U.S. federal agencies have issued a warning regarding potential cyberattacks orchestrated by hackers linked to the Iranian government. These attacks are expected to focus on industrial control systems at water treatment facilities and other vital infrastructure in retaliation for recent military actions by Israel and the United States. A cybersecurity…
Senate Ousts Controversial AI Regulatory Moratorium in Trump’s Spending Bill In a notable legislative development, the U.S. Senate recently approved President Donald Trump’s comprehensive domestic tax and spending bill, after removing a divisive 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulations. This decision came amid bipartisan backlash, underscoring the growing…
A recent analysis by IBM focusing on data breaches from March 2023 through February 2024 has unearthed significant trends that cannot be overlooked by businesses, especially the rising threat of shadow data. Shadow data refers to the information that organizations lose track of, which can be more common than one…
Cybercrime, Finance & Banking, Fraud Management & Cybercrime U.S. Sanctions Russian Hosting Provider Linked to Cybercrime David Perera (@daveperera) • July 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The U.S. government has severed ties with a Russian digital infrastructure provider, Aeza Group, based in St. Petersburg, which has been implicated in facilitating cybercriminal…
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…