WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 04: Early morning fog envelopes the U.S. Capitol dome behind the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
The inquiry will focus on analyzing the outsized consequences data practices can have on marginalized communities and make specific recommendations on solutions.
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)
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)
The VA breach announced Monday impacted more people than initially disclosed. An additional 17,000 community care providers had their data compromised.
The VA said Monday that 46,000 veterans had their personal data exposed in a breach targeting financial information. The incident is being investigated.
Employees also had "little to no" training on how to redact personally identifying information when handing over data, according to a new report by the Senate Commerce…
With several massive data breaches last year, the IRS says the taxpayers and preparers should be extra vigilant as criminals could use information obtained in those breaches…