Tag: Data Breach
Woman Guilty of Exploiting Federal Employee Data from OPM Breaches
A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty to exploiting personal data of current and former federal employees stolen in the OPM data breaches.
Legislation Reintroduced to Provide Free Lifetime ID Theft Protection for OPM Data Breaches
Legislation that would provide free lifetime identity theft protection to victims of OPM’s data breaches has been reintroduced in the House.
OPM’s IT Systems Still Lacking Nearly Three Years After Data Breaches
OPM has struggled to update its IT systems after the 2015 data breaches, and now a House Committee is asking the agency for information.
Data Breach at DHS Affects Over 245,000 Federal Employees
The Department of Homeland Security announced a data breach that impacted over 245,000 current and former employees.
No Damages For OPM Data Breach
A federal court has sided in favor of OPM and one of its contractors in lawsuits filed by AFGE and NTEU seeking damages in the data breaches that exposed the personal data of over 20 million current and former federal employees.
FBI Arrests Chinese National Linked to OPM Data Breach
Lawmakers Want to Give Federal Employees Their Own Cyber Victim Coordinator
Legislation has been introduced to create a new position to help federal employees who are the victims of cyber attacks. The author raises some questions that are not immediately clear from the text of the bill.
GAO: OPM IT Security Still at Risk
According to a new GAO report, OPM has made progress in improving its information security but still has more work to do.
Trump Issues Executive Order to Bolster Agency Cybersecurity Procedures
President Trump has issued an executive order that will hold heads of federal agencies accountable for implementing IT risk management procedures.
Executive Order Aims to Modernize Government IT
President Trump signed an executive order calling for the establishment of a new committee to modernize IT systems in federal agencies.
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