Chinese hacking compromised hundreds of thousands of devices containing personal PII
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought and obtained a court-authorized…
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Sensitive PII of millions leaked in historic Moroccan data breach
Earlier this month, Morocco was rocked by what is considered to be its most significant cybersecurity breach to date. The…
Employee screening company breach exposed PII of more than 3 million
A year after it suffered a significant data breach on February 9, 2024, last week Houston, Texas-based DISA Global Solutions –…
CBP employing automated software testing to ensure biometric, PII data security
By rigorously testing applications that handle biometric data and personally identifiable information (PII), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says…
Amazon, Delta employee PII exposed in data breaches
Amazon and Delta Airlines both confirmed this week that a data breach exposed information about an untold number of their…
FBI issues warning about fake Emergency Data Requests used to acquire PII
The FBI this week issued a warning about hackers who can exploit compromised government and law enforcement email accounts to…
FBI, CISA warn of threats to election systems that could compromise voters’ PII
U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies issued a warning to election officials at all levels across the nation to…
Data breach exposes 3 billion PII records, class action suits filed
In the last week, at least four class action lawsuits have been filed in response to what has been described…
CISA, FLETC failed to protect law enforcement officers’ PII, other data
Two important arms of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to protect personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive…
One third of recommendations made by GAO to OPM regarding PII, biometrics data security still not fixed
The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – which collects and maintains biometric and other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on…
