Legislators Introduce Bill Tasking Credit Report Companies With Greater Accountability
Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) introduced legislation on Thursday to require accountability and transparency...
FTC Fines Online Marketers More Than $2.5 Million Over Fake ‘Free’ and ‘Risk-Free’ Trials
A group of online marketers will pay more than $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with “free” and...
Equifax Blames Data Breach on Website Application Vulnerability; Stock Plummets
Equifax is paying the price for the carelessness which allowed criminals to gain access to the personal information of more than 143 million Americans....
Defense Department to Create Federal-Wide National Background Investigation Service
The US Government has announced plans to create a national background investigation system. The federal government is required to vet individuals as trustworthy. Once...
Zerodium Offers $1 Million in Bug Bounty for Tor Browser Zero-Day Exploits
ZERODIUM, a zero-day acquisition platform, announced on Wednesday that it is hosting a Tor Browser Zero-Day Bounty. ZERODIUM will pay a total of one...
Legislators Request Information on Equifax Breach, Say Incident Most Costly Yet
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Monday called on Equifax Inc., to respond to reports that...
Kaspersky Responds to Ban of Products and Services by DHS, Calls it ‘Dissapointing’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday banned agencies and Federal Executive Departments from the use of Kaspersky Lab- related products and services.
According...
DHS Directs Agencies to Purge Kaspersky Products From US Information Systems
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke on Wednesday issued a Binding Operational Directive (BOD) directing Federal Executive Branch departments and agencies to take...
Cybersecurity a Top Priority for Director of National Intelligence
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats has described the ever-expanding list of cyber threats from across the world as a top priority for...
Massachusetts’s AG to Sue Equifax Over ‘Brazen Failure to Protect Consumer Data’
Massachusetts's attorney general on Tuesday said the state intends to sue credit reporting firm Equifax Inc. over its failure to protect sensitive and personal...