Significant Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Millions Recent revelations indicate a severe data breach affecting millions of individuals, specifically concerning their Social Security numbers and personal addresses. The hacking group identified as USDoD has claimed responsibility for the extraction of approximately 2.7 billion records from a platform named National…
In a troubling week for Facebook users, the platform faces serious scrutiny following some alarming breaches of user data. This week, reports surfaced indicating that Facebook inadvertently prompted new users to share passwords linked to their registered email accounts. This incident has been compounded by a significant discovery of user…
Security Operations , Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Outage Briefly Disrupts Services for Zoom, LinkedIn, and Others Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 5, 2025 Image: Mamun Sheikh/Shutterstock On Friday, Cloudflare, a prominent content delivery network provider, experienced a brief outage that affected several key websites, including well-known platforms like LinkedIn, Zoom,…
ISMS-P Certified Firms Face Breaches, Leading to Questions About Certification System Recent reports indicate that several firms certified under the ISMS-P framework have experienced significant data breaches, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the certification process. The Information Security Management System for Personal Information (ISMS-P) is designed to assure organizations…
A recent data breach has compromised accounts within Microsoft’s Outlook email service, raising significant concerns for users. The incident was confirmed by Microsoft and reported by The Hacker News. Hackers gained unauthorized access to a customer support portal, allowing them to view certain account-related information for a subset of Outlook…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Chinese-Linked Malware Campaign Targets Critical Environments With Weak Monitoring Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • December 4, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The U.S. federal government has issued a warning regarding a sophisticated malware campaign linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors, known as Brickstorm. This malicious software…
The Ladies’ College has reported a significant cybersecurity incident that occurred on June 24, 2024, when the institution discovered it was unable to access several on-premises servers. Upon investigation, unauthorized access was identified, leading to the encryption of some systems with ransomware. While the majority of the compromised data did…
Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of JustDial Customers in India A significant security lapse has been discovered involving JustDial, the largest local search service in India, which has reportedly exposed its customers’ sensitive personal information. This breach stems from an unsecured database that has been leaking real-time data of users…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Healthcare, Industry Specific Strategic Initiative Aims to Modernize Workflow, Enhance AI Utilization, and Strengthen Cybersecurity Across Agencies Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • December 4, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has introduced an AI strategy that aims to eliminate departmental silos and…
