Data Breaches

OPM Awards $416M Contract for Protection Services to Hack Victims

The millions of federal employees and contractors using those services will see no disruption.

  • By Eric Katz

More Than 25 Million Passport Numbers Stolen in Marriott Breach

About 5 million of those were unencrypted.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Keep the Faith: America’s GDPR Will Come

What should it look like? How should companies prepare?

  • By Jonathan Reiber

The Boldest Predictions for Federal Technology in 2019

More cyber brinkmanship and super smart artificial intelligence are just a couple forecasts industry leaders divined for the coming year.

  • By Heather Kuldell

The New Rules of Cybersecurity

Now is the time for companies to take a fresh approach to protect their data.

  • By Brad Stone

This Year We Realized that All of Our Data was Stolen

Hacking is inevitable.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz

Microsoft Patches Browser Bug That Allowed a PC Takeover

The flaw has been exploited for targeted attacks.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

NASA Reveals It Had a Security Breach in October

The agency is investigating the incident.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Government’s Bioterror-Response Website May Be Leaking Sensitive Data

Homeland Security inspectors and a whistleblower say the site, which would be used to coordinate federal responses to a bioterror attack, isn’t secure.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

The Biggest Password Mistakes of 2018

The federal government made the list this year.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Equifax Breach Affecting Nearly Half of Americans Was 'Entirely Preventable'

The credit bureau breach remains one of the biggest known data thefts.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz

Congress Demands Answers on NRCC, Marriott Data Breaches

Strengthening the nation’s cyber stance was top of mind, with a new House Energy and Commerce Committee cyber report, and bills to improve connected devices and cyber education.

  • By Heather Kuldell and Jack Corrigan

Infosec Experts Buy Marriott-Related Sites to Prevent Criminal Spoofing

Not all heroes wear capes.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

South Bend’s Mayor on What Local Governments Can Learn From Estonia

The Indiana city’s new mobility-as-a-service pilot is helping low-income shift workers commute for free.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Senators Call For A Data Security Law

The Marriott breach—the latest of many mega-breaches—inspired some lawmakers to push for new privacy legislation.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Biggest Data Breaches Of All Time, Ranked

There's been quite a few.

  • By Nicolas Rivero, Quartz

Half a Billion People Now Have Reason to Be Furious with Marriott

Starwood Preferred Guest participants are highly likely to have very sensitive information compromised, including passport and payment numbers.

  • By Rosie Spinks

OPM to Rebid Identity Theft Protection Contract Affecting Millions of Hack Victims

The current contract, which cost the government $340 million over three years, is set to expire Dec. 31.

  • By Eric Katz

USPS Fixed Vulnerability That Exposed The Data of 60 Million People

Just in time for the mail deluge of the holidays.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

IRS Failed to Track 11,000 Breached Social Security Numbers for Tax Fraud

The tax agency also failed to review another 15,000 breached taxpayer ID numbers it received for possible fraud monitoring, an audit found.

  • By Joseph Marks