The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.
Forbes

It's Time To Take The Security Of Employee Data More Seriously

Breaking news stories about breaches usually involve the compromise of millions of customer records. In July 2024, AT&T disclosed that the phone records of nearly all of its customers were exposed, ...
CRN

Amazon Says Employee Data Impacted In Third-Party Breach

The company confirmed that some employee data, including names and email addresses, was obtained by a threat actor. Amazon confirmed Monday that some employee data, including names and email addresses ...
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Newsroom Spotlight: Securing employee data

Exclusive content, detailed data sets, and best-in-class trade insights to rewrite your portfolio for tomorrow. The latest videos from ADP covering everything from workplace trends to technology and ...
JD Supra

What happens when an employee transfers data without permission?

For most employees, it is relatively easy to send information from the employer’s network to a private digital environment, such as personal e-mail or cloud storage. In a recent case in the ...
dailyfreeman.com

Ulster County employees’ data breached

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A 2024 data breach involving the vendor that administers Ulster County government employee benefits has potentially put the protected information of over 1,600 county workers and ...
WSPA

Employee data breached in Spartanburg County cyberattack: how this happens

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Spartanburg County government has fallen victim to another computer hack, marking the second such incident in two years. The county disclosed that a limited number of ...
WSPA

Some employee data accessed in Spartanburg Co. cyberattack

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Some employee files were accessed earlier this month when Spartanburg County government experienced a cyberattack. On the week of August 8, some Spartanburg County ...
JD Supra

Transferring Employee Data From Canada to the United States: Key Considerations for Employers

In Canada, several privacy laws govern the handling of personal information, including the Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector in Quebec, the Personal ...
Bleeping Computer

AutoCanada says ransomware attack "may" impact employee data

AutoCanada is warning that employee data may have been exposed in an August cyberattack claimed by the Hunters International ransomware gang. Although the firm says it has detected no fraud campaigns ...
TechRepublic

Employee Data Access Behaviors Putting Australian Employers At Risk

New CyberArk research finds Australian employees choosing convenience over cyber security policies. More than 60% of Australian employees admit to bypassing their employer’s cybersecurity policies for ...