Mar 30 Feds pull FAFSA tool after potential data breach By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Families applying for federal student aid are facing extra hurdles this year after a potential data breach led federal officials to remove an online tool that smoothed the process. Continue reading
Sep 23 OPM: Millions more government fingerprints deemed stolen By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says the fingerprints of 5.6 million people who applied for or received a federal security clearance were stolen -- not 1.1 million as first believed. Continue reading
Aug 17 IRS says thieves stole tax info from additional 220,000 By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A computer breach at the IRS in which thieves stole tax information from thousands of taxpayers is much bigger than the agency originally disclosed. Continue reading
Mar 09 Target breach renews calls for national notification standard for victims of data theft By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws and renewed a push for a single national standard. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Millions of Veterans at Risk of Identity Fraud Following Data Theft In response to the disclosure that the personal information of more than 26 million U.S. veterans had been stolen almost three weeks ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs has created a call center to inform potential victims about consumer identity… Continue watching