Two Democratic congressmen are calling for a criminal investigation into the entity known as the Department of Government Efficiency after the Trump administration admitted in court filings that the ...

Americans’ personal data — including names, Social Security numbers and addresses — are in the middle of a national-security disaster and should be investigated by Congress, says one Social Security ...

In 2025, data centers face a rapidly evolving security landscape, driven by technological advancements like artificial intelligence, cloud integration, the Internet of Things, and a rise in ...

In early 2024, background checking service National Public Data was hit by a massive cyberattack that potentially compromised the sensitive, personal information of millions, or possibly even billions ...

Data security breaches compromise the integrity of digital infrastructure and sensitive information, often resulting in significant financial liabilities and operational disruptions for corporations ...

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Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly updated a public notice to reveal that the agency would be sharing “citizenship and immigration information” with the Department of Homeland ...

October 8, 2025, Wilkes, Barre, Pennsylvania – The privacy and security of the personal information we maintain is of the utmost importance to Wilkes University (“Wilkes”). Wilkes recently discovered ...

Trump administration admits to security breaches that had been outlined in whistleblower complaint A whistleblower had said in August that employees of the so-called Department of Government ...

Every American's personal data is at risk of fraud after DOGE's alleged mismanagement, Social Security's former chief data officer tells MarketWatch Whistleblower Chuck Borges said the mishandling of ...