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FAA Registry Update: Access to ancillary documents restricted to only Federal employees and contractors

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The FAA Aircraft Registry recently announced, effective immediately, it is “restricting access to ancillary documents to only Federal employees and Federal contractors. Permit holders’ electronic access to ancillary documents...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Hacker has possession of 9,000 Department of Homeland Security employee information through social engineering and threatens to...

Boasting on a Twitter account, a hacker has claimed that he accessed over 9,000 Department of Homeland Security employees’ demographic information, including names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and titles....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Hacker arrests and prosecutions update

We previously reported that alleged Ukranian hacker Sergey Vovnenko, also known as “Flycracker,” “Fly” and “Darklife” was extradited from Italy, arrested and charged in New Jersey federal court for his part in disbursing the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OPM data breach update

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has decided that the three lawsuits filed against the OPM by the National Treasure Employees Union, the American Federation of Government Employees and Mary Woo, a former...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Feds continue to prosecute hackers

Sergey Vovnenko, a Ukrainian hacker, was charged in New Jersey federal court this week for wire fraud conspiracy, unauthorized computer access and aggravated identity theft for allegedly hacking into networks of financial...more

King & Spalding

OPM Faces Another Class Action For The Theft Of Data Affecting 21.5 Million Current, Former And Prospective Government Employees

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On August 14, 2015, a class action was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of about 21.5 million federal employees, contractors, and job applicants whose personal information was...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

OPM Data Breach Update

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved funding to provide the 22 million individuals affected by the OPM data breaches with 10 years of credit monitoring services and $5 million in liability protection for damages,...more

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