In a striking incident highlighting the pervasive risks of cyber espionage, the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico successfully compromised the phone of an FBI official involved in the investigation of notorious kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. This revelation comes from…
Cloud Security, Security Operations Claudia Plattner: Transition to European Technologies Not Feasible Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 30, 2025 Clouds over Berlin. (Image: Shutterstock) The head of the German Federal Office for Information Security, Claudia Plattner, has deemed European efforts…
3rd Party Risk Management, Data Breach Notification, Data Security Horizon Healthcare RCM Indicates Potential Ransom Payment in Data Breach Incident Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 30, 2025 Horizon Healthcare RCM has reported a ransomware attack affecting its systems. (Image:…
The North Korean government has leveraged an increasingly insidious method to circumvent international sanctions, tasking its citizens with covertly applying for remote technology positions in Western nations. Recent revelations from a coordinated operation by U.S. law enforcement highlight the extent…
Endpoint Security, Governance & Risk Management, Internet of Things Security Maryam Shoraka of Sydney Trains Discusses Identifying Vulnerabilities in Operational Technology Systems Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • June 30, 2025 Maryam Shoraka, Head of OT Cybersecurity Operations at Sydney Trains In…
Ahold Delhaize Confirms Data Breach Affecting Over 2.2 Million Employees Ahold Delhaize, one of the largest food retailers globally, has disclosed a significant data breach impacting its U.S. operations, revealing that personal data of more than 2.2 million individuals has…
In a troubling incident this past April, unidentified hackers successfully infiltrated the control systems of a dam in Norway, specifically the Lake Risevatnet dam located near Svelgen. During this breach, the hackers managed to fully open the dam’s water valve,…
Anthropic’s AI Experiment Goes Awry: A Cautionary Tale In an ambitious experiment, AI safety company Anthropic, in collaboration with Andon Labs, entrusted its vending machine operations to an AI agent known as Claude Sonnet 3.7, affectionately dubbed "Claudius." From March…
Data Breaches Surge to Record High at Sheffield City Council Data breaches have surged to a three-year peak at the Sheffield City Council, raising significant concerns among cybersecurity experts and business owners alike. This increase highlights the vulnerabilities faced by…
A data breach at Ahold Delhaize USA Services, LLC, which supports the prominent East Coast grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize USA, has compromised the personal information of over 2.2 million individuals, including more than 95,000 residents of Maine. The breach, attributed…
