FTC Sets Requirements for Health Breach Notifications Amid Rising Cybersecurity Threats In a significant move towards bolstering consumer protection, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unveiled its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). This new regulation mandates that entities engaged in the health sector promptly notify affected individuals in the event…
3rd Party Risk Management, Data Breach Notification, Data Security Horizon Healthcare RCM Indicates Possible Ransom Payment in Data Breach Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 30, 2025 Horizon Healthcare RCM is the latest revenue cycle management entity to report a ransomware attack. (Image: Horizon Healthcare RCM) Horizon Healthcare RCM has…
Attention to U.S. readers: if you haven’t updated your passwords since last November, now is the time to act. One of the primary avenues through which hackers infiltrate accounts is via data breaches, where sensitive information such as usernames and passwords gets exposed. Once this data is compromised, it can…
In a striking incident highlighting the pervasive risks of cyber espionage, the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico successfully compromised the phone of an FBI official involved in the investigation of notorious kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. This revelation comes from a recently released report by the Justice Department, which outlines…
Cloud Security, Security Operations Claudia Plattner: Transition to European Technologies Not Feasible Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 30, 2025 Clouds over Berlin. (Image: Shutterstock) The head of the German Federal Office for Information Security, Claudia Plattner, has deemed European efforts to replace foreign technology with homegrown solutions as “unrealistic” in…
3rd Party Risk Management, Data Breach Notification, Data Security Horizon Healthcare RCM Indicates Potential Ransom Payment in Data Breach Incident Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 30, 2025 Horizon Healthcare RCM has reported a ransomware attack affecting its systems. (Image: Horizon Healthcare RCM) Horizon Healthcare RCM has become the latest…
The North Korean government has leveraged an increasingly insidious method to circumvent international sanctions, tasking its citizens with covertly applying for remote technology positions in Western nations. Recent revelations from a coordinated operation by U.S. law enforcement highlight the extent of this infiltration, revealing that a significant portion of the…
Endpoint Security, Governance & Risk Management, Internet of Things Security Maryam Shoraka of Sydney Trains Discusses Identifying Vulnerabilities in Operational Technology Systems Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • June 30, 2025 Maryam Shoraka, Head of OT Cybersecurity Operations at Sydney Trains In a recent discussion, Maryam Shoraka, who leads Operational Technology (OT)…
Ahold Delhaize Confirms Data Breach Affecting Over 2.2 Million Employees Ahold Delhaize, one of the largest food retailers globally, has disclosed a significant data breach impacting its U.S. operations, revealing that personal data of more than 2.2 million individuals has been compromised. The incident, attributed to a ransomware attack that…
