US wildfire data misused following devastating LA wildfires
Following devastating Southern California blazes in January 2025, a post on X claimed US acreage lost to wildfires is ...
Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks
Police officers in California improperly accessed a state database of private information more than 7,000 times in 2023, ...
Democratic Memphis Rep. accuses Elon Musk of misusing federal data, warns of 'shock default'
Rep. Camper said Musk's Department of Government Efficiency gained access to the Treasury Department payment systems and the ...
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UnitedHealth Data Breach Victims Nearly Double to 190 Million; Affects Almost Every 1 in 2 Americans
The actual number of victims impacted by the February 2024 UnitedHealth data breach has nearly doubled to 190 million, ...
Thousands notified of McKinney data breach. Here’s how to stay safe
McKinney announced this week a data breach may have exposed the personal or sensitive data of nearly 18,000 people. Sensitive ...
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DeepSeek data theft: OpenAI cries foul while critics question its own ethics
White House AI czar David Sacks says, “There’s substantial evidence that DeepSeek distilled knowledge from OpenAI models.” ...
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Washington House committee holding hearing on bill to protect digital privacy
by KOMO News Staff TOPICS: The public will voice their opinions on a bill designed to protect Washingtonians’ personal data from misuse as concerns for digital privacy grow. The House Technology ...
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Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks
The LASD committed thousands of abuses by violating a specific rule against using CLETS data to run background ... "and no further incidents of misuse have been identified since." ...