The California-based app Grindr is accused of sharing user data without explicit consent.

The decision stems from a bug that allowed thousands of people's private tweets to be made public between late 2014 and early 2019.

Emails and password credentials lifted in prior breaches still are a popular hacking technique.

The course, which can be accessed through Penn State University, touches on international and domestic cybersecurity law, cyber risk and other technical details.

In the SHIELD Act, New York now has one of the most consumer friendly data protection laws in the country.

In this op-ed, Robert Ackerman calls on the federal government to take more of a role in the security of the economy's digital assets.