The Federal Communications Commission has voted—once again—to assert its power to oversee and regulate the activities of the broadband industry in the United States. In a 3-2 vote, the agency reinstated net neutrality rules that had been abandoned during the height of the Trump administration’s deregulatory blitz. “Broadband is now an essential service,” FCC chair […]
Tuta Mail has introduced TutaCrypt, a new post-quantum encryption protocol to safeguard communications from anticipated decryption attacks, offering strong protection against future threats.
Verizon Communications has reported an insider data breach affecting nearly half of its workforce, exposing sensitive employee information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and compensation details.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is urging automakers and wireless providers to do more to protect domestic abuse survivors from stalking tools enabled by connected cars and requesting the details of their location data-sharing practices. Connected cars are now loaded with sensors and other tools which allow real-time geolocation tracking. A recent Reuters report revealed […]
Swiss Air Force sensitive files stolen in the hack of Ultra Intelligence & Communications Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2024 Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web as a result of cyberattack on a US security provider. Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web […]
The Federal Communications Commission updated its data breach rules for the first time in 16 years Wednesday, expanding how a breach is defined and who to alert when there is one. The FCC order, decided in a 3-2 party-line vote, will broaden the commission’s breach notification rules to include certain personally identifiable information belonging to […]
The Federal Communications Commission is warning mobile phone service providers to ensure they are shielding customers from cybercriminals who use fraudulent SIM swaps to take over unwitting victims’ mobile phone accounts. The warning comes on the heels of a Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) finding announced in August. The board detailed the operations of the […]
The Federal Communications Commission’s privacy and data protection task force will begin partnering with four state governments to strengthen enforcement investigations and pool resources, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced Wednesday. The attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania signed a memorandum of understanding with the FCC to cement the partnership. Federal and state […]
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it wants to require a prison communications provider to improve its security practices and incident reporting policies after the company failed to protect sensitive information about “hundreds of thousands” of users and did not notify all victims of the breach. The draft complaint and proposed order against Virginia-based […]
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