PowerSchool Hacker Sentenced to Personal Recognizance Bond In a recent development within the cybersecurity landscape, the individual responsible for the PowerSchool data breach has pled guilty to charges related to the incident and has been released on a personal recognizance bond. This case raises critical concerns for educational institutions and…
For years, gray-market services, commonly referred to as “bulletproof” hosts, have been pivotal for cybercriminals aiming to operate web infrastructure with minimal oversight. However, as global law enforcement agencies intensify their initiatives to combat digital threats, they have implemented strategies to extract customer information from these hosts, increasingly targeting those…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Government Supreme Court Decision Overturns Lower Court’s Injunction David Perera (@daveperera) • June 6, 2025 Image: Bill Perry/Shutterstock In a significant legal shift, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) access to American citizens’ data held by the Social Security Administration…
Jackson Health System Terminates Employee Amid Patient Data Breach Controversy In a significant development in the realm of healthcare cybersecurity, Jackson Health System has announced the termination of an employee linked to a breach of patient data. This incident raises critical questions about data security within one of South Florida’s…
FBI Warns of Widespread Malware Infection in Low-Cost Media Devices Millions of affordable devices catering to media streaming, automotive entertainment, and video projection are reportedly compromised by malware, transforming consumer networks into conduits for distributing malicious software, obscuring unauthorized communications, and executing various illicit operations. This alarming report has been…
A recent investigation has uncovered that numerous popular Google Chrome extensions are leaking sensitive user data over unencrypted HTTP connections, potentially putting millions of users at significant risk regarding privacy and security. The findings, released by cybersecurity experts and detailed in a blog post by Symantec, highlight alarming practices involving…
In a concerning development for cybersecurity, an extensive data leak has resurfaced, now paired with sensitive customer information, significantly broadening the scope of personal data exposed. This recent incident has directly impacted users linked to an older data compromise associated with AT&T, where millions of phone numbers were originally compromised…
Roughly 12,500 miles above the Earth, satellites that form the backbone of the Global Positioning System (GPS) play an integral role in modern society. A disruption in their function could plunge daily life into disarray almost immediately. According to Dana Goward, founder of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, a…
Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Security Startup Innovates on Unstructured Data Protection and Endpoint Security Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • June 5, 2025 Eran Barak, co-founder and CEO, Mind (Image: Mind) A startup, spearheaded by the former CEO of Hexadite, has successfully raised $30 million to advance a disruptive approach to…