Defense Bill Enhances Cybersecurity Authorities, Technology Adoption, and Talent Development Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • December 12, 2025 Image: Ivan Cholakov/Shutterstock U.S. federal legislators are set to increase funding for military cybersecurity, following significant budget reductions to civilian cyber units and government IT departments over the past year. This move comes…
Deadline Approaches for AT&T Data Breach Settlement: Steps to File a Claim A significant development in the cybersecurity landscape is the impending deadline for filing claims related to the AT&T data breach settlement. In this case, AT&T has agreed to a settlement of $177 million, a resolution for those affected…
GitHub has confirmed the rotation of specific cryptographic keys following the identification of a significant security vulnerability. This issue poses the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive credentials within production containers. The subsidiary of Microsoft announced that it first learned of the problem on December 26, 2023, and took immediate…
A 39-year-old UK national, Nathan Francis Wyatt, has pled guilty in a U.S. federal district court in St. Louis, Missouri, for his role in a digital extortion scheme. Wyatt threatened to release stolen confidential information unless the victims met his demands for ransom. He is associated with the notorious hacking…
On a recent Friday, Facebook users across the globe experienced an unexpected logout from their accounts, a situation attributed to a significant data breach affecting over 90 million individuals. The breach was instigated by unknown hackers who exploited three vulnerabilities within Facebook’s system. This prompted the social media platform to…
Data Breach Notification, Data Security, Healthcare Recent Cyber Incidents Affecting HIPAA Business Associates Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • December 12, 2025 Fieldtex Products, a medical supply vendor, has reported hacks affecting patient information. (Image: Fieldtex) Fieldtex Products, a medical supply fulfillment company based in Rochester, New York, has disclosed a…
Cybersecurity Incident: Data Breach at Jaguar Land Rover In a significant cybersecurity incident, Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed that sensitive employee pay data has been compromised due to a cyber-attack. This unauthorized access raises concerns regarding personal information security within the organization and highlights the broader vulnerabilities that businesses face…
Recent vulnerabilities have emerged in the TCP/IP network protocol stack of the open-source reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), which plays a critical role in modern computing systems. Dubbed PixieFail by researchers at Quarkslab, these vulnerabilities involve nine distinct security issues found in the TianoCore EFI Development…
Recent months have seen a marked increase in ransomware assaults targeting critical infrastructure, with cybersecurity researchers identifying a new group engaging in sophisticated, multistage attacks aimed primarily at major corporate networks within Russia. This emerging threat actor, dubbed “OldGremlin,” appears to be linked to numerous operations that have been active…