In a significant development concerning cybersecurity, two hackers have been sentenced for their involvement in the 2015 breach of TalkTalk, one of the United Kingdom’s largest telecommunications companies. The incident resulted in the theft of personal information, banking details, and credit card information from over 156,000 customers. Matthew Hanley, 23,…
Agentic AI, Identity & Access Management, Security Operations KKR-Led Series B Investment Fuels Focus on AI Agent and Non-Human Identity Management Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • December 11, 2025 Paul Zolfaghari, President, Saviynt (Image: Saviynt) Identity security leader Saviynt has successfully raised $700 million, underpinned by a Series B financing round,…
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The maintainers of Jenkins, an open-source automation server widely used for continuous integration and delivery, have patched nine security vulnerabilities, including one critical issue that poses a serious risk of remote code execution (RCE). This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-23897, allows unauthorized users to read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller’s…
On Wednesday, a joint alert was issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Departments of Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services (HHS), signaling an urgent escalation in ransomware attacks directed at the healthcare sector. This warning highlights an alarming trend where malicious cyber actors are targeting hospitals…
Incident of Impersonation Data Breach Raises Alarms Over Cybersecurity Risks On September 4, a privacy specialist at Charter Communications responded to an emergency data request from someone impersonating Officer Jason Corse of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Within minutes, sensitive personal information—including the name, home address, phone numbers, and email address…
The true identity of the hacker known as Tessa88, linked to numerous high-profile cyber incidents such as the breaches of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and MySpace, has been uncovered as Maksim Vladimirovich Donakov, a resident of Penza, Russian Federation. Tessa88 rose to notoriety in early 2016 by offering stolen data from some…
Encryption & Key Management, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Security Operations UK Regulator Fines Password Manager LastPass £1.2 Million Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 11, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has levied a substantial fine of £1.2 million against LastPass, the password management service, following a…
Travel Industry Urged to Accelerate Digital Transformation Amid Rising Cybersecurity Incidents In light of escalating cyber breaches, experts are advising the travel sector to intensify its digital transformation efforts. A recent report highlights that the industry continues to face a significant threat landscape, making robust cybersecurity measures more crucial than…
