Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said today it will be transitioning away from requiring biometric data from taxpayers who wish to access their records at the agency’s website. as a condition of receiving state or federal financial assistance, such as unemployment insurance, child tax credit payments, and pandemic assistance funds.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Hackers breached into a computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, attackers accessed to the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people. “The system that was hacked is used by insurance agents and brokers to directly enroll customers. .”

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I have authored 13 books on these subjects, including Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World (Norton, 2015). It waited nearly six weeks before informing victims that their personal information had been stolen and they were at increased risk of identity theft. It's a data broker.

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