Data Breach News, News, Vendor News, Vulnerabilities
April 19, 2025
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100,000 Americans Exposed As Hertz Warns Customers’ Names, Contact Details, Credit Card Information, Social Security Numbers Leaked in Vendor’s Data Breach

The Daily Hodl reports: A car rental giant says sensitive customer data has been exposed in a cybersecurity incident involving one of its vendors. In a notice posted on its website, Hertz says that its vendor, Cleo Communications US, witnessed a zero-day vulnerability exploit late last year that enabled thieves to siphon customer data. Notifications on various […]

News, Commentaries and Analyses, Data Breach News, Legal News
April 16, 2025
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BakerHostetler launches 2025 Data Security Incident Response Report

BakerHostetler has released its 2025 Data Security Incident Response Report, which provides insight and analysis from more than 1,250 data security incidents managed by the firm this past year. Their report features a deep dive into critical components of security incidents (e.g., response timeline, average ransom payment amount, frequency of litigation) as well as an examination of […]

Data Breach News, News
April 15, 2025
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A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

NPR reports: In the first days of March, a team of advisers from President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency initiative arrived at the Southeast Washington, D.C., headquarters of the National Labor Relations Board. … according to an official whistleblower disclosure shared with Congress and other federal overseers that was obtained by NPR, subsequent interviews […]

Cyberattack, News
April 15, 2025
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China Accuses U.S. Spy Agency of Winter Games Cyberattacks

The Wall Street Journal reports: Chinese police issued wanted notices for three people they said engaged in cyberattacks against China on behalf of the U.S. National Security Agency, a rare step by Beijing as hostilities between the superpowers escalate. The accusations that the NSA targeted the Asian Winter Games held in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin […]

Legal News, News
April 13, 2025
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Justice Department Implements Critical National Security Program to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries

Department Answers Frequently Asked Questions, Provides Guidance, and Issues Limited Enforcement Policy for First 90 Days Today, the Justice Department took significant steps to move forward with implementing a critical program to prevent China, Russia, Iran, and other foreign adversaries from using commercial activities to access and exploit U.S. government-related data and Americans’ sensitive personal […]

Cyberattack, Critical Infrastructure, News
April 11, 2025
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Chinese officials claimed behind closed doors PRC played role in US cyberattacks: Report

Fox8 reports: Chinese officials acknowledged behind closed doors at a December meeting that their government was responsible for a series of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on information from people familiar with the matter. The news comes as the two countries continue to spar over tariffs imposed by President Donald […]

Legal News, News
April 10, 2025
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Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’

TechCrunch reports: Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey to head the federal government’s top cybersecurity agency, citing a “multi-year cover up” of security flaws at U.S. telecommunication companies. Wyden said in remarks, seen by TechCrunch and confirmed by the senator’s spokesperson, that he will block the nomination […]

Cyberattack, News
April 08, 2025
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Hackers Claim They Will Target Elon Musk For a ‘Full Month’

Newsweek reports: A group of hackers that previously targeted President Donald Trump has pledged to take aim at Elon Musk for the next month. DonRoad Team, which previously claimed responsibility for taking down several Trump-associated websites, announced Monday it would begin hitting sites linked to Elon Musk. Newsweek contacted Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twittter) and the Department of Government Efficiency […]

News, Malware Ransomware
April 07, 2025
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The Double Life of a Digital Genius: Saving Windows by Day, Hacking Corporations by Night

The story of EncryptHub, who conquered 600 companies, but failed in conversations with ChatGPT. Swedish computer security experts have uncovered an unusual story of a hacker who balances between a legitimate career and cybercrime. Last month, he received an official commendation from Microsoft for discovering two serious vulnerabilities in Windows, but as experts at Outpost24 KrakenLabs […]