United States of America: Issued consent decree with AT&T addressing vendor cloud breach including enhanced data protection and vendor management requirements

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Issued consent decree with AT&T addressing vendor cloud breach including enhanced data protection and vendor management requirements

On 16 September 2024, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into the company’s data protection and privacy practices, triggered by a significant data breach in January 2023…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2024-09-16
in force

On 16 September 2024, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Consent Decree with AT&T Serv…