In a world facing ongoing cyber threats, encryption is one of the most effective yet underutilized tools to mitigate and ...

On Your Side told you about it when the credit bureau announced a hack that exposed the personal information of 147 million ...

A database linked to SL Data Services, a U.S.-based data broker, has exposed over 600,000 sensitive records online.

Cardboard-box maker New-Indy Containerboard LLC defeated for now a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to ...

The U.S. consumer protection agency said it's closing the loophole to block the "widespread evasion" of federal law by data ...

The dreaded data breach notification... It tells you your personal data's been compromised and suggests steps you can take to ...

The proposal comes from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which the Trump administration may try to abolish.

News 8 On Your Side is answering questions about an email many viewers are receiving. The message informs you that you are ...

In the wake of high-profile hacks affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB ...

An infamous breach of the Office of Personnel Management that surfaced in 2015 helped galvanize attention to the issue after ...

Data brokers would have to comply under terms set by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, in an effort that aims to stop ...