TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 4.4 Million U.S. Consumers in Salesforce Attack

TransUnion, one of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, has confirmed a data breach impacting over 4.4 million people in the United States....

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Legislator Introduces Bill to Provide Americans With Free Credit Protections

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday introduced legislation to allow Americans to protect themselves from financial fraud at no cost. This is response...

Attorneys General Around the Country Ask Equifax to Disable Fee-Based Monitoring Services

Connecticut’s attorney general, and others investigating Equifax Inc’s data breach on Friday asked the company to disable links for enrollment in fee-based credit monitoring...

Daimler Trucks Launches First All-Electric Truck in Series Production

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, on Thurday announced the global launch of the FUSO eCanter in New York...

FTC Warns of Phishing Scams Related to Equifax Breach

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on scams related to the Equifax data breach. FTC warns consumers to be wary of...

Vendors Already Selling Face Masks to Protect Users From iPhone X’s Facial Recognition

It begs the question of why you have to use a product if you have to go to somewhat extreme lengths to protect yourself...

Legislator Raises Privacy and Security Concerns Regarding iPhone X’s ‘Face ID’ Technology

U.S. Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday wrote a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking him to explain to the American public how the...

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TransUnion Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 4.4 Million U.S. Consumers in Salesforce Attack

TransUnion, one of the three major U.S. credit reporting agencies, has confirmed a data breach impacting over 4.4 million people in the United States....

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EU Begins Enforcement of Landmark AI Law, Imposing Tough Restrictions and Fines

The European Union has officially begun enforcing its groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) law, marking a major step in global AI regulation. As of Sunday,...

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Bipartisan Bill Would Bolster Security Defenses Against Open-Source Software Vulnerabilities

Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, have proposed a bill to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security...

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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....

ISP Providers Band Together to Fight Legislation to Protect Consumers’ Privacy

Some of the nation’s largest internet service providers and advertising industry lobby groups are trying to stop a proposed California law aimed at protecting...

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...

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