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Mass. AG secures $795k settlement for data security, breach notice lapses

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Notice letters were sent to affected consumers, but two of the five breaches allegedly went unreported for about seven months.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that her office has reached a $795,000 settlement, pending court approval, with property management company Peabody Properties, Inc for failing to adequately protect the personal information of thousands of Massachusetts residents, and unlawfully delaying required data breach notifications to the Attorney General’s Office

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