Application Security, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Also: Medicare Data Breach; Highlights from Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit Anna Delaney ( @annamadeline) • July 4, 2025 Clockwise from top left: Anna Delaney, Tom Field, Chris Riotta,…
AT&T Set to Compensate Customers in Data Breach Settlement AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications carriers in the United States, is poised to allocate $177 million in a settlement arising from a class action lawsuit related to two significant data…
US Customs and Border Protection Seeks Enhanced Digital Forensics Tools The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is soliciting proposals from technology firms for advanced digital forensics tools tailored to analyze data from seized electronic devices. This initiative,…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development EU Dismisses Call for Enforcement Delay on AI Act Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 4, 2025 In a recent statement, a European official affirmed that all timelines surrounding new regulations…
IdeaLab Confirms Data Breach, Offers Protection Services Following Ransomware Attack Technology startup incubator IdeaLab has announced that it has suffered a significant data breach, exposing sensitive company information. An extensive investigation lasting nearly a year culminated in this confirmation, with…
The leadership of the US government’s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is undergoing a significant change this month, as Rick Muller, the current head, transitions to a position within the quantum computing industry, according to sources close to the…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Experts Warn Funding Gaps Elevate Cyber Risk Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • July 3, 2025 A hacker claims to have compromised 1.6 gigabytes of data from 2.5 million student applications. (Image: Spiroview/Shutterstock)…
South Korea Urges SK Telecom to Waive Fees Following Major Data Breach In a significant development, the Korean government has called upon SK Telecom, one of the nation’s leading telecommunications providers, to consider waiving fees for affected customers in the…
On July 1, 2025, the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI published a report detailing a sophisticated attack campaign executed by a highly skilled cybercrime group known as Houken. This group has exploited multiple zero-day vulnerabilities—specifically CVE-2024-8190, CVE-2024-8963, and CVE-2024-9380—in Ivanti Cloud…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Spanish Authorities Detain Hacker Linked to High-Profile Data Leaks Affecting Politicians and Journalists Anviksha More AnvikshaMore • July 3, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Information Security Media Group provides a weekly overview of…
