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South Korea’s answer to Amazon admits breach exposed 33.7M customers
The Register reports: South Korean retail behemoth Coupang has admitted to a data breach that exposed the personal details of 33.7 million customers, turning the company’s famed “Rocket Delivery” logistics empire into an express shipment for personal information. The e-commerce titan, often dubbed the “Amazon of Korea,” is South Korea’s largest retail platform, logistics operator, […]
Chinese cyberattack campaign likely impacted every American, former FBI official says
Fox News reports: A former FBI official claims that it’s likely every American has been impacted by a Chinese-state-sponsored cyberattack. International law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and National Security Agency, issued a joint advisory in September warning the public that CCP-sponsored actors are “targeting” many aspects of American lives, including telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging and military infrastructure networks. […]
Edmunds.com reports messaging vendor hacked, customer data acquired
If you have ever car-shopped online or looked for information on the prices or value of a car, you’ve probably checked out Edmunds.com. Edmunds, headquartered in Santa Monica, California, was acquired by CarMax in 2021. On or about August 19, 2025, Edmunds learned that a vendor they use for proprietary messaging was the victim of […]
Poland detains Russian citizen suspected of hacking local firms
The Record reports: Polish authorities detained a Russian citizen suspected of hacking into the IT systems of local companies — the latest in a series of cases Warsaw has linked to Moscow’s expanding sabotage and espionage efforts. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said Thursday that police arrested the man for breaching security systems to gain access to company […]
CodeRED Emergency Alerts Disrupted Across US After Ransomware Breach
Bitdefender reports: A ransomware attack on Crisis24, the vendor behind the CodeRED emergency alert system, has left towns and cities across the United States without a core public-warning tool. CodeRED is widely used to push urgent notifications for severe weather, public safety incidents, missing persons and other critical situations. In the aftermath of the intrusion, […]
Poland declares it is in ‘cyberwar with Russia’ amid security threats
Yenişafak reports: Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski has declared that the country is confronting an ongoing “cyberwar with Russia,” citing persistent attempts by Russian intelligence operatives to breach Polish cyber defenses. The minister made these remarks during a digital conference at the Polish Embassy in Berlin, where he emphasized that Polish authorities remain vigilant […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s that time when we put aside our news activities and share some good times with family and friends. But what would Thanksgiving be without reflecting on what we are grateful for, right? We know that this year has been especially difficult for some families who have had their families ripped apart by ICE. Others […]
Hospital Sisters Health System to pay $7.6 million cyber attack settlement
The Illinois Times reports: A court hearing is scheduled Dec. 4 to finalize a $7.6 million settlement that would pay people whose personal information was seized by hackers in a targeted cyber attack that temporarily crippled Hospital Sisters Health System in 2023. The nonprofit health system, based in rural Sangamon County near Riverton, discovered the […]