Personal information on more than 364,000 people may have been compromised as part of a Christmas Day data breach. Here’s ...

Your Social Security number, driver's license, and address might already be in the hands of hackers — even if you've never ...

The data analytics firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions says it suffered a breach that could have exposed the names, Social ...

The $389 billion data broker industry dodged regulation again. Here’s how it happened and what you can do to keep your info private.

The Trump administration wanted to block data brokers from selling info on US citizens The plan has now been abandoned Data brokerage is a multibillion-dollar industry The plan to prevent data brokers ...

Critics say the administration is breaking the law and sidestepping the rulemaking process that presidents of both parties ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has pulled back a draft privacy rule that would have required businesses ... advertisers and insurers, as well as data brokers, would have required ...

The CFPB has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required data brokers to obtain consent before selling Americans' personal and financial data. Acting Director Russell Vought cited internal ...