ESET has reported on RoundPress, an advanced cyber espionage initiative conducted by Russia’s Fancy Bear (Sednit), targeting organizations associated with Ukraine through vulnerabilities in webmail systems and deploying SpyPress malware. Cybersecurity experts at ESET have unveiled a complex cyber espionage campaign, dubbed RoundPress, with “medium confidence” attribution to the Russian-backed…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response, Ransomware After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise, Criminals Extort Schools Directly Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Let’s gather around and listen to the story of the ransomware hackers who deleted stolen data. (Image: Shutterstock) In a troubling turn of…
Delete Yourself, Part 2: Your Personal Data on the Dark Web In a recent report issued by the Wall Street Journal, the unsettling revelation concerning personal information surfacing on the dark web has intensified awareness about data privacy risks. Data breaches are no longer merely a possibility; they have become…
TeleMessage Hacked, Compromising Sensitive Data of U.S. Customs and Cryptocurrency Exchange Recent reports indicate that a hacker successfully gained unauthorized access to TeleMessage’s servers, revealing significant vulnerabilities within the system. The breach included the discovery of user credentials linked to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official, part of…
Data Breach Notification, Data Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Recent Findings Highlight Growing Risks of Data Breaches Beyond Ransomware Mathew J. Schwartz ( euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Image: Otto Soglow / Hennepin County Library The landscape of data breaches has grown increasingly complex, with organizations facing not only ransomware…
Crypto Exchanges Face Hack Attempts: Binance and Kraken Implement Successful Countermeasures Recent cyber threats have put several cryptocurrency exchanges under scrutiny as attempts to breach their security protocols escalated. Noteworthy are Binance and Kraken, both of which experienced social engineering attacks similar to those that impacted Coinbase. However, unlike Coinbase,…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Healthcare, Industry Specific Company Implements Extensive Use Cases, Highlights Responsible AI to Restore Trust Rahul Neel Mani (@rneelmani) • May 15, 2025 Image: UnitedHealth Group Following a problematic AI deployment that resulted in an alarming 90% error rate in Medicare claim denials, UnitedHealth Group is…
Substantial Data Breach Impacts 23andMe Customers: $30 Million Settlement Announced In 2023, a significant data breach at genetic testing giant 23andMe led to a prolonged period of upheaval for the company, which is based in San Francisco. This breach, announced in October 2023, involved unauthorized access to sensitive customer information,…
Recent developments at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) concerning autism research have raised significant data privacy concerns, particularly following its decision to abandon a proposed national registry for diagnosed individuals. Attorneys Ariana Aboulafia and Andrew Crawford from the Center for Democracy and Technology have highlighted these issues, emphasizing…
