Pursuing data security claims against companies was "top-of-mind" for state attorneys general in 2024 and this will probably continue through the year, Morrison Foerster partners Linda Clark and Kathryn Taylor blogged Friday.
The Wolf Haldenstein law firm reported a data breach affecting nearly 3.5 million people nationally. The New York firm reported the breach to the Maine attorney general office on Wednesday. The hacking incident occurred on Dec. 13, 2023; Wolf Haldenstein discovered it about five months later on April 18, and notified consumers one month later.