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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
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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