A federal judge will slash thousands of dollars in proposed “incentive” awards for plaintiffs who settled data-breach claims against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as the court prepares to issue a final order approving the $63 million deal.
A preliminary class action settlement for the OPM data breach has been reached which could result in payments to impacted federal employees.
The VA announced that personal data of about 46,000 veterans was potentially left at risk after a data breach at the agency.
The Justice Department announced that four individuals from China have been indicted for stealing Americans’ personal data in the 2017 Equifax data breach.
A recent report outlines the worst data breaches to hit federal agencies in the last five years.
One Congresswoman has been continuing efforts for several years now to give free lifetime identity theft protection to OPM data breach victims.
A new Senate committee report highlights ongoing problems at federal agencies that are leaving Americans’ personal data vulnerable.
A new report from GAO calls into question the effectiveness of identity theft protection services.
OPM announced that it has renewed a contract with ID Experts to continue providing free identity theft monitoring services for the agency’s data breaches.
NASA announced that personal information of an unknown number of agency employees was compromised in a recent data breach.
