On December 15, 2016, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a consumer alert urging all New Yorkers to take immediate steps to protect their personal information following a data breach of a major online search engine, which compromised the data of 500 million users. The press release notes that the Attorney General's office is communicating with the company regarding the circumstances of the breach and disclosure to law enforcement.

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