HIPAA/HITECH, Litigation, Standards, Regulations & Compliance Lawsuit Claims Competitor Permits ‘Shell Firms’ to Exploit National Data Exchanges Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 16, 2026 Epic Systems is accusing competitor Health Gorilla of allowing deceptive entities to access sensitive patient…
Varonis Systems Issues Warning on Risks Posed by Over-Privileged Chatbots In a recent alert, Varonis Systems raised significant concerns regarding the potential for data breaches linked to the misuse of over-privileged chatbots. As businesses increasingly adopt artificial intelligence to streamline…
Recent findings from cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a sophisticated post-exploit technique on iOS 16 that could allow attackers to maintain covert access to Apple devices, even when users believe their devices are disconnected. This method leverages a deceptive form of…
Widespread Compromise of MikroTik Routers Exposes Vulnerabilities Recent reports have unveiled an alarming situation involving a significant number of MikroTik routers that have fallen victim to cyber exploitation. Last month, we noted a major crypto-mining malware operation responsible for the…
The ICE List website, also referred to as the ICE List Wiki, has become incapacitated due to a significant cyber attack, occurring just as it aimed to disclose the identities of numerous federal agents in the United States, particularly those…
Hacker Arrested After Exposing Vulnerabilities in Florida Elections Website A security researcher found himself in handcuffs after identifying significant security flaws in the online systems of a Florida county elections office. David Michael Levin, a 31-year-old resident of Estero, Florida,…
Cybercrime, Endpoint Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Lumen Identifies More Than 500 Command and Control Servers Since October Greg Sirico • January 16, 2026 Image: Shutterstock A leading U.S. internet service provider has reported blocking incoming traffic to over 550…
Research indicates that a significant portion of American consumers would alter their shopping behaviors following a data breach at their preferred retailer. A recent survey commissioned by data security firm Vormetric and conducted by Wakefield Research reveals that 85 percent…
Teen Arrested for Bomb Threats Linked to Cybercrime Group British authorities have taken a significant step in addressing cybercrime with the arrest of a 19-year-old individual associated with the notorious Apophis Squad. This group has been implicated in a series…
Microsoft’s NTLMv1 protocol, introduced in the 1980s alongside OS/2, has long been known for its vulnerabilities. Significant research, notably by cryptanalyst Bruce Schneier and Mudge in 1999, highlighted critical weaknesses in NTLMv1’s security architecture. This became alarmingly clear during the…
