Penalty Amount
$625,000
Consumers Affected
58,841
Connecticut reached a $625,000 settlement with Frontier Communications Parent Inc. over an April 2024 breach in which compromised employee and vendor credentials were used to access internal systems and exfiltrate unencrypted personal information of 58,841 Connecticut residents. The settlement requires Frontier to strengthen its security program, implement specific safeguards and training, and obtain an independent third-party assessment.
Frontier must pay $625,000 to the state and implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program, employee training, and an incident response plan. It must adopt specified security safeguards and provide the Attorney General with a third-party assessment report within one year of the Effective Date.
Review vendor and data-processing agreements for requirements governing vendor and employee access to company systems, unique credentials, multifactor authentication, least-privilege access, encryption, logging and monitoring, and prompt incident notification and cooperation. Update security schedules and audit rights to require risk assessments, penetration testing, vulnerability management, incident-response plans, and independent assessments with reports available to the company. Check customer privacy notices and data-processing terms for accurate security commitments, and employee policies and agreements for access-control, security-training, and incident-reporting obligations.
Entity
Frontier Communications Parent Inc.
Industry
Telecommunications"Frontier Communications Parent Inc."
"$625,000 settlement"
"the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, and Connecticut’s data Safeguards Law"
"a threat actor used compromised credentials of Frontier employees and vendors to gain access to Frontier’s internal IT systems and exfiltrate un-encrypted personal information."
"58,841 Connecticut residents."
"Third-party assessment within one year of the Effective Date and provision of a copy of that report to the Office of the Attorney General."
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