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FEMA Officials Accidentally Released Private Data from 2.3 Million Disaster Victims

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Federal emergency officials inadvertently released personal information of more than 2 million disaster victims in what a government watchdog called a “major privacy incident,” according to a recent report. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s inspector general said officials accidentally released personal information to a contractor. The information included Social Security numbers and banking information of… Continue reading FEMA Officials Accidentally Released Private Data from 2.3 Million Disaster Victims

Facebook Says Millions of Users’ Passwords Were Improperly Stored in Internal Systems

APRIL 8, 2018: Phone sitting on laptop with Facebook desktop site reflecting on screen. The social media giant's stock has dipped sharply since the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Facebook Inc. stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in a format that was accessible to its employees, in yet another privacy snafu for the social-media giant. Facebook estimated it will notify hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users, tens of millions of other Facebook users, and tens of thousands of Instagram users, the company’s… Continue reading Facebook Says Millions of Users’ Passwords Were Improperly Stored in Internal Systems