Tess Ikonomou and Josh Butler report: OpenAI will not face criminal penalties over the Medicare data breach, but the prime minister has flagged changes to Australia’s criminal law to crack down on future breaches by artificial intelligence companies. Anthony Albanese on Tuesday released the recommendations of a “rapid review” into the June breach of a...

Odia Kagan of FoxRothschild writes: “It wasn’t me, it was the AI agent” may not help companies avoid civil or criminal liability under a new bipartisan legislative proposal. U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have announced the proposed AI Agent Accountability Act, which seeks to hold AI-agent operators and developers liable for...

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Naomi Diaz reports: The Senate passed the bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act by unanimous consent. The legislation aims to help healthcare providers strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and protect patient information, according to an Oct. 1 news release from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., Maggie...

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Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: On September 2, 2026, Delaware’s Governor signed House Bill (HB) 380 and HB 381. HB 380 amends the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA), which was enacted in 2023 and became effective January 1, 2025. HB 381 separately amends Delaware’s computer security breach notification law. In short, what changes...

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New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS): September 10, 2026 New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow today issued new cybersecurity guidance outlining the Department’s expectations for DFS-regulated entities’ on conducting risk assessments sufficient to inform their cybersecurity programs. The guidance outlines requirements regarding scope, frequency, and the role...

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From the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other Connected Devices. This controversial policy statement purported to apply the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule to health apps and connected devices that collect consumer health information. In 2024, however, the Commission updated the Health Breach Notification...

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Korea JoongAng Daily reports: Korea’s privacy regulator is sharply raising the cost of data breaches, aiming to push companies to treat data protection as a preventive investment rather than a routine cost of doing business. Starting Friday, companies found to have leaked the personal data of 10 million or more people through intent or gross negligence...

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