Breach

A laptop containing the personal information of tens of thousands of U.S. Army soldiers, family members and U.S. Department of Defense employees was recently stolen.

A psychiatric evaluation has determined that Albert Gonzalez's actions were consistent with the behaviors of someone who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, and his sentencing has been delayed until March.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a case against BJ's Wholesale Club over a 2004 breach.

A hacker was able to break into the RockYou database and hijack the account credentials of tens of millions of members.

American and Russian officials recently met to discuss cybersecurity issues, such as collaboration among law enforcement bodies and the use of cyberweapons, the New York Times reported in its Saturday editions.

The Data Accountability and Trust Act would require any organization that experiences a breach of electronic data containing personal information to notify all affected U.S. residents.

The personal information of former, prospective, and current undergraduate students at the university may have been stolen when a hacker gained access to the university's Office of Admissions server.