The global tech crash involving a CrowdStrike update affects Microsoft Windows. President Joe Biden received a briefing Friday morning regarding the global information technology (IT) outage. After cybersecurity…
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District Judge Accepts Plea Deal from Wikileaks Founder
State Department releases statement after Australian pled guilty to espionage. The State Department responded to a plea deal made this week that allowed Julian Assange to return home…
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CFPB Director Urges Congress to Safeguard Consumer Data
Certain financial institutions have reportedly developed media relations for individually targeted marketing. Director Rohit Chopra of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has urged legislators to protect consumers…
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Justice Department Finds Company Guilty of Selling Household Data
Millions of households were included in over 100 personal data lists sold to fraud perpetrators. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two former employees of Epsilon Data…
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Defense Department Releases New Data and Analytics Sharing Program
The online ecosystem will allow extensive data use while preserving data ownership. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced its new program for agency and business data sharing, Open…
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FTC Notifies BetterHelp Customers About Refund Eligibility
The company agreed to a settlement regarding the use and sharing of consumers’ health information. The Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC) announced that around 800,000 people will be receiving…
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U.S. Navy Digital Connection Project Running Ahead of Schedule
Developers are working to create functional software for existing hardware. Rear Admiral Douglas Small, commander of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, reported the Navy’s Project Overmatch, an…
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Justice Department “Not Aware” of Identity Theft After Medicare Data Breach
Officials continue investigating the cyberattack on a consulting firm holding Medicare data. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has not yet found any instance of identity theft due to…
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State Department Offers Reward for BlackCat Hacker Information
Change Healthcare is still recovering from the ransomware attack in February. The Department of State recently announced a $10 million reward for information about the Blackcat ransomware group. …
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FTC Rejects Parental Consent Mechanism Amid COPPA Rule Compliance Effort
Facial age estimation technology proposal rejected as age verification methods are considered. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has rejected, without prejudice, an application by the Entertainment Software Rating…
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