Category data-breaches

Boys Town Healthcare Data Breach Compromised Patients’ Personal Information

In a significant incident highlighting the vulnerabilities within the healthcare sector, Boys Town National Research Hospital has reported a major data breach affecting personal information of over 105,000 individuals. This breach marks a notable event as it is reported to be one of the largest incidents involving data theft in…

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Why State CIOs Are Investing in AI

Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development AI Emerges as a Key Focus in Efforts to Mitigate Budget and Staffing Challenges Jennifer Lawinski • December 16, 2025 Minnesota joins a number of U.S. states investing in AI for modernization and cybersecurity risk management in 2026.…

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Interim CEO of Coupang Issues Apology for Data Breach During Parliamentary Hearing

Coupang CEO Addresses Massive Data Breach in Parliamentary Hearing SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) — Harold Rogers, the interim CEO of e-commerce leader Coupang Corp., publicly apologized during a parliamentary hearing for a significant breach of its customers’ personal data. This incident, which affects over 33 million individuals, has sparked widespread…

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Activist Reveals 11,000 Private Messages from WikiLeaks’ Twitter Conversations

In a significant data breach, activist Emma Best has publicly released over 11,000 private messages from a Twitter group associated with WikiLeaks and its close supporters, dating from 2015 to 2017. This release has exposed the internal discussions of an organization known for disseminating confidential information. The exposed messages had…

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Echo Raises $35M to Address Cloud Vulnerabilities Using AI

Attack Surface Management, Cloud Security, Security Operations Startup Focuses on Secure Software Infrastructure Using AI to Protect Containers and VMs Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • December 16, 2025 Eilon Elhadad, co-founder and CEO, Echo (Image: Echo) Echo, a startup specializing in secure software infrastructure and helmed by a former CEO of…

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Dixons Carphone Data Breach Impacts 10 Million Customers

Dixons Carphone Faces Major Data Breach Update Dixons Carphone, a prominent electronics and telecommunications retailer in Europe, has revealed significant developments regarding its 2017 data breach. In a recent announcement, the company disclosed that the breach affected approximately 10 million customers, a substantial increase from the initial estimate of 1.2…

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Russia’s GRU Linked to Breaches of Critical Infrastructure Cloud Systems

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Network Firewalls, Network Access Control Researchers Sound Alarm Over Misconfigured Customer Network Edge Devices Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • December 16, 2025 Image: xfilephotos/Shuttertstock Cybersecurity experts have issued a warning regarding the vulnerabilities posed by misconfigured network edge devices, emphasizing that these…

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Russia’s GRU Linked to Breaches in Critical Infrastructure Cloud Systems

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Network Firewalls, Network Access Control Misconfigured Customer Network Edge Devices Under Attack, Researchers Warn Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • December 16, 2025 Image: xfilephotos/Shutterstock Cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm as Russian hackers exploit misconfigured network-edge devices to facilitate unauthorized access into…

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