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London councils probe cyber incident as shared IT systems knocked offline
The Register reports: Two London councils are scrambling for answers after declaring a cybersecurity issue that began on Monday. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council (WCC) confirmed they are investigating an “incident”, admitting “we don’t have all the answers yet, as the management of this incident is still ongoing.” […]
Software companies must be held liable for British economic security, say MPs
The Record reports: A lack of liability for software vendors is among the most pressing issues putting Britain’s economic and national security at risk, an influential committee of lawmakers warned on Monday. The report by the Business and Trade Committee says economic threats facing the United Kingdom are “multiplying — and, in the years ahead, will grow […]
Comcast to pay $1.5 million US fine after vendor data breach
Reuters reports: Comcast will pay a $1.5 million fine after a vendor breach exposed personal data from 237,000 current and former customers, the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday. The FCC said a debt collector used by Comcast until 2022, Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, suffered a 2024 data breach that exposed personal information of Comcast […]
SEC Voluntarily Dismisses SolarWinds Litigation
Covington and Burling writes: On November 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it was voluntarily dismissing the case it brought against SolarWinds Corp. (“SolarWinds”) and its information security officer, Timothy Brown, regarding the company’s security practices and related statements in connection with the “Sunburst” cybersecurity incident. The SEC stated in a […]
Bank Customer Data Hacked From a Technology Vendor for Real Estate Lenders
The New York Times reports: Some of the nation’s biggest banks were scrambling on Saturday night to assess the fallout from a large-scale hack of a vendor whose compromise could expose sensitive customer data. The vendor, SitusAMC, has been deployed by hundreds of banks and other lenders to help originate and collect money from real […]
CrowdStrike catches — and fires — employee feeding information to hackers
Bleeping Computer reports: American cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has confirmed that an insider shared screenshots taken on internal systems with hackers after they were leaked on Telegram by the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters threat actors. However, the company noted that its systems were not breached as a result of this incident and that customers’ data was not […]
Salesforce cuts off access to third-party app after discovering ‘unusual activity’
The Record reports: Cloud giant Salesforce warned customers of a potential data breach on Wednesday evening after discovering “unusual activity” related to a third-party application called Gainsight. Salesforce posted a message on its website saying an investigation revealed that the activity “may have enabled unauthorized access to certain customers’ Salesforce data through the app’s connection.” Gainsight is […]
Ontario and Alberta privacy commissioners release investigation findings into PowerSchool breach affecting school boards and other educational bodies
TORONTO, ON (November 18, 2025) — Ontario and Alberta information and privacy commissioners have released the findings of their investigations into a massive privacy breach involving PowerSchool education technology (edtech) used by schools in their respective provinces. The incident, which affected millions of Canadians across the country, highlights the importance for educational bodies, including school boards, […]