Aug 17 Watch 7:08 News Wrap: Deadly bombing rocks popular Thai shrine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a bombing in Bangkok has killed dozens and injured more than 100. Also, a cyber-attack on the IRS was far worse than originally believed: more than 330,000 taxpayer accounts may have been accessed in a… Continue watching
Jul 25 Data breach may help Chinese government identify U.S. spies By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Several United States government and intelligence officials have expressed concern that a sweeping data breach of the Office of Personnel Management, first reported in early June, might have further ramifications. Continue reading
Jul 10 U.S. personnel chief resigns in wake of massive data breach By Josh Lederman and Jack Gillum, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The head of the government's personnel office has resigned in the wake of a massive data breach on her watch. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Lawmakers reprimand Personnel Chief over data breach By PBS News Hour In our Tuesday news wrap, lawmakers chastised the Federal Personnel Chief over congressional data breaches, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros’ computers and a fierce tropical storm hits Texas. Continue watching
Jun 15 390,000 Homeland employees may have had data breached By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As many as 390,000 current and former Homeland Security Department employees, contractors and job applicants may have had their private data compromised in a newly disclosed computer hack discovered last year. Continue reading
Jun 13 Deeply personal information exposed in security clearance hack By Ted Bridis and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Deeply personal information submitted by U.S. intelligence and military personnel for security clearances - mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests, bankruptcies and more - is in the hands of hackers linked to China, officials say. Continue reading
Jun 12 Officials say second hack exposed military and intel data By Ted Bridis and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Several U.S. officials say hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel seeking security clearances. The break is the second cyberbreach of federal records revealed in a… Continue reading
Jun 12 Officials: Hack exposed up to 14 million federal records By Ted Bridis and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- As many as 14 million current and former civilian U.S. government employees had their personal information exposed to hackers, according to two people who were briefed on the investigation, a far higher figure than the 4 million the… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 2:13 What could hackers do with data on every federal employee? By PBS News Hour A government worker union says that the cyberattack on U.S. employee records was far worse than the Obama administration initially indicated. The hackers allegedly stole the Social Security numbers and other personal data of every federal worker, according to the… Continue watching
Feb 28 Uber under fire over data breach for up to 50,000 drivers By Rebecca Lee Uber disclosed Friday that a data breach may have affected up to 50,000 of its drivers across several states. Continue reading