Cyber Liability by state
Indiana data breach notification law and cyber insurance
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What is Indiana's data breach notification law?
Indiana's breach notification law (Ind. Code sect. 24-4.9 et seq.) requires businesses to notify affected residents without unreasonable delay, but not more than 45 days after discovery of the breach after a breach of personal information. Indiana requires businesses to notify affected residents and the Attorney General of breaches of unencrypted personal information without unreasonable delay, and in no case more than 45 days after discovery.
What the statute requires
Indiana requires businesses to notify affected residents and the Attorney General of breaches of unencrypted personal information without unreasonable delay, and in no case more than 45 days after discovery. Cyber liability insurance generally funds the forensics, notification, and legal review this statute requires.
- Consumer notification deadline
- Without unreasonable delay, but not more than 45 days after discovery of the breach
- Regulator notice
- Notify the Indiana Attorney General without unreasonable delay, but not more than 45 days after discovery of the breach.
- Credit bureau notice
- Notify consumer reporting agencies when a breach requires notice to more than 1,000 residents.
- Safe harbor
- Notification is not required if the compromised data was encrypted and the encryption key was not acquired.
- Enforcement
- Violations are deceptive acts enforceable by the Attorney General, who may seek civil penalties for each deceptive act.
Statutes and sources
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Indiana Disclosure of Security Breach Law
Ind. Code sect. 24-4.9 et seq.
Regulator: Indiana Attorney General . Last verified 2026-07-29 from the official source .
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