This Jackson Lewis LLP memorandum discusses an amendment to the Illinois data breach notification law, which becomes effective January 1, 2012. Under the amendment, breach notifications must include contact information for consumer reporting agencies and the FTC to help individuals affected by the breach obtain information about fraud alerts and security freezes. The amended law also requires third-party data collectors to cooperate with information owners by notifying them about the date and nature of any breach, as well as any steps taken relating to the breach.