February 12, 2024 at 04:56PM Telecom companies are now required to report data breaches affecting customers’ personally identifiable information within 30 days under the FCC’s updated rule. This follows years of proposals and aims to expand breach notification requirements and hold providers accountable. The stricter rules have been prompted by major breaches at major U.S. … Read more
February 12, 2024 at 01:50PM The US Federal Communications Commission has introduced updated reporting requirements for telecom companies, mandating a seven-day reporting window for disclosing system breaches to the FCC, FBI, and US Secret Service. Additional provisions include notifying customers of breaches and expanding the types of data that require notification. The new rule goes … Read more
October 31, 2023 at 12:22PM New US law enforcement regulations allow for the delay of public disclosure of security breaches if a written request for an extension is granted. The amendment applies to breaches involving the theft of unencrypted data belonging to at least 500 consumers. The FTC estimates that the amendment will affect approximately … Read more