Tennessee § 29-34-215 Liability of private entities for cybersecurity events

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§ 29-34-215 — Liability of private entities for cybersecurity events

Tennessee § 29-34-215

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-34-215 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section:

(1)"Cybersecurity event" means an event resulting in unauthorized access to, or disruption or misuse of, an information system or nonpublic information stored on an information system;

(2)"Information system" has the same meaning as defined in § 56-2-1003 ;

(3)"Nonpublic information" means information that is not publicly available and concerns a person that, because of a name, number, personal mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that person, in combination with the following:

(A)A social security number;

(B)A driver license number or non-driver identification card number;

(C)A financial account number or credit or debit card number;

(D)A security code, access code, or password that would permit access to the person's financial accounts; o

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(a) As used in this section: (1) "Cybersecurity event" means an event resulting in unauthorized access to, or disruption or misuse of, an information system or nonpublic information stored on an information system; (2) "Information system" has the same meaning as defined in § 56-2-1003 ; (3) "Nonpublic information" means information that is not publicly available and concerns a person that, because of a name, number, personal mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that person, in combination with the following: (A) A social security number; (B) A driver license number or non-driver identification card number; (C) A financial account number or credit or debit card number; (D) A security code, access code, or password that would permit access to the person's financial accounts; or (E) Biometric records; (4) "Private entity" means a corporation, religious or charitable organization, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other private business entity, whether organized for-profit or not-for-profit; and (5) "Publicly available information" means information that is lawfully made available through federal, state, or local government records, or information that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public. (b) A private entity is not liable in a class action lawsuit resulting from a cybersecurity event unless the cybersecurity event was caused by willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the private entity.