Comply or risk class-action litigation? IAPP explains: Last year, the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted a major new rule requiring certain businesses to conduct an annual cybersecurity audit. The rule went into effect 1 Jan. 2026. This pioneering requirement, the first of its kind among state data privacy laws of general applicability, may entail substantial compliance efforts […]
The Crypto Citizens Network reports on a somewhat different breach tactic where threat actors made a video of internal systems and threaten to leak the videos if their payment demands are not met. Kraken is standing firm that it won’t pay: In crypto, breaches usually start with code. This one didn’t. Kraken, one of the […]
Does it matter whether President Trump calls the situation with Iran a “war” or an “excursion” or something else if your company is hit by a cyberattack that may be in retaliation? The Wall Street Journal reports: From Europe to the Middle East, geopolitical conflicts have companies rereading the fine print on insurance policies that […]
A cybersecurity incident knocked out key systems, canceling chemotherapy appointments, closing pharmacies and pushing Brockton Hospital to divert ambulances while staff switch to paper records MassLive reports: Brockton Hospital is diverting ambulances and canceling some services as it responds to a cybersecurity incident that began impacting its information systems on Monday. Chemotherapy infusion services for […]
GDN Online reports: Cyber-attacks targeting Bahrain and its Gulf neighbours have skyrocketed eight-fold this month in the wake of the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, security experts have warned. Hacktivists aligned with Tehran have dramatically ramped up Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) strikes across the Middle East, capitalising on the chaos of the widening […]
Newsbytesapp reports that Google has issued a security warning for its Chrome browser after confirming that hackers have exploited a vulnerability in the system with a zero-day exploit. This is the second issue reported recently and is dubbed CVE-2026-5281. The vulnerability can be used to corrupt data, crash systems, and execute malicious code via a […]
Bloomberg reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded that last month’s breach of the networks it uses to manage wiretaps and other surveillance work qualifies as a “major incident,” signaling the severity of an intrusion that had already prompted the agency to launch a criminal probe and move to toughen cybersecurity. An inquiry into […]
On March 24, the European Commission confirmed it had experienced a breach, but the scope of it was under investigation. HackRead reports: Hackers claiming to be from the ShinyHunters group say they have breached systems linked to the European Commission and released more than 350 GB of data. The claim appeared on the group’s dark web site […]
The International Business Times reports: The breach of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal Gmail account by an Iran-linked hacking group has prompted the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice programme to offer up to $10 million (approximately £7.8 million) for information leading to the identification of members of the Handala Hack Team, the group that publicly […]
Android Headlines reports: Hackers have stolen and put up the data of over 6 million Verizon customers for sale after breaching retailer Russell Cellular. The leak includes names, numbers, emails, and device details, while it also exposed employee passwords. The attackers are selling the data for just $1,200, which raises risks of scams and account […]
