Keeping up with data security is kind of like trying to stay on top of the weather. It changes fast, and if you’re not paying ...

Appeal of autonomous AI agent spurs rapid adoption across country, from tech pros to retirees seeking a ‘digital staff’, but data wipes mar its rise and trigger warnings.

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A security flaw in the Ally WordPress plugin used on more than 400,000 sites could allow attackers to extract sensitive data without logging in.

Researchers at UNSW Sydney and Monash have developed a data transmission system that hides signals in background heat radiation, making them invisible to anyone trying to intercept them.

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Security expert Brien Posey outlined why the data layer is a prime target and shared practical protection principles: know what you have, limit access, encrypt data and use strong authentication.

Your Social Security number—that nine-digit key to your entire financial life—might be compromised in what could become the largest government data breach in U.S. history. Whistleblower Charles Borges ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The government denied that DOGE had misused private data held by Social Security. Now it admits staffers did ...

Employees detailed to the Social Security Administration shared sensitive data through a nonsecure server, the Justice Department disclosed. By Eileen Sullivan Reporting from Washington Employees with ...

A Department of Government Efficiency employee shared Social Security data without agency officials’ knowledge and in violation of security protocols, the Justice Department said in a court filing ...