Data privacy

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said a company doesn't need to experience a data breach for the agency to consider taking action.

As it attempts to craft policy on access to consumers’ financial account information, the agency is wading into a battle between those who want data to flow more freely and those who prioritize security.

As lawmakers meet this week to discuss artificial intelligence, they should work with regulators to create universal and workable definitions.

A security lapse left millions of mortgage records exposed online without proper data protections, according to security researchers.

Credit reporting firms with significant operations in New York will face new cybersecurity and registration requirements to stave off concerns related to a breach of Equifax's systems last year.