Attorney General Announces Nationwide Data Breach Settlement
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"This is about protecting Vermonters' privacy. Data Breaches continue to be a serious issue in the business community," said the Attorney General. "We are committed to ensuring that Vermonters' information is safe."
Many of the consumers whose data was lost because of the data breach were consumers who never became insured by Nationwide. The company retained their data in order to more easily provide the consumers re-quotes at a later date. The settlement requires Nationwide to be more transparent about its data collection practices and disclose to consumers that it retains their sensitive information, even if they do not become its customers.
The settlement requires Nationwide to update its security practices and ensure the timely application of patches and other updates to its security software, among other steps to ensure stronger protection of its data.
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