Guidance Emphasizes Importance of Ongoing Risk Assessments and Reminds Entities of Compliance Obligations Under Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Regulation September 10, 2026
Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other
Many people are waiting today to see what happens in a federal court case involving a young man named Malone
MedTech Dive reports that DaVita, one of the largest dialysis providers in the U.S., has agreed to pay $15 million
The Next Web reports that a breach involving Thomson-Reuter’s C-track case management system has affected courts in at least 12
Miscellaneous News
The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds
The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000
The Guardian reports that months before the Hugging Face incident made worldwide headlines and triggered investigations by state regulators, there was another attack by Open AI agents on a second service: Agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages in a cyberattack on software service RubyGems in May, two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, the company confirmed Friday. It’s the latest revelation of cyberattacks linked to major artificial intelligence developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
On September 9, the FBI released its new cyber strategy. “The FBI’s new Cyber Strategy is a roadmap for defending the American people and the nation’s critical infrastructure in cyberspace. The strategy focuses on four pillars: disrupting adversaries, supporting victims, strengthening partnerships, and building the capabilities this mission demands. Together, these four pillars bring the full weight of the FBI to defend the homeland in cyberspace and secure America’s digital future.” With respect to “disruption,” the Executive Summary states: FBI
Many people are waiting today to see what happens in a federal court case involving a young man named Malone Lam. He was part of a group that pulled off a major crypto heist but then bragged about it and left a trail leading right back to them. As ABC News reports: They pulled off one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million. They tried to hide their digital fingerprints, carrying
According to Bitdefender, almost half of 1,200 IT and security professionals surveyed reported a breach or security incident in the last 12 months, and 55.2% of them said they had been asked to keep a breach confidential even when it should have been disclosed. Read that again, because it’s an actual finding from the 2026 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment. And if we consider the question by country, it’s even worse in the U.S., where 69% of respondents reported being told to keep
Between December 2 and December 18, 2025, Aesto LLC, a business associate under HIPAA, suffered a data breach that would impact dozens of its covered entity clients. The clients first found out in June, however. Bleeping Computer reports: Aesto LLC, operating as Aesto Health, disclosed that a data breach discovered recently affects more than 9.5 million individuals. The private technology company provides software-as-a-service solutions that help healthcare organizations migrate, archive, and access patient data when replacing electronic health record systems
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The Guardian reports that months before the Hugging Face incident made worldwide headlines and triggered investigations by state regulators, there
Revolut is a global digital banking and fintech platform that is headquartered in the U.K. And to their embarrassment, they
Most companies rebound fairly quickly if their stock prices are impacted by a data breach. But an update to the
TechTimes reports: Notification letters from a company called AssuranceAmerica began arriving in mailboxes on July 10 — and if one
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised
Between December 2 and December 18, 2025, Aesto LLC, a business associate under HIPAA, suffered a data breach that would
The Guardian reports that months before the Hugging Face incident made worldwide headlines and triggered investigations by state regulators, there was another attack by Open AI agents on a second service: Agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages in a cyberattack on software service RubyGems in May, two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, the company confirmed Friday. It’s the latest revelation of cyberattacks linked to major artificial intelligence developers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
On September 9, the FBI released its new cyber strategy. “The FBI’s new Cyber Strategy is a roadmap for defending the American people and the nation’s critical infrastructure in cyberspace. The strategy focuses on four pillars: disrupting adversaries, supporting victims, strengthening partnerships, and building the capabilities this mission demands. Together, these four pillars bring the full weight of the FBI to defend the homeland in cyberspace and secure America’s digital future.” With respect to “disruption,” the Executive Summary states: FBI
Many people are waiting today to see what happens in a federal court case involving a young man named Malone Lam. He was part of a group that pulled off a major crypto heist but then bragged about it and left a trail leading right back to them. As ABC News reports: They pulled off one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in U.S. history, duping a stranger out of bitcoin worth over $240 million. They tried to hide their digital fingerprints, carrying
According to Bitdefender, almost half of 1,200 IT and security professionals surveyed reported a breach or security incident in the last 12 months, and 55.2% of them said they had been asked to keep a breach confidential even when it should have been disclosed. Read that again, because it’s an actual finding from the 2026 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment. And if we consider the question by country, it’s even worse in the U.S., where 69% of respondents reported being told to keep
Guidance Emphasizes Importance of Ongoing Risk Assessments and Reminds Entities of Compliance Obligations Under Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Regulation September 10, 2026
Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other
Many people are waiting today to see what happens in a federal court case involving a young man named Malone
MedTech Dive reports that DaVita, one of the largest dialysis providers in the U.S., has agreed to pay $15 million
The Next Web reports that a breach involving Thomson-Reuter’s C-track case management system has affected courts in at least 12
Miscellaneous News
The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds
The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000
Categories
The Guardian reports that months before the Hugging Face incident made worldwide headlines and triggered investigations by state regulators, there
Revolut is a global digital banking and fintech platform that is headquartered in the U.K. And to their embarrassment, they
Most companies rebound fairly quickly if their stock prices are impacted by a data breach. But an update to the
TechTimes reports: Notification letters from a company called AssuranceAmerica began arriving in mailboxes on July 10 — and if one
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised
Between December 2 and December 18, 2025, Aesto LLC, a business associate under HIPAA, suffered a data breach that would
