By Lauren Larson – July 22, 2015 (Updated July 23, 2015) The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment today to give victims of the Office of Personnel Management data breaches no less than 10 years of identity and credit-monitoring services and $5 million in liability protection for related damages. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an…
Press Release – July 9, 2015 WASHINGTON â U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) with Senators Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) have introduced legislation to better protect federal workers and all those potentially affected by the recent cyberattacks on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data system. Outraged by the…
Statement of NARFE President Richard G. Thissen Following the OPM Security Breach âLast evening, I was informed directly by an official of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that the personnel records, including personally identifiable information (PII), of four million current and former federal employees were exposed to a cyberattack. NARFE is staying in close…
(Reuters) – Staples Inc is investigating a possible breach of payment card data and has contacted law enforcement about the matter, making it the latest U.S. retailer to become a possible victim of a cyberattack. “Staples is in the process of investigating a potential issue involving credit card data and has contacted law enforcement,” company…
