Privacy audit finds Utah child welfare and health data at risk https://www.databreachtoday.com/privacy-audit-finds-utah-child-welfare-health-data-at-risk-a-30746
Mathew J. Schwartz
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
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Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
A slew of amendments to European tech regulations touted by the European Commission as necessary for boosting continental competitiveness is receiving pushback from privacy watchdogs unhappy with changes that could water down EU privacy laws. https://www.databreachtoday.com/eu-privacy-watchdogs-pan-digital-omnibus-a-30744
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Weekly Cryptohack Roundup
—Fat thumb? No, Bithumb error to the tune of $43 billion
—20-year sentence over a $73 million Cambodia scam center fraud
—SafeMoon CEO gets eight years for fraud
—Sam Bankman-Fried seeks new trial
—Inside Epstein's early crypto investments
—U.K. lawsuit against HTX
—Probed: Trump-linked crypto deal
—Crypto-linked home invasion
https://www.databreachtoday.com/cryptohack-roundup-20-years-for-73-million-scam-a-30743
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Weekly Data Breach Roundup
—CISA warned energy operators after a cyberattack struck Poland's power sector
—Google recovered deleted Nest footage for police investigating the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie
—Germany flagged Signal phishing
—Russia granted asylum to a Spanish hacker
—Spain took Ministry of Science services offline
—Researchers detailed Reynolds ransomware's BYOVD evasion
—Conduent breach snagged Volvo Group North America
—Microsoft patched six actively exploited zero-days
—ZeroDayRAT targeted Android and iOS devices
—SmarterMail owned up to a SmarterTools breach
—Fortinet fixed a critical SQL injection bug
https://www.databreachtoday.com/breach-roundup-cisa-flags-ot-risks-after-polish-grid-hack-a-30748
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
The Epstein Files reveal stunning operational security fails, with the plaintext emails triggering police probes into potential leaks of state secrets. It's "hard to know if it was ignorance or arrogance" that led the men to apparently rely on unencrypted email for sharing confidential information, cybersecurity expert Alan Woodward tells me.
More: https://www.databreachtoday.com/blogs/epstein-files-reveal-stunning-operational-security-fails-p-4043 #OPSEC
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
AI-generated malware exploits React2Shell and hits 91 hosts, mining a very small profit in Monero
https://www.databreachtoday.com/ai-generated-malware-exploits-react2shell-for-tiny-profit-a-30734
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Risk management: Should CISOs plan for government as an adversary?
https://www.databreachtoday.com/blogs/should-cisos-plan-for-government-as-adversary-p-4041
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Here's a new data theft gang for the health sector to lose sleep over: 'Insomnia,' which appears to have a penchant for hitting healthcare entities
https://www.databreachtoday.com/new-data-theft-gang-for-health-sector-to-lose-sleep-over-a-30735
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
All hail MAX, Russia's state-owned messenger. https://www.reuters.com/technology/russia-blocks-metas-whatsapp-messaging-service-ft-reports-2026-02-12/
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Norway says China-linked "Salt Typhoon" hackers hit vulnerable systems
https://www.databreachtoday.com/norway-says-salt-typhoon-hackers-hit-vulnerable-systems-a-30721
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Billing services firm notifying medical lab patients of hack
https://www.databreachtoday.com/billing-services-firm-notifying-medical-lab-patients-hack-a-30727
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
EU approves $32B Google-Wiz purchase after antitrust review by European Commission, which rejected claims of reduced multi-cloud competition
https://www.databreachtoday.com/eu-approves-32b-google-wiz-purchase-after-antitrust-review-a-30728
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Microsoft is touting changes to Windows meant to ensure better runtime security and user prompts when apps access sensitive desktop resources such as files, a camera or microphone.
https://www.databreachtoday.com/microsoft-beefs-up-runtime-security-a-30730
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Fake out: '0APT' data-leak ransomware group branded a scam
https://www.databreachtoday.com/fake-out-0apt-data-leak-ransomware-group-branded-scam-a-30726
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Google warns of 'relentless' cyber siege on US defense sector
https://www.databreachtoday.com/google-warns-relentless-cyber-siege-on-defense-industry-a-30729
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Trying to write ransomware, using AI, in a bid to get rich? Don’t bet the farm, says security expert Candid Wüest.
https://www.databreachtoday.com/interviews/writing-ransomware-using-ai-to-get-rich-dont-bet-farm-i-5523
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
CVE ecosystem changes: Feds signal shift in vulnerability oversight, with a pivot toward a more risk-based approach.
https://www.databreachtoday.com/feds-signal-shift-in-vulnerability-oversight-a-30653
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Banks face dual authentication crisis from AI agents: experts advise moving from verifying identities to knowing agent intentions
https://www.databreachtoday.com/banks-face-dual-authentication-crisis-from-ai-agents-a-30711
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
Cybersecurity journalist — I'm Executive Editor at Information Security Media Group, leading its DataBreachToday website as well as UK/Europe coverage of all things security, privacy, cybercrime, surveillance and more.
As law enforcement investigate the abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, medical device cyber experts cast doubt on whether her pacemaker might lead authorities to find her location, even as one researcher suggested the medical device may unwittingly transmit certain signals. https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/a-cardiac-pacemaker-help-find-missing-person-a-30704