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Md. Inmates Handle SSNs, Other Private Data
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials for the last seven years have used inmates to process Social Security numbers and other personal information from low-income residents receiving medical benefits, a...
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Baltimore Agencies To Release More Data To Public
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore city agencies will soon be making more data available to the public. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signed an executive order Wednesday creating an initiative called...
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Md. To Receive Redistricting Data Next Week
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland will receive the detailed Census data that’s used to redraw congressional district boundaries next week. Four states will get redistricting data this week, including Virginia,...
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Montgomery County Nearing Population Of 1M
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s largest county is approaching a population of 1 million, and the population of the state’s largest city has fallen by nearly 5 percent in the last decade. According to...
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New Data Shows Chesapeake Streams In Bad Health
BALTIMORE (AP) — Most streams in the Chesapeake watershed are in poor condition, according to data released Monday by the Chesapeake Bay Program. The federal and state partnership that coordinates...
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Del., Md., Want To Coordinate Scrap Metal Data
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — State police in Maryland and Delaware have teamed up with hopes of sharing data on scrap metal sales and cracking down on the trade in stolen metal on the peninsula. The Daily...
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Blue Crab Numbers In The Chesapeake Bay At 19-Year High
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– As comebacks go, it’s off the charts. Researchers are finding a population explosion of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. Alex DeMetrick has some very promising numbers. A bushel was...
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New Car Feature Legislated: A Black Box Data Recorder
Last week, we told you about a proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that would require brake-override systems on new vehicles. But there’s more change afoot in D.C.:...
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Md. Congressman Discusses Securing Govt. Data As WikiLeaks Pretrial Continues
WASHINGTON (WJZ)– A pretrial hearing for the Army private accused of leaking government secrets continues at Fort Meade. The same day, Congressional Intelligence Committee leaders turn a spotlight on...
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Audit Questions Reliability Of Agricultural Data
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland auditors say a database of state land acquisitions to preserve agriculture has not been tested for reliability. The audit, made public on Thursday, says the state’s...
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O’Malley Launches State Data Initiative
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O’Malley has launched an initiative releasing a wide variety of state data to the public online. O’Malley announced the initiative at a panel discussion on Wednesday...
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Spy Program Gathered Americans’ Internet Records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration gathered U.S. citizens’ Internet data until 2011, continuing a spying program started under President George W. Bush that revealed whom Americans exchanged...
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New Documents Reveal Government Storing Personal Info From Cell Phones
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Stunning new revelations about wide-ranging surveillance by the NSA. The government is amassing a staggering amount of information from cell phones, and that’s drawing sharp criticism...
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Lawmakers In Washington Calling For Investigation Into Target Data Breach
WASHINGTON (WJZ) — There are calls for a federal investigation in the Target data breach that’s left 110 million customers exposed to potential fraud. Monique Griego has more on a possible problem, and...
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Hackers Using Mobile Devices To Expose Sensitive Information In Cyber Attacks
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — Target, Neiman Marcus, Michaels and the University of Maryland. They’re all major retailers and institutions hit by hackers. So how are they getting all this data? Linh Bui...
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Johns Hopkins Data Spilled In ‘Extortion’ Attempt
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University is hit by a hacker. The university and the FBI are investigating a data breach involving hundreds of staff and students. Pat Warren reports on what was...
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University Of Maryland Reports 2nd Data Breach In 4 Weeks
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland says someone hacked into its computer network and obtained personal information for the second time in four weeks. Chief Information Officer Ann...
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Univ. Of Md. President Testifies To Senate About Security Data Breach
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) — The University of Maryland president testifies on Capitol Hill about the widespread data breach that exposed hundreds of thousands of people’s personal information. Dr....
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Md. Launches Cybersecurity Industry Forum
HANOVER, Md. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Gov. Martin O’Malley are attending the launch in Hanover of the Maryland Cybersecurity Roundtable, aimed at expanding the state’s computer security...
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New Storm Sensors Could Bring New Level Of Warning
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Parts of Maryland hit hardest by storms may soon be the first to know just how bad the next one will be. Alex DeMetrick reports new sensors could bring a new level of warning. When...
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