Hyatt Hotels Corporation has informed customers of a potential breach involving the theft of credit card numbers and other sensitive data following the detection of malware on their payment processing systems. The company announced this alarming discovery on a recent Wednesday, stating that they found malware on the computers managing…
Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development CEO Nadav Zafrir Addresses Recent Acquisitions and Shifts in AI Strategy Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 20, 2026 Nadav Zafrir, CEO, Check Point Software (Image: Check Point Software) As organizations increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their operational…
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith The Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand, Michael Webster, has initiated an inquiry into the recent cybersecurity breach affecting Manage My Health, a platform widely used for managing personal health information. This breach appears to have compromised sensitive data from approximately 120,000…
In a significant security update, Atlassian has addressed multiple vulnerabilities found in its Confluence Server, Data Center, and Bamboo Data Center products. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution (RCE) on affected systems if exploited successfully. The company announced the updates on July 18, 2023, highlighting the urgency for users…
Since its emergence in December 2015, SamSam ransomware has evolved into a lucrative venture for cybercriminals, extracting nearly $6 million from its victims. Recent findings from Sophos reveal that the operators of SamSam have garnered over $5.9 million, drawn from 233 targeted victims, with an escalating profit trend averaging approximately…
BREAKING NEWS: A misconfigured database has led to the exposure of approximately 191 million voter records, which include sensitive information such as full names, addresses, unique voter IDs, birth dates, and phone numbers. This alarming discovery was made on December 20th by Chris Vickery, a noted white-hat hacker, who found…
HIPAA/HITECH, Standards, Regulations & Compliance State Monitoring Incident Involving a Health Entity Worker for Potential Fraud Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 20, 2026 The Minnesota Department of Human Services is notifying nearly 304,000 individuals of a data breach involving a healthcare worker and a state IT system managed by…
The Everest ransomware group has reportedly compromised McDonald’s India, the local branch of the American fast-food conglomerate. The group announced its claims on its official dark web leak site on January 20, 2026, alleging a substantial exfiltration of 861 GB of customer data and internal corporate documents. In an effort…
A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in MikroTik RouterOS could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, giving them complete control of vulnerable devices. This flaw, designated as CVE-2023-30799, carries a CVSS score of 9.1, indicating its severity. It is estimated that between 500,000 and 900,000 RouterOS systems might be exploited…
