Privacy

The hackers behind an early February cyber attack have published personal employee data. That data includes current and past employees' Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, birth dates and addresses.

The FBI and third-party specialists are working to determine the contents of the released city data. Officials said the Feb. 8 ransomware attack was perpetrated by the threat actor group Play.

A new Connecticut bill in the General Law Committee would establish an Office of Artificial Intelligence and create a task force to study the emerging technology and develop an AI bill of rights.

Commissioners in Macon-Bibb County, Ga., approved the use of security cameras in downtown Macon late last month, raising privacy concerns and sparking debate over surveillance.

Personal information, including Social Security and driver's license numbers, may have been accessed in the Feb. 3 cyberattack against the Modesto Police Department, officials have announced.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, of Spokane, Wash., is urging her colleagues in the House to pass bipartisan legislation that would limit how tech companies collect and use Americans' personal data.

Are new regulations needed to safeguard AI use, or will best practices recommendations and existing laws be enough? And how can privacy frameworks set the groundwork for responsible AI practices?

More attackers are stealing data and threatening to leak it without the complicated work of locking up files first, finds CrowdStrike’s Global Threat Report. Plus, attackers are getting around patches to re-exploit vulnerabilities.

Dallas is the first city in the state to offer access to a new, free smartphone app that promises it blocks criminal threats. The app works from any smartphone and users don’t have to live or work in the city.

A West Virginia school is testing a facial-recognition system that would allow staff to handle visitors outside of the building rather than in the front office by matching a visitor's face with database information.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a bill to create a “digital bill of rights” aimed at curbing big tech “overreach and surveillance.” Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez announced millions in cybersecurity grants for local governments.

Legislation introduced by Del. David Moon would limit the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement to the investigation of certain violent crimes, human trafficking offenses or ongoing threats to public safety or national security.

Congress is set to hear from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew next month about the company’s data sharing relationship with the Chinese government. The situation underscores the overall lack of federal data privacy legislation.

A lot has happened in the past 12 months regarding human microchip implants. Here’s your roundup of recent developments.

Seven months after the deadline set by Proposition 24, the CPPA is still working to complete its rulemaking.The delay reveals the painstaking and complicated process of actually implementing an idea signed into law or approved by voters.

Identity and access management of users in K-12 districts, including students, teachers and administrative staff, can have many benefits in terms of cybersecurity and time saved creating and deleting profiles.

City officials have approved a $60,000 contract with Atlanta-based Flock Safety Group for 12 license plate-reading cameras at various locations throughout the city. The devices will be installed within the next month.

This year’s Data Privacy Week drew attention to the increasing role that cybersecurity is playing for government. Public agencies are responding via new hiring but still face big challenges.