In a significant cybersecurity incident, AshleyMadison.com, a U.S.-based dating platform designed for individuals seeking extramarital relationships, has suffered a serious data breach, compromising sensitive information belonging to millions of users. The breach has raised critical concerns regarding the privacy and…
Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Fraud Risk Management ACAMS Highlights Need for Enhanced Data, Architecture, and AI in Investigative Practices Jennifer Lawinski • January 29, 2026 The rise of AI and deepfakes, alongside growing geopolitical fragmentation and enhanced…
The recent cyberattack on Manage My Health, a widely used patient records platform in New Zealand, represents one of the most significant privacy breaches in recent history for the country. Unauthorized actors gained access to sensitive medical information, including personal…
Fortinet has recently revealed a critical vulnerability affecting its FortiOS and FortiProxy platforms, identified as CVE-2023-27997, with a high CVSS score of 9.2. This flaw involves a heap-based buffer overflow in the SSL-VPN feature of these systems and could be…
Urgent updates are once again necessary for websites running on Drupal. This marks the third critical patch release in the span of just 30 days, following a recent notification from the Drupal team regarding a significant remote code execution (RCE)…
Data Breach at Ashley Madison Exposes User Information Ashley Madison, a renowned online dating platform known for its controversial tagline, “Life is short. Have an affair,” has recently fallen victim to a significant data breach. Reports indicate that the breach…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response SmarterMail Vulnerability, Nike Data Breach Investigation, Empire Market Co-Creator Pleads Guilty Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • January 29, 2026 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG This week’s cybersecurity roundup covers research identifying an Android remote access…
Recent findings from Trellix highlight that cybersecurity has ascended to a critical issue within the boardrooms of healthcare organizations, influenced by ongoing digital transformation and the escalating risks associated with cyber threats. In the 2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Report,…
Microsoft has recently released critical security updates aimed at addressing significant vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and associated software. This rollout is part of the scheduled Patch Tuesday updates for June 2023. The update addresses a total of 73…
Critical Vulnerability Resurfaces in Oracle WebLogic Server Earlier this month, Oracle issued a patch addressing a significant Java deserialization remote code execution vulnerability in its WebLogic Server component, part of the Fusion Middleware suite. This flaw, identified as CVE-2018-2628, poses…
