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Free Resource for OPM Data Breach Victims
Former federal prosecutor Tom O’Malley writes: Attention OPM Data Breach Victims (21.5 Million)Thanks to DOGE (https://fedscoop.com/doge-could-end-opm-breach-identity-protections-mark-warner/), the free identity protection monitoring for OPM data breach victims will end this year (https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/10/opm-bringing-protections-for-data-breach-victims-to-an-end/). If you want FREE credit protection FOR LIFE, go to FrozenPii.com. As a retired federal Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) prosecutor, Identity Theft […]
“Department of Peace” hacktivist claims they hacked DHS to leak ICE contract data
TechCrunch reports: A group of hacktivists calling themselves “Department of Peace” claimed to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaking allegedly stolen documents online. On Sunday, the nonprofit transparency collective DDoSecrets published data relating to contracts between DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and more than 6,000 companies, including defense contractors Anduril, L3Harris, Raytheon, and […]
Oops! South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto
The Register reports: South Korea’s National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make off with the digi-cash. This strange story starts on February 26th when the Tax Service triumphantly announced it had busted 124 high-value tax delinquents and seized ₩8.1 billion ($5.6 million) worth […]
Israel Hacked Popular Iranian Prayer App to Urge Defections, Resistance
The Wall Street Journal reports: Israel hacked a popular Iranian prayer app to send notifications to potentially millions of phones Saturday morning urging the country’s military personnel to defect from the regime and join a fight to liberate the country, according to people familiar with the matter. The app, BadeSaba Calendar, is intended to help […]
Shutdown Stalls Compliance Plans for Cyber Breach Reporting Rule
Bloomberg reports: A partial government shutdown threatens to further derail a key federal cybersecurity agency’s incident reporting rule—and delay answers that companies need to comply. The Department of Homeland Security shutdown, now entering its third week, may push back the finish line for a Biden-era rule that would create stringent disclosure requirements for critical infrastructure entities after cybersecurity […]
Federal Court Refuses to Slice Up CiCi’s Cyber Extortion Coverage
From the Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog: In the rarely litigated space of cyber insurance, the Northern District of Texas issued a win for cyber policyholders this week, offering a clear reminder to insurers that if they want to restrict coverage, they must draft the policy to clearly do so. In CiCi Enterprises, LP v. HSB Specialty […]
Connecticut Senate Bill Raises the Stakes on Data Breach Response for “Massive” Breaches
If a bill introduced in the Connecticut Senate ever becomes law, there will be new requirements for entities whose breaches affect more than 100,000 Connecticut residents. As attorneys from Ballard & Spahr explain: Read more at JD Supra. The second provision above is certain to raise a lot of concerns and opposition. The language of […]
Coupang’s Q4 operating profit plunges 97% from data breach
Breaches have consequences. Some more than others. Yonhap News Agency reports the Coupang data breach has taken a significant toll on the firm’s fourth quarter profits: U.S.-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Friday its operating profit plunged 97 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier due to the impact of a large-scale data […]