New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 18 other state attorneys general in suing the Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to stop unauthorized access to Americans' sensitive personal data held in U.S. Treasury payment systems. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking DOGE from accessing the data and requiring immediate destruction of any copies already obtained. A hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction is scheduled for February 14, 2025.
DOGE and affiliated personnel are blocked from accessing Americans' sensitive personal information in Treasury payment systems, must immediately destroy any and all copies of records already obtained, and a hearing on a motion for preliminary injunction is set for February 14, 2025.
In-house legal teams should review all contracts with government agencies or vendors that process sensitive personal or financial data (including payment system data) to ensure strict limits on data access, require explicit written authorization for any data sharing with third parties or government entities, include mandatory data destruction requirements for unauthorized copies, and verify compliance with all applicable federal and state privacy statutes. Clauses related to government access, data sharing authorization, incident response, and data retention should be updated to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal information.
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"February 8, 2025"
"New York Attorney General Letitia James"
"federal judge in the Southern District of New York granted her motion for a temporary restraining order"
"unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data"
The New York Attorney General issued a consumer alert and online guide about scams targeting service members and veterans, including phishing and credit-monitoring scams that may misuse personal information. The release provides steps for protecting information and reporting suspected scams; it does not announce an enforcement action or monetary penalty.
$10.0M
A March 2023 breach exposed personal and protected health information associated with more than 13.3 million people after attackers accessed company systems using an employee’s credentials. The Perry Johnson companies agreed to pay at least $300,000, with an additional $9.7 million in penalties due if they fail to meet the agreement, and to implement security, incident response, and health-data handling reforms.
New York Attorney General James and Governor Hochul announced guidance advising county executives and sheriffs that they must end agreements to house or detain people for federal civil immigration violations by November 25, 2026. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act makes those agreements void and unenforceable after the deadline; no monetary penalty or specific enforcement order is announced.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning federal student loan borrowers that consolidating loans after changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may limit repayment options and forgiveness eligibility. This is consumer guidance, not a privacy enforcement action; the release announces no fine or enforcement remedy.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Bloomberg L.P. after finding that Bloomberg News failed to clearly disclose subscription price increases and automatic renewals, provide required acknowledgments and renewal notices, and make cancellation sufficiently easy. Bloomberg must pay $500,000 in penalties, provide refunds to eligible subscribers, and improve its subscription disclosures and practices.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition secured a $220 million settlement from General Motors LLC for selling drivers’ personal driving and location data to data brokers without adequate disclosure or consent. GM must limit the driving data it collects and implement privacy assessments and dealership oversight and training.