certain Financial Institutions to Report Loss of Unencrypted Customer Data

On October 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a final rule expanding data breach notification requirements for certain financial institutions (Final Rule). Federal Register, will require entities...more

Troutman Pepper

FTC Amends Safeguards Rule to Require Reporting of Data Breaches

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On October 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule amending the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Safeguards Rule) under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The Safeguards Rule requires nonbanking...more

Paul Hastings LLP

FTC Approves New Incident Reporting Requirements for Safeguards Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) approved last week an amendment to its Safeguards Rule that will institute new data breach notification requirements for non-bank financial institutions....more

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State AGs and State Money Transmission Regulators Settle With Payment Processor Over Unauthorized Mortgage Withdrawals

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On October 17, 52 state and territorial attorneys general, in addition to state money transmission regulators, entered into settlements amounting to more than $20 million with ACI Worldwide (ACI), to resolve claims involving...more

Akerman LLP

Explainer Things: Episode 9

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Fall is finally in the air as temperatures drop (in some parts of the country, at least) and football season is in full swing. We’ve previously avoided writing about football because our Explainer Things cast can’t agree on...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

[Webinar] Banks in the Crosshairs: Cyberattacks and Aggressive Regulators - May 25th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Financial institutions are in a tough spot- caught between the “bad guys” (state-sponsored cyberattacks and cyber criminals) and “good guys” (ever more aggressive regulators)- what’s a bank to do??? Tune in to find out!...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

NCUA Announces New Cyber Threat Reporting Requirement

The NCUA stated the new rule, which was approved on Feb. 16, 2023, aims to mitigate cyber incidents “that [lead] to a substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a network or member information system...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB reports on servicemember identity theft

On January 12, the CFPB released an Issue Spotlight discussing identity theft affecting servicemembers. According to the report, servicemembers, veterans, and military family members are more likely to report identity theft...more

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FTC Announces Six-Month Delay of Compliance Deadline for Updated Safeguards Rule

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On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a six-month delay of the deadline by which companies must comply with recent amendments to its Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (“the Safeguards...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Claims of Ally Bank Debit Card Fraud Skyrocket Following Apparent Cyberattack

Recently, Ally Bank customers have been reporting a significant increase in the number of incidents involving unauthorized activity on their debit cards. While the company has yet to confirm any type of data breach, an Ally...more

Alston & Bird

Payments Docket - June 2022

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Welcome to the first edition of the Payments Docket, our roundup of key litigation involving the payment industry. This edition features a stolen cell phone number used to buy cryptocurrency, a pair of class actions accusing...more

Polsinelli

Federal Banking Regulators Issue New Guidance for Complying with 36 Hour Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirement

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On March 29, 2022, federal banking regulators issued important guidance for how banking organizations can comply with the upcoming requirement to notify regulators within 36 hours of ransomware or other disruptive...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

FinCEN Crypto & Ransomware Guidance: Will 2022 Bring More Changes?

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) has made clear that businesses engaging in certain activities involving virtual currencies are subject to registration,...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Computer-Security Incident Rule Creates New Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Bank Service Providers

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On November 18, 2021, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a joint final rule (the...more

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