Data Breaches

An 11-Year-Old Hacked a Mock Florida Election Site in 10 Minutes

Voters cast their ballots among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station.

The hacking event was part of a hands-on workshop within the larger cybersecurity conference.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Back to School Cyber Tips From US-CERT

Teach your children well and they might not get hacked.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

How California Is Improving Cyber Threat Information Sharing

The state wants to add every city and county government to its automated threat feed program in the next three to four years.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Changes Coming to GSA’s Breach, Identity Protection Offerings

Interested parties have until the end of the month to chime in on changes to the Data Breach and Identity Protection Services special item number.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Identity Theft Protection Service Accidentally Exposes Identities

Every lock can be picked.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Google's Secret to Avoid Phishing? A Physical Key.

The security tech has been adopted by every employee.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Computers Have Found a Better Way to Spot Emailed Malware, Researchers Say

Somehow no one thought of applying machine learning to malicious email in exactly this way. But the results are big.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Hackers Account for 90% of Login Attempts at Online Retailers

The airline and consumer banking industries are also under siege.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas

Critical Update: Rep. Will Hurd Explains Why Everyone Should Care About Government Tech

For episode 5, Nextgov goes to Capitol Hill to talk with one of the most persistent voices on federal IT management and reform.

  • By Aaron Boyd

What If Your Data Could Secure Itself?

Building strong protections at the network perimeter are only part of the solution.

  • By Gus Hunt

Google Chrome Feature Guards Users From Spectre Attacks

Site isolation helps keep most of your data out of reach from hackers looking to exploit the Spectre vulnerability.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

DOJ Admits Error Linking ID Theft Case to OPM Breach

There’s no firm evidence fraudsters are using stolen data from the massive 2015 breach, officials said.

  • By Joseph Marks

Future Quantum Computers Already Threatening Today’s Data

Large-scale quantum computing could be just five years away.

  • By John Breeden II

There’s Even More Bad News About IRS Information Security

A board charged with overseeing the agency’s sprawling active directory networks isn’t fulfilling its basic responsibilities.

  • By Joseph Marks

Hiring Alone Will Not Solve Government’s Security Problems

It's going to take more than increased employees to keep up with vulnerabilities.

  • By Bob Osborn

When Your Personal Data Is Stolen, You’re the Last to Know

Sometimes intrusions aren’t detected immediately, and there can be a delay before the public is informed.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va

Lawmakers Demand to Know How Americans Got Their Hands on OPM Hack Data

The Justice Department says Americans may have used data from the breach in bank fraud scheme.

  • By Erich Wagner

Can American Technology Firms and Lawmakers Learn from Europe’s GDPR?

The European Union's privacy law is a very well-crafted law that simply mandates good data handling best practices.

  • By John Breeden II

Data Breach Notifications Can Now Be Brought to You

Worried you've been breached? There's now an easy way to check.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

IRS’ Rush to Secure Exposed Taxpayer Data Left It Vulnerable Again

Personal information about more than 350,000 taxpayers was compromised in 2015. Three years later, it’s still not secure.

  • By Joseph Marks