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Ransomware attackers steal personal info of over 600K Medicare beneficiaries

In today’s Federal Newscast: Ransomware attackers steal the personal information of more than 600,000 Medicare beneficiaries. The Defense Department now…

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Hacker group posts hundreds of law officer records

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SEC chairman: ‘We want and need’ IT modernization fund Trump admin wants to eliminate

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OPM begins mailing notification letters to victims of data breach

The Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert said the department began sending notification letters to victims of the cyber breach. The…

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All federal workers, not just breach victims, could get credit monitoring

The federal government isn’t just setting up credit monitoring services for the millions of federal workers affected by the Office of Personnel Management…

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OPM Director Katherine Archuleta resigns

OPM Director Katherine Archuleta steps down one day after after her agency announced the results of the investigation into the breach of its background investigation databases. OMB Deputy Director for Management Beth Cobert will become acting director beginning Saturday.

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