Security Researcher Exposes Major Vulnerability in Instagram, Faces Threats from Facebook A significant breach of security recently unfolded, involving Instagram’s internal systems, which were compromised by a diligent independent researcher. The individual, known as Wesley Weinberg, identified critical security flaws that allowed him to access a range of sensitive data…
Government, Industry Specific Germany Prepares Legislation for Enhanced Cyber Defense Strategy David Meyer • January 20, 2026 German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in Tel Aviv on January 12, 2026. (Image: German Federal Ministry of the Interior) Germany aims to significantly…
Why 46 Million Breached Data Records Reflect Progress in Healthcare Cybersecurity In a recent analysis by Modern Healthcare, it has come to light that the healthcare sector experienced a significant data breach impacting approximately 46 million records. This alarming statistic underscores an ongoing challenge in the industry, but the context…
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…
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…
