New York Fines Geico $9.8 Million Over Data Breach Impacting More Than 100,000 People

The New York Attorney General's office fined Geico $9.75 million a data breach that exposed the personal information of 116,000 drivers in the state.
The attorney general said Geico and Travelers violated state data protection rules by failing to implement policies that would protect customers' information.
Both companies were hacked during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a wave of cyberattacks looking for information like driver’s license numbers to be used in unemployment scams.
Travelers will pay $1.55 million for a breach that exposed information on around 4,000 people, the agencies said.
The two companies agreed to take measures to improve their cybersecurity practices.