Cybersecurity Breaches Impact Over 35 Million Americans in 2025 More than 35 million individuals encountered significant compromises due to large-scale healthcare data breaches reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) throughout 2025. This alarming trend, highlighted in OCR’s public breach report database, reflects the ongoing risks faced by…
Human beings are intricate entities characterized by consciousness and emotion, capable of thought-driven actions. In the dynamic field of cybersecurity, humans remain a primary target for malicious actors. Over time, attackers have honed their abilities to exploit various aspects of human psychology, manipulating emotional triggers and biases to influence behaviors…
A significant development in cybersecurity has emerged as the Chinese firm Qihoo 360 Netlab announced a collaboration with Baidu aimed at dismantling a malware botnet that has compromised hundreds of thousands of systems. The targeted botnet, linked to a group known as ShuangQiang or “Double Gun,” has a history of…
Data Breach at Forever 21 Affects Customer Credit Card Information In November 2017, Forever 21, the prominent retail clothing chain, reported a significant data breach that has now been confirmed to have compromised customer credit card information across multiple store locations in the United States for several months during the…
CISO Trainings, Governance & Risk Management, Leadership & Executive Communication Documenting Risks: The Essential Duty for Security Leaders to Combat Retroactive Accountability Brandy Harris • December 17, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A recent post on LinkedIn has sparked conversations within cybersecurity communities, presenting what appears to be a CISO’s resignation letter…
New York Home Healthcare Provider Reports Email Account Breach In a recent cybersecurity incident, a New York-based home healthcare provider has disclosed a breach involving one of its email accounts. This alarming development has raised concerns among business owners, particularly in the healthcare sector, where sensitive data is frequently handled.…
A significant security vulnerability affecting Bluetooth technology poses risks to Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS devices. Identified as CVE-2023-45866, this flaw allows malicious actors to bypass authentication procedures, enabling unauthorized access to susceptible devices and the capability to execute commands remotely. According to security researcher Marc Newlin, who disclosed these…
New Malware Threat Targets Air-Gapped Systems in Southeast Asia Recent research from Kaspersky has unveiled that a sophisticated Chinese threat actor, identified as Cycldek, has enhanced its capabilities to attack air-gapped systems with the intent of exfiltrating sensitive information for espionage purposes. Cycldek, also known as Goblin Panda or Conimes,…
Canadian Man Charged in Massive Data Breach Operation Canadian law enforcement has apprehended an individual in Ontario for allegedly running a website that amassed stolen personal identity records from approximately three billion online accounts. The accused, Jordan Evan Bloom, 27, from Thornhill, is connected to LeakedSource.com, a site known for…
