As is now widely reported, Equifax, a consumer credit reporting agency, suffered a data breach of staggering proportion. In the race to fully comprehend the ramifications of this breach, it’s worthwhile to consider what specific legal requirements Equifax must comply with when it comes to maintaining the secrecy of sensitive personal information. One law that […]
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Data Breach at DHS
A new alarming development has revealed that sensitive information of about twenty five thousand employees of the US Department of Homeland Security was hacked. The officials of DHS said that the data breach occurred through USIS, US Investigations Services, that is responsible for background checks and security clearances of DHS employees was hacked by what […]
