Assemblymember Chau Introduces Legislation in Response to Equifax Data Breach
Sacramento – Assemblymember Ed Chau (D–Monterey Park), Chair of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, introduced legislation in response to the Equifax data breach from last year that resulted in the loss of 145.5 million U.S. consumers’ personal information. Assembly Bill (AB) 1859 would require Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies (CCRAs) to patch their vulnerable computer systems in a timely manner or be subject to civil penalties to individuals whose data was compromised.