A data broker, owned by major US airlines like Delta, American Airlines, and United, has been found to be collecting and selling domestic flight records of US travelers to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). According to internal documents acquired by 404 Media, the broker instructed CBP not to disclose the…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare Lawmakers Question Executives on Security; State AGs Move to Halt Sale of Bankrupt Firm Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 10, 2025 23andMe’s founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki, interim CEO Joseph Selsavage, and law professor Margaret Hu testified before a Congressional committee concerning the…
Research from SecurityScorecard reveals that nearly every major financial institution in Europe has faced third-party and fourth-party cyber breaches over the past year. The company’s assessment of the continent’s top 100 financial entities based on assets under management (AUM) indicates a concerning 25% increase in third-party breaches within the last…
Apple’s Approach to AI Features Sparks Market Response Amid Privacy Emphasis As the keynote presentation at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference wrapped up this past Monday, observers noted a dip in the company’s stock price. This decline could be attributed to Apple’s relatively understated rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) compared to…
Incident & Breach Response, Security Operations Texas Transportation Department Hack Exposes Crash Records and Driver Information Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 10, 2025 A road accident in Plano, Texas, on March 10, 2023. (Image: Keekeh Rojas/Shutterstock) In a significant cybersecurity breach, nearly 300,000 crash reports containing sensitive personal information were…
TxDOT and Five San Antonio Businesses Victimized by Data Breaches In a significant cybersecurity incident, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and five San Antonio-based businesses have reported data breaches that may compromise sensitive information. This troubling development underscores the increasing vulnerability of organizations to cyber threats and the necessity…
Researchers have recently discovered two publicly accessible exploits that effectively bypass the protections offered by Secure Boot, a widely adopted mechanism designed to ensure devices load only secure operating system images at startup. In response, Microsoft has initiated measures to mitigate one of these exploits while opting to leave the…
3rd Party Risk Management, Governance & Risk Management, Video Experts Advocate for Routine Vendor Risk Assessments Rather Than One-Time Evaluations Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • June 10, 2025 Lance Mueller, President of The Digital Trust Ecosystem, and Mohammad Barakat, Co-Chair of the ACFCS MENA Chapter As the complexity of vendor ecosystems…
Jackson Health System Takes Swift Action Following Data Breach In a recent incident highlighting the ongoing challenges of cybersecurity in healthcare, the Jackson Health System announced that it is responding decisively to a data breach that has compromised sensitive patient information. Following the discovery of unauthorized access to its systems,…
