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Warner, Warren Introduce Legislation to Hold Credit Reporting Agencies like Equifax Accountable for Data Breaches

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced today the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)—including Equifax—accountable for data breaches involving…

Warner, Kaine Urge FCC Chairman Pai to Delay Vote Rolling Back Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) urged Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to delay a planned December 14th vote to roll back net…

Sen. Warner Questions Uber CEO On Handling of Data Breach, Presses Company on Decision to Conceal Breach from Drivers, Consumers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, today pressed Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on the company’s recent…

Senators Urge FEC to Improve Transparency for Online Ads

Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) led a group of 15 Senators in urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to take immediate…

Warner, Klobuchar, McCain Introduce Legislation to Improve National Security and Protect Integrity of U.S. Elections by Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Online Political Ads

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S.…

Sen. Warner on SEC Disclosure of Hacks of its Corporate Filing System

���The SEC���s disclosure, which comes not even two weeks after Equifax revealed that it had been hacked, shows that government and businesses need to step up their efforts to protect…

Sen. Warner Asks FTC to Probe Equifax Data, Security Practices & Customer Service Response After Recent Hack

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Banking, Budget and Finance committees and cofounder of the bipartisan Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, today asked the Federal Trade…

Statement on Equifax Data Breach Affecting 143 million U.S. Consumers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a former technology executive, Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, member of the Senate Banking Committee, and cofounder of the bipartisan Senate Cybersecurity…

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Cybersecurity of “Internet-of-Things” (IoT) Devices

Bipartisan bill would establish minimum requirements for Internet-connected devices purchased by the federal government…

Sen. Warner Pushes FTC to Protect Children’s Data Security with Internet-connected “Smart Toys”

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking the agency about its efforts to protect children���s privacy following several high-profile instances…

Warner Presses Federal Agencies on Patch Management in Wake of WannaCry

Presses heads of OMB & DHS on steps to ensure that vulnerabilities were addressed across federal & contractor systems…

21 Senators to DHS: Do Not Fund Campaign Promises Through Cuts to Security Programs that Keep Us Safe

Trump���s FY18 budget would cut proven security programs to pay for border wall…