There's A Form For That? Breach Notices And State Reporting Portals

The recent launch by Massachusetts Attorney General of an online data breach reporting portal is a reminder that many states have such online reporting mechanisms. In Massachusetts, companies that have suffered a data breach and are required to provide notice to the MA AG can either continue to submit a hard copy notice to MA, or can choose to use the portal.

Other states with online data breach submission forms include California, where the online submission is mandatory. Nebraska also has an online reporting process, but like MA, the use of the online submission process is optional. New Jersey also has an online process for reporting a cyber incident, in addition to a different process for reporting a breach. North Carolina also has companies submit breach notification through an online process.

Massachusetts requires companies to notify not just the...