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Connecticut data breach notification law and cyber insurance
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What is Connecticut's data breach notification law?
Connecticut's breach notification law (Conn. Gen. Stat. sect. 36a-701b) requires businesses to notify affected residents without unreasonable delay but not later than 60 days after discovery of the breach after a breach of personal information. Connecticut requires businesses to notify affected residents and the Attorney General within 60 days of discovering a breach, and to offer identity theft protection in certain cases.
What the statute requires
Connecticut requires businesses to notify affected residents and the Attorney General within 60 days of discovering a breach, and to offer identity theft protection in certain cases. Cyber liability insurance generally funds the forensics, notification, credit monitoring, and legal review this statute requires.
- Consumer notification deadline
- Without unreasonable delay but not later than 60 days after discovery of the breach
- Regulator notice
- Notify the Connecticut Attorney General not later than the time residents are notified.
- Safe harbor
- Notification is not required if the compromised data was encrypted or otherwise secured and the confidential key was not acquired.
- Enforcement
- Failure to comply is an unfair trade practice enforceable by the Attorney General under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Statutes and sources
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Connecticut Breach of Security Notification Law
Conn. Gen. Stat. sect. 36a-701b
Regulator: Connecticut Attorney General . Last verified 2026-07-29 from the official source .
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