Kazakhstan-Born Hacker Enters Guilty Plea in Massive Yahoo Data Breach Karim Baratov, a 22-year-old Canadian citizen originally from Kazakhstan, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a significant data breach that compromised all three billion Yahoo accounts in 2014. The U.S. Justice Department previously announced charges against Russian intelligence officers…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Critical Infrastructure Security, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development International Coalition Warns of Security Risks in Operational Technology’s Transition to AI Shaun Waterman • December 23, 2025 Image: DC Studio/Shutterstock The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its international partners have issued a cautionary…
Coupang Data Breach Highlights Cybersecurity Shortcomings and Regulatory Challenges A significant data breach at Coupang, one of South Korea’s largest e-commerce platforms, has raised critical concerns about the company’s approach to cybersecurity and its accountability in safeguarding customer information. This incident is noteworthy not just as a cybersecurity issue but…
A former contractor for the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), Nghia Hoang Pho, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully taking classified documents home, which were subsequently compromised by Russian hackers. This incident has reignited concerns over data security within sensitive government operations. According to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department,…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development, The Future of AI & Cybersecurity Acquisition Streamlines Security Operations From Asset Discovery to Remediation Jennifer Lawinski • December 23, 2025 Image: Shutterstock ServiceNow, a leader in artificial intelligence software, has made a substantial move in the cybersecurity landscape by…
Data Breach at Consonus Healthcare Services Affects Thousands of Employees Consonus Healthcare Services has come under scrutiny following allegations in a recent lawsuit that the company delayed notifying current and former employees about a significant data breach affecting their personal information. The breach reportedly occurred in early August, but it…
PayPal Reports Data Breach Affecting 1.6 Million Customers of TIO Networks In a significant security incident, PayPal has revealed that a data breach may have compromised personally identifiable information for approximately 1.6 million customers associated with TIO Networks, a payment processing company it acquired in July 2017 for $233 million.…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware Emerging Impacts of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Attack Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • December 23, 2025 Image: The Image Party/Shutterstock/ISMG A widespread attack targeting Oracle E-Business Suite software has reverberated throughout the United States, with the University of Phoenix now confirmed as…
Data Breach at 700Credit Exposes Sensitive Information of 5.8 Million Consumers In a significant cybersecurity incident, 700Credit, a credit reporting agency, has reported a data breach that has compromised the Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of approximately 5.8 million consumers. This breach highlights the escalating risks posed to personal data as…
