Mark Rasch writes: When something goes wrong, after exhausting all other possible alternatives, a company may go to its lawyer
The Oregonian reports: Intel says a former employee downloaded thousands of documents shortly after the company fired him in July,
In 2022, Illuminate Education, Inc. suffered a major data breach. Now three states have announced a settlement with the edtech
Bank Info Security reports: Proposed federal class action litigation is piling up against Conduent Business Solutions following its recent public
The Register reports: Russia’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested three suspects it believes helped build and spread the Meduza
Consumer Alerts
Bleeping Computer reports: Google was once again forced to announce that it had not suffered a data breach after numerous news
WIRED reports: Cybercriminals have a new way of sending millions of scam text messages to people. Typically when fraudsters send waves
Miscellaneous News
From Polsinelli PC: In two separate but related actions, third party administrators (TPAs) and their insurance business partners agreed to
CSO reports: Three of the most notorious ransomware-as-a-service operations have formed a criminal cartel aimed at coordinating attacks and sharing
Mark Rasch writes: When something goes wrong, after exhausting all other possible alternatives, a company may go to its lawyer with the silliest question you can ever ask a lawyer — “Can I sue?” The basic answer is, “if it moves, sue it…” “If it doesn’t move… move it… then sue it…” And when asked, “What would I sue for?” the answer is “For a real long time…” Of course, this is a bit facetious. Lawyers are required to have
The Dallas Express reports: Anthropic researchers say they have disrupted what they described as the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion, marking what they called a troubling development in cybersecurity. According to a threat report released this week, the operation was linked by Anthropic to the Chinese government and showed how AI-enabled tools can scale cyberattacks far beyond what human hackers can achieve manually. Researchers said the degree of automation distinguished the
WebProNews reports on an unusual, and praiseworthy, response to a cyberattack with a ransom demand. They erroneously describe it as a ransomware attack, but no encryption was involved. ShinyHunters exfiltrated data and then attempted to ransom it: In a striking rebuke to cybercriminals, Checkout.com’s chief technology officer has turned a ransomware attack into an opportunity for advancement in cybersecurity. The London-based payment processor, recently breached by the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters, announced it would not pay the demanded ransom. Instead,
The Record reports: The Russian Embassy in Thailand said it is seeking access to a Russian citizen reportedly detained on the resort island of Phuket at the request of the United States over suspected cybercrimes. “At the moment, we are clarifying the circumstances of this case and working with the Thai side to arrange consular access,” embassy representative Ilya Ilyin told Russia’s state news agency TASS. Thai police confirmed to TASS that the Russian national was arrested on Phuket in coordination with
Mark Rasch writes: When something goes wrong, after exhausting all other possible alternatives, a company may go to its lawyer
The Record reports: Technology manufacturer Logitech filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday about a recent
The Dallas Express reports: Anthropic researchers say they have disrupted what they described as the first reported use of artificial intelligence to
The Register reports: The number of successful cyber insurance claims made by UK organizations shot up last year, according to
Insurance Business Magazine reports: A Texas woman has sued Goosehead Insurance Agency over a data breach that exposed sensitive customer
PC Mag reports: The Washington Post has confirmed it fell victim to a large-scale cybercrime campaign that targeted Oracle’s business
