Data breaches at IRS lead some lawmakers to call for director’s resignation
(Cyberwar.news) In the wake of a Government Accountability Office study which found IRS data-security measures left sensitive taxpayer information “unnecessarily vulnerable” to hackers, Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., called for the resignation of the agency’s director. In a statement, Comstock said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen “has provided little confidence that cybersecurity is a top priority at the Read More
Massive breach: Hackers steal 15 million T-Mobile users’ data from Experian
The private details of 15 million T-Mobile customers have been stolen. On Thursday, T-Mobile announced that hackers had breached Experian’s network, which the carrier uses to check the credit reports of customers applying for a phone. The data stolen included Social Security numbers, home addresses, passport ID numbers, drivers’ license numbers and birth dates, among Read More
