LEGAL AND REGULATORY NEWS

Law enforcement seizes KillSec’s site, three arrested, including alleged teen leader

A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads

October 3, 2026

OpenAI has notified over 100 organizations about its own AI agents; California subpoenas it

The Register reports that the California Attorney General has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into the AI lab’s models

October 3, 2026

New York State Department of Financial Services Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance on Risk Assessments for Financial Services Entities

Guidance Emphasizes Importance of Ongoing Risk Assessments and Reminds Entities of Compliance Obligations Under Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Regulation September 10, 2026

September 13, 2026

FTC Withdraws Obsolete Policy Statement on Notifications

Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other

September 10, 2026

The party’s over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240M bitcoin theft

Many people are waiting today to see what happens in a federal court case involving a young man named Malone

September 8, 2026

Consumer Alerts

This fake LastPass Authenticator app will just shut off your antivirus and leave you open to attack

Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments

Miscellaneous News

US racks up about 400 wins over illegal World Cup streaming sites

The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds

June 30, 2026

Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyberattack

The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000

June 7, 2026

LATEST NEWS ON HACKING, CYBER SECURITY & DATA BREACH

Featured News and Articles

Vendor News

Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its failure to patch a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft in a timely manner reportedly allowed the troubling FBI data breach by ShinyHunters. In a statement to Reuters, a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update — or patch — ⁠the system they were responsible for. “To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred

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October 6, 2026

Data Breach News

ASOS hacked? Customers receive frightening app notification claiming retailer hacked

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers allegedly threatening to leak data unless the company engaged with them. “Dear Asos DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance,” the message said. “Engage with us, or we will leak it.” It also contained a link to a Telegram chat. The incident has raised concerns about whether attackers gained access to ASOS’s systems and were then able

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October 6, 2026

Vulnerabilities

US, Australia warn of latest Citrix vulnerability after NetScaler advisory

Another new vulnerability is giving cybercriminals the ability to crash Citrix NetScaler appliances, as The Record reports: Customers began reporting strange exploitation incidents on Friday, even on appliances that were up to date on all patches. Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among cybersecurity experts. By Saturday evening, Citrix released a

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October 6, 2026

Data Breach News

Alleged ShinyHunters Member Detained in Jordan

Cyber Security News reports that a Jordanian youth known as “Rey” and “Hikki-Chan” online has been detained in Jordan as a suspected member of ShinyHunters. Reuters broke the story, reporting that sources told them Saif al-Din Khader was cooperating with the FBI to help them identify other hackers linked to the group. Two sources said Jordanian authorities took Khader into custody on Tuesday, September 29. They also said he was helping the FBI and law enforcement agencies worldwide locate other

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October 4, 2026

Killswitch seizure notice replaced KillSec's leak site home page.

Data Breach News

Law enforcement seizes KillSec’s site, three arrested, including alleged teen leader

A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads and sighing in chat rooms. The Register reports: Police suspect a 16-year-old was the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group linked to around 1,000 suspected attacks worldwide. Authorities announced on Thursday that an international operation had seized the group’s infrastructure and made three provisional arrests. The German-led Operation KillSwitch replaced the crew’s leak site with a police seizure notice.

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October 3, 2026

Data Breach News

Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its

October 6, 2026

ASOS hacked? Customers receive frightening app notification claiming retailer hacked

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers

October 6, 2026

Alleged ShinyHunters Member Detained in Jordan

Cyber Security News reports that a Jordanian youth known as “Rey” and “Hikki-Chan” online has been detained in Jordan as

October 4, 2026

Insurance News

Vendor risk tests the boundaries of cyber cover

Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail

September 17, 2026

Revolut Data Breach Hits 680 Customers, UK Opens Probe as Hackers Demand 10,000 Bitcoin

The Crypto Times reports Revolut has confirmed that approximately 680 customers were affected in the customer-data disclosure incident: The 680

September 15, 2026

Vendors News

Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its

October 6, 2026

LATEST NEWS ON HACKING, CYBER SECURITY & DATA BREACH

LEGAL AND REGULATORY NEWS

Law enforcement seizes KillSec’s site, three arrested, including alleged teen leader

A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads

October 3, 2026

OpenAI has notified over 100 organizations about its own AI agents; California subpoenas it

The Register reports that the California Attorney General has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into the AI lab’s models

October 3, 2026

New York State Department of Financial Services Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance on Risk Assessments for Financial Services Entities

Guidance Emphasizes Importance of Ongoing Risk Assessments and Reminds Entities of Compliance Obligations Under Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Regulation September 10, 2026

September 13, 2026

FTC Withdraws Obsolete Policy Statement on Notifications

Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other

September 10, 2026

The party’s over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240M bitcoin theft

Many people are waiting today to see what happens in a federal court case involving a young man named Malone

September 8, 2026

Consumer Alerts

This fake LastPass Authenticator app will just shut off your antivirus and leave you open to attack

Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments

Miscellaneous News

US racks up about 400 wins over illegal World Cup streaming sites

The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds

June 30, 2026

Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyberattack

The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000

June 7, 2026

Data Breach News

Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its

October 6, 2026

ASOS hacked? Customers receive frightening app notification claiming retailer hacked

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers

October 6, 2026

Alleged ShinyHunters Member Detained in Jordan

Cyber Security News reports that a Jordanian youth known as “Rey” and “Hikki-Chan” online has been detained in Jordan as

October 4, 2026

Insurance News

Vendor risk tests the boundaries of cyber cover

Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail

September 17, 2026

Revolut Data Breach Hits 680 Customers, UK Opens Probe as Hackers Demand 10,000 Bitcoin

The Crypto Times reports Revolut has confirmed that approximately 680 customers were affected in the customer-data disclosure incident: The 680

September 15, 2026

Vendors News

Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach, sources say

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its

October 6, 2026

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