Legal Trend. Data Breach Liability for Employers

A UK court found that an employer, that had taken appropriate measures to prevent a data breach,  can be held vicariously liable for a data breach when an employee:

• deliberately misused the data
• intended to cause damage to the employer by misuing the data

Bonjour U.S. State Legislators- daat security liability issues should be in your radar.

Lexology | Employer held vicariously liable for employee’s deliberate data breach

WM Morrison’s Supermarket PLC | England and Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Decisions