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Data Breach Notification Requirements: What You Owe

23andMe Proved That Getting Breached Is Bad — But Notifying Wrong Is Worse In late 2023, 23andMe disclosed a breach affecting nearly 7 million users. The breach itself was devastating. But the company's notification missteps — delayed disclosures, shifting blame to users, and inconsistent communications across jurisdictions — turned a security

Carl B. Johnson Aug 11, 2026 6 min read
Data Breach Notification Requirements

Data Breach Notification Requirements: A 2021 Guide

The SolarWinds Breach Just Made Notification a National Crisis In December 2020, FireEye disclosed that a sophisticated threat actor had compromised SolarWinds Orion software, giving attackers access to roughly 18,000 organizations — including the U.S. Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, and Fortune 500 companies. Weeks later, we'

Carl B. Johnson Jan 14, 2021 8 min read