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Scott Kupor, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Office of Personnel Management, is sworn in at a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on April 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

OPM nominee tells DOGE-concerned Democrats he’ll protect workers’ data

Scott Kupor pledged to do a full review of OPM practices on data privacy and data protection.

Apr 3, 2025 By Matt Bracken

A major USAID contractor said it was hacked in 2021. It’s still not sharing details

A data breach disclosure filed by Chemonics in 2022 said that more than 6,000 people were impacted in the 2021 incident.

May 2, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil

Department of Justice Building Sign DOJ — (Getty Images)

DOJ ‘not aware of any’ identity theft, fraud following consultant’s data breach

The Justice Department, which provided the Medicare information to Greylock McKinnon Associates as part of a civil litigation matter, was notified of the breach in May 2023,…

Apr 11, 2024 By Madison Alder

The US Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Maximus data breach may have exposed information of 612,000 Medicare recipients, CMS says

The federal contractor in a Wednesday SEC filing disclosed that it was hit by the MOVEit ransomware attack in May.

Jul 28, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

USPTO Headquarters, Alexandria, VA — The interior of the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2019. (Antony-22 / Wikimedia Commons)

US Patent and Trademark Office data leak exposed 61K private addresses

Trademark applicants' private addresses inadvertently appeared in public records between February 2020 and March 2023.

Jun 29, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Inside the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Smithsonian Metro Stop below Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. (Getty Images)

Transportation Dept. cyber breach exposes data of federal employees

The incident may have affected a total of 237,000 current and former staff across government, according to Reuters.

May 15, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

DC health exchange breach affects former national security officials, Congress

Leaked data from the capital's health insurance broker exposes sensitive data belonging to the city's powerbrokers.

Mar 10, 2023 By Tonya Riley AJ Vicens

Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

NTIA launches probe into discriminatory data practices and civil rights

The inquiry will focus on analyzing the outsized consequences data practices can have on marginalized communities and make specific recommendations on solutions.

Jan 19, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

CAMARILLO, CA – OCTOBER 14: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), contractor fingerprints a detained immigrant at a processing center. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

ICE launches investigation after data of more than 6,000 immigrants exposed

The probe is being led by the agency's Office of Professional Responsibility and Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Dec 1, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Degouveia, a health series technician assigned to Coast Guard Base Alameda Medical in California, administers the intranasal flu vaccine to a Coast Guard member in October 2015. (Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena)

VA admits to improperly disclosing COVID-19 vaccine data for 500,000 staff

The agency removed a spreadsheet containing personal details including vaccination status following an internal investigation.

Nov 30, 2022 By Nihal Krishan