Cybersecurity

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.

Cybersecurity

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.

Cybersecurity

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.

Cybersecurity

Critics Urge FTC to Crack Down on Facebook

This organization wants to see heavy fines imposed against the social media company.

Cybersecurity

How Hackers Are Stealing High-Profile Instagram Accounts

In the Wild West of “influencer” marketing, there are few protections and plenty of easy marks.

Cybersecurity

Government Contractors Face New Data Breach Disclosure and Investigation Requirements

A planned rule would require contractors to save images of breached systems and allow agencies access.

Cybersecurity

GSA Took 800 Days to Notify Some Data Breach Victims

The agency also changed its rules in ways that could make notifications for breach victims less timely, an agency auditor found.

Cybersecurity

Hackers Breach Healthcare.gov

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acknowledged 75,000 people's records were accessed but haven’t disclosed who might be behind it.

Cybersecurity

The State of Cybersecurity

Federal agencies surge to combat ever-growing threats—but is it enough?

Cybersecurity

Los Angeles to Expand Cyber Lab with Federal Grant

The lab, established last summer, is a public-private partnership aimed at protecting the city from hacker attacks.

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Google+ Data Exposure

Google's decision not to immediately disclose the breach has ruffled some feathers.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Researchers Propose a ‘Smart’ Social Security Card

Instead of ditching the SSN as an identifier, the government could take steps to modernize it.

Cybersecurity

It's Been a Bad Week for Facebook

In addition to a massive data breach, Facebook is in trouble for targeting ads using security information.