data security

Apr 29, 2026
The scramble to prep for AI super-hackers
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In the cat and mouse game of cybersecurity, advanced AI — like Anthropic’s Mythos model — could help both sides do more.
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Oct 10, 2018
Is the Google Plus data breach a threat to Google’s business?
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has announced new privacy measures that include shutting down its social network Google Plus. The decision comes after news this week that Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of Google Plus users. We’re talking full names, email addresses, birth dates, profile photos and more. Google opted not to […]
Sep 7, 2018
Is your data safer today than when the Equifax data breach was announced a year ago?
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The breach affected 147 million people. Here's what's happened since.
Sep 7, 2018
The Equifax breach happened a year ago. If you’re still frozen, you’re not alone.
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Many consumers are keeping their credit frozen, just to be safe.
Mar 22, 2018
Sen. Kennedy to Facebook: "Don’t send your lawyers"
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want to hear what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has to say in person about how the company let Cambridge Analytica harvest users' information without their permission.
Sep 20, 2017
We might not see the effects of the Equifax breach for years
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"Next year, I might be affected. Twenty years from now, my kids might be affected. We don't know."
Feb 27, 2015
Fraud-resistant credit cards are a long time coming
Only 1/3 of U.S. credit-card holders have fraud-resistant microchip-enabled cards
Oct 29, 2014
For more privacy, let’s go to India
Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics store, is looking for a place to keep the data safe.
Sep 3, 2014
Celebrity photo hack puts a cloud over Apple
The recent theft of celebrities' personal photos creates PR and security issues for Apple.
Aug 6, 2014
Keeping student data safe from the marketing machine
More states are passing laws to protect the privacy of all sorts of student data.