data privacy /tags/data-privacy data privacy en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:45:15 GMT Personal information leaked for more than 115,000 Texans in DPS data breach /government/2024-10-15/personal-information-for-more-than-115-000-texans-leaked-in-dps-data-breach The Texas Department of Public Safety this week reported 115,071 customers information have been involved in a data leak. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:45:15 GMT /government/2024-10-15/personal-information-for-more-than-115-000-texans-leaked-in-dps-data-breach Penelope Rivera Texas Attorney General sues GM for allegedly collecting and selling drivers’ private data /texas-news/2024-08-14/texas-attorney-general-sues-gm-for-allegedly-collecting-and-selling-drivers-private-data Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued General Motors on Tuesday, alleging the manufacturing giant illegally collected and sold private driver information without consent. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:06:49 GMT /texas-news/2024-08-14/texas-attorney-general-sues-gm-for-allegedly-collecting-and-selling-drivers-private-data Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Texas and tech giant META agree to $1.4 billion settlement over violation of state privacy laws /texas-news/2024-07-30/texas-and-tech-giant-meta-agree-to-1-4-billion-settlement-over-violation-of-state-privacy-laws The agreement was reached on the eve of a scheduled trial date. It marks the largest settlement of its kind achieved by a single state, according to the Texas attorney general’s office. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:11:35 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-30/texas-and-tech-giant-meta-agree-to-1-4-billion-settlement-over-violation-of-state-privacy-laws Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Dallas-based AT&T faces class action suit over 2022 data breaches that compromised data for millions /business-economy/2024-07-17/class-action-suit-att-data-breach-2022-dallas The Dallas-based telecommunications company says it doesn't believe the data compromised in a breach that affected nearly all its more than 100 million customers is public. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:17:16 GMT /business-economy/2024-07-17/class-action-suit-att-data-breach-2022-dallas Toluwani Osibamowo Frontier Communications hit with class action suit in Texas after massive data breach /government/2024-06-13/frontier-communications-hit-with-class-action-suit-in-texas-after-massive-data-breach Dallas-based telecommunications company Frontier Communications Parent suffered a data breach in April that compromised the information of more than 88,000 Texans and hundreds of thousands more across the country. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government/2024-06-13/frontier-communications-hit-with-class-action-suit-in-texas-after-massive-data-breach Megan Cardona AT&T says a data breach leaked millions of customers' information online. Were you affected? /news/2024-04-01/at-t-says-a-data-breach-leaked-millions-of-customers-information-online-were-you-affected AT&T said that a dataset found on the dark web contains information including some Social Security numbers and passcodes for about 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders. Whether the data originated from AT&T or one of its vendors is still unknown. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:18:51 GMT /news/2024-04-01/at-t-says-a-data-breach-leaked-millions-of-customers-information-online-were-you-affected Associated Press AT&T notifies users of data breach and resets millions of passcodes /news/2024-03-30/at-t-notifies-users-of-data-breach-and-resets-millions-of-passcodes The Dallas-based company says a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million current account holders. Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:56:35 GMT /news/2024-03-30/at-t-notifies-users-of-data-breach-and-resets-millions-of-passcodes Associated Press More than 2,000 patients impacted by UT Southwestern Medical Center data breach /health-wellness/2024-03-11/ut-southwestern-data-breach More than 2,000 patients have had their personal medical information leaked in a UT Southwestern Medical Center data breach Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:13:19 GMT /health-wellness/2024-03-11/ut-southwestern-data-breach Elena Rivera The Dallas ransomware attack exposed private data for thousands of people. Now what? /science-technology/2023-08-16/the-dallas-ransomware-attack-whats-next In addition to taking down several of the city of Dallas' crucial services, the attack exposed thousands of people's data to hackers. A UT Dallas cybersecurity expert spoke with ĻӰԺ about how the breach played out and why. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:14:04 GMT /science-technology/2023-08-16/the-dallas-ransomware-attack-whats-next Toluwani Osibamowo Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Facebook alleging social media giant violated state law  /texas-news/2022-02-14/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-facebook-alleging-social-media-giant-violated-state-law Attorney General Ken Paxton asserts that the company, which recently rebranded itself as Meta, violated state law when it captured users' facial features without proper consent. Paxton was also questioned if his choice of venue for the announcement had anything to do with one of his primary opponents. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:59:45 GMT /texas-news/2022-02-14/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-facebook-alleging-social-media-giant-violated-state-law Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom