Cybersecurity
Tech Support Scams Ramping Up, Microsoft Warns
If you're not careful, you could lose a lot of money.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Want Answers on FDIC Data Breaches and Stingrays
And a new bill pushes for the naming and shaming of foreign hackers and government officials who attack the U.S.
Cybersecurity
Social Security Numbers Are Unsafe and Outdated. So Why Do Americans Use Them?
The form of identification has become dangerously risky to use in the digital age.
Cybersecurity
Uber Agrees to Expanded Data Breach Settlement With FTC
The ride-sharing company tried to conceal a 2016 data breach through its bug bounty program.
Emerging Tech
Google Is Banning Cryptomining Extensions from Chrome Store
You'll have to figure out a different way to mine for Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Digital Government
How to Find Out If Your Facebook Data Was Used by Cambridge Analytica
More than 70 million Americans were affected.
Digital Government
“Why Am I Seeing This Ad” Explanations on Facebook Are Incomplete and Misleading, a Study Says
Some of the answers are vague at best.
Digital Government
GAO: Medicare Agency Isn’t Doing Enough to Ensure Beneficiary Data Is Secure
The agency hasn’t established firm rules for how researchers must secure the data.
Digital Government
The Cambridge Analytica Scandal Affected Nearly 40 million More People Than We Thought
The revelation was buried deep in a lengthy update from Facebook today.
Cybersecurity
How to Practice Cybersecurity With The Whole Family
Kids are often more concerned with Minecraft than malware.
Cybersecurity
Panera Bread Leaked Customer Data Right on its Website for Months Despite Warnings
The chain restaurant had millions' of customers' personal info
Cybersecurity
One of the Biggest and Most Boring Cyberattacks Against an American City Yet
A recent ransomware attack on Atlanta’s computer systems is disruptive, but so ordinary.
Digital Government
Facebook Expands Bug Bounty Program for Data Mining Apps
This announcement comes in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What a Company’s Data Breach Game Plan Looks Like
Companies should know who to call in law enforcement and which data is most valuable before a breach occurs, the Chamber of Commerce says.
Digital Government
Firefox Extension Can Prevent Facebook From Tracking You Around The Web
It isolates your web activity from the social media giant.
Digital Government
FTC Will Investigate Facebook's Data Privacy Scandal
The government agency is stepping in.
Digital Government
This Is So Much Bigger Than Facebook
Data misuse is a feature, not a bug—and it’s plaguing our entire culture.
Cybersecurity
The Data Expert Who Exposed Facebook’s Breach Has Been Suspended by Facebook
The breached allowed for the harvest of data from tens of millions of users without their permission.
Digital Government
Congress Mulls a CIO's Authority, Future of Homeland Security and Data Breaches
And one caucus is concerned about climate change data vanishing form federal websites.
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