US mobile network operator Sprint said hackers broke into an unknown number of customer accounts via the Samsung.com "add a line" website.

Desjardins Group Chief Executive Guy Cormier said the credit union federation will offer free, permanent data protection to all its members in the wake of last month's data breach that affected 2.7 million individuals. 

Sen. Chuck Schumer sent a letter to the FBI and the FTC expressing his concerns with FaceApp, a mobile software application headquartered in Russia that uses artificial intelligence to alter users' images to make them look younger or older.

While there have been calls for the regulation of social media sites and tech giants, particularly in the wake of the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, there hasn’t been as much focus on mobile devices.

For years, cybercriminals have used both the deep web and the dark web as clearing houses for consumer credit card numbers as well as other personal information

The United Kingdom’s data protection regulator plans to fine Marriott International $124 million for last year’s massive data breach involving 339 million guest records.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have allegedly turned state driver’s license databases into a facial-recognition database, scanning millions of Americans’ photos without their knowledge or consent. 

An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) professor has invented an artificial intelligence program that can hijack rogue drones, safely neutralizing any possible threat, says a news report. 

Technology continues to play a profound role in shaping the global risks landscape for individuals, governments and businesses. Data and privacy concerns remain at the top of the list in the 2019 Global Risks Report. 

A New York school district which planned to unveil a facial recognition system, intended to stop intruders, has paused the installment due to security and student privacy concerns, according to a news report.