The agency said it exposed 2.3m people’s details in a “major privacy incident” involving a contractor that set up temporary housing.
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US gov declares emergency after wave of domain hijacking attacks
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an emergency directive tightening DNS security after a recent wave of domain hijacking attacks targeting government websites.
Wyden urges government agencies to ditch Flash
Let’s not wind up with another Windows XP mess, he said, noting that there’s been no public guidance in spite of Flash’s looming death date.
Russian hackers are ready to disrupt US energy utilities, says DHS
Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and “got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have caused power blackouts.
Default router password leads to spilled military secrets
The hacker tried selling the US military files for $150 on the dark web, but only undercover analysts paid any attention.
US Government’s biometric database worries privacy advocates
It is something few Americans will have heard of, but the US Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) is catching the eye of privacy advocates – and not in a good way.
Hand over your social media history before you enter the US
The US Government will request 5 years’ worth of social media details for 14 million visa applicants, if this proposal goes into effect.
DEA sued over “suspicionless” mass surveillance of Americans’ phone records
Human Rights Watch and EFF are suiing the drug agency, along with the FBI, DOJ and the USA itself, to make sure they torch the bulk surveillance program and purge its mountain of records.
Court might force US to reveal details of secret WiFi kill switch
The Feds have been arguing for years that disclosing the protocol, SOP 303, would endanger people. 
Feds subpoena Reddit for personal info of dark web forum members
The subpoena demands information on five users of the Darknet Markets subreddit, all of whom discussed the recent fall of Evolution, a mega-mart for drugs.