New York’s Department of Financial Services reached a $4.5 million settlement with EyeMed Vision Care over Cybersecurity Regulation violations that led to a July 2020 breach. The DFS found EyeMed’s failure to conduct adequate risk assessments, implement multifactor authentication, and limit user access privileges enabled a threat actor to access its email mailbox containing more than six years of consumers’ sensitive and personal health data. Under the settlement, EyeMed will conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment and develop a plan to address identified risks. Editor’s note: New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke with The Privacy Advisor about protecting consumer privacy, enforcement actions and potential federal privacy legislation.
24 Oct. 2022
New York’s DFS reaches $4.5M settlement with health insurance provider
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