A significant security breach at PrepHero, a college recruiting platform, has revealed millions of unencrypted records containing sensitive personal information, including passport images of student-athletes. Recent findings exposed over three million personal records of young athletes and their coaches unprotected online. This discovery was made by Jeremiah Fowler, a cybersecurity…
Marks and Spencer Confirms Data Breach Following April Cyber Attack Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2025 Marks and Spencer Group plc (M&S) has confirmed that adversaries successfully infiltrated its systems during a ransomware attack in April, leading to the theft of customer data. The company previously reported managing a cyber incident…
Digital fraud has reached alarming heights, with Americans suffering losses of approximately $16.6 billion to online crimes in the past year alone. Nearly 200,000 individuals reported various scams, including phishing and spoofing, to the FBI. A significant portion of these scams, amounting to over $470 million, originated via text messages,…
In a concerning development within the cybersecurity landscape, a new iteration of ransomware has shifted focus from traditional file-encrypting tactics to a more sophisticated type of malware that targets the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Hackers have long exploited file-encrypting malware that locks users out of their data, demanding cryptocurrency for…
Agentic AI, Encryption & Key Management, Security Operations Introducing Real-Time, In-Depth Cryptographic Discovery to Enhance Certificate Automation Offerings Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 13, 2025 Keyfactor CEO Jordan Rackie and co-founder/CTO Ted Shorter (Images: Keyfactor) Keyfactor has made a strategic move in the cybersecurity landscape by acquiring two startups, aiming…
Marks & Spencer Faces Cyber Attack: Customers Advised to Stay Vigilant In a recent cybersecurity incident, Marks & Spencer (M&S), a prominent UK-based retailer, confirmed that a cyber attack resulted in the unauthorized access to some of its customers’ personal data. This breach, which raised alarms among cyber security experts,…
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Data Breach Notification, Data Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Recent Breaches Reported by an Alabama Ophthalmology Practice and a California Dental Clinic Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • May 12, 2025 California’s Sonrisas Dental Health is among the healthcare entities impacted by recent breaches attributed to the BianLian cybercrime gang. (Image:…
Organizations worldwide, including those in Singapore, are increasingly falling prey to identity-centric cyberattacks. A concerning trend has emerged where SingPass accounts—key gateways to various government and private services—are reportedly available for purchase on the dark web. The evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats underscores the need for vigilance, as these identity-related…
