United States of America: New York State Department of Financial Services investigation into PayPal for alleged violations of Cybersecurity Regulation

Progress

Current status
in force
23 Jan 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

23 Jan 2025
in force

New York State Department of Financial Services imposed USD 2 million fine against PayPal for violations of cybersecurity regulation

On 23 January 2025, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced that it had imposed a USD 2 million fine against PayPal for violations of the state's Cybersecurity Regulation. In particular, an investigation revealed that P…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body