BeInsure reports that the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey have reached a $10 million settlement
The Korea Herald reports: A South Korean court on Thursday shot down Coupang’s request for a stay of execution for
Attorneys at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP write: Companies facing data breaches are increasingly being judged not only on
Attorneys at Saul Ewing LLP write: On September 2, 2026, HB 381 was signed into law and amends Delaware’s data
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over
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 Record reports: A senior FBI official pleaded guilty to stealing millions in cryptocurrency from wallets controlled by nation-state hackers and theft victims. Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges after admitting to using his position on an FBI investigative squad to steal more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency to cover his debts. Yaroch was an FBI Supervisory Special Agent who worked at FBI Headquarters within the Counterintelligence
Digital Shield reports: France has once again been targeted by cybercriminals. This time, the cyber attackers have focused on the French Blood Service (Établissement Français du Sang or EFS) in an incident whose modus operandi is very reminiscent of the recent hacking of some French supermarket chains. The threat actors intervened in the temperature control systems of the equipment of the refrigeration service provider Coolworld. The EFS uses this company’s refrigerators to store therapeutic plasma and blood samples intended for
Round 2? ABC News (AU) reports: Multiple supermarket and grocery chains across Europe have reported an IT incident affecting fridges and freezers overnight, with one company attributing the temperature spikes to a cyber attack. Dutch supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize and Belgian chain Colruyt said on Monday a tech incident overnight hit cold storage in dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, while Swedish grocers ICA and Coop reported similar temperature spikes. Swedish retailer Ikea also reported that one of its
Informat reports: Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, announced Saturday that it had recovered approximately 90% of the assets stolen in a cyberattack estimated at more than $6.3 billion. The company said the losses would not be passed on to users. The remaining 10% consists of less liquid tokens, which may be more difficult to purchase in the quantities required. Binance said it would absorb the financial impact of the heist and would also use the Secure Asset Fund
It appears to be the largest cyber heist in history. Bleeping Computer reports: Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has linked the theft of about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency to a DevOps engineer’s compromised laptop. The crypto exchange said the access let attackers submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions after they accessed a service container, and it hasn’t yet found evidence of a leaked wallet private key. “To be clear: the attacker did not simply use one engineer’s permissions, and this was
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The Record reports: A senior FBI official pleaded guilty to stealing millions in cryptocurrency from wallets controlled by nation-state hackers
The Korea Herald reports: A South Korean court on Thursday shot down Coupang’s request for a stay of execution for
Digital Shield reports: France has once again been targeted by cybercriminals. This time, the cyber attackers have focused on the
Reuters reports that French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food.
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
On October 26, Frontline Education issued a press release about a data breach: WAYNE, Penn., October 26, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frontline Education,
The Record reports: A senior FBI official pleaded guilty to stealing millions in cryptocurrency from wallets controlled by nation-state hackers and theft victims. Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges after admitting to using his position on an FBI investigative squad to steal more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency to cover his debts. Yaroch was an FBI Supervisory Special Agent who worked at FBI Headquarters within the Counterintelligence
Digital Shield reports: France has once again been targeted by cybercriminals. This time, the cyber attackers have focused on the French Blood Service (Établissement Français du Sang or EFS) in an incident whose modus operandi is very reminiscent of the recent hacking of some French supermarket chains. The threat actors intervened in the temperature control systems of the equipment of the refrigeration service provider Coolworld. The EFS uses this company’s refrigerators to store therapeutic plasma and blood samples intended for
Round 2? ABC News (AU) reports: Multiple supermarket and grocery chains across Europe have reported an IT incident affecting fridges and freezers overnight, with one company attributing the temperature spikes to a cyber attack. Dutch supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize and Belgian chain Colruyt said on Monday a tech incident overnight hit cold storage in dozens of stores in Belgium and Luxembourg, while Swedish grocers ICA and Coop reported similar temperature spikes. Swedish retailer Ikea also reported that one of its
Informat reports: Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, announced Saturday that it had recovered approximately 90% of the assets stolen in a cyberattack estimated at more than $6.3 billion. The company said the losses would not be passed on to users. The remaining 10% consists of less liquid tokens, which may be more difficult to purchase in the quantities required. Binance said it would absorb the financial impact of the heist and would also use the Secure Asset Fund
BeInsure reports that the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey have reached a $10 million settlement
The Korea Herald reports: A South Korean court on Thursday shot down Coupang’s request for a stay of execution for
Attorneys at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP write: Companies facing data breaches are increasingly being judged not only on
Attorneys at Saul Ewing LLP write: On September 2, 2026, HB 381 was signed into law and amends Delaware’s data
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over
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 Record reports: A senior FBI official pleaded guilty to stealing millions in cryptocurrency from wallets controlled by nation-state hackers
The Korea Herald reports: A South Korean court on Thursday shot down Coupang’s request for a stay of execution for
Digital Shield reports: France has once again been targeted by cybercriminals. This time, the cyber attackers have focused on the
Reuters reports that French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food.
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
On October 26, Frontline Education issued a press release about a data breach: WAYNE, Penn., October 26, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frontline Education,
