Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Canadian Cybersecurity Breaches: Hacking Incidents and Vulnerabilities Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • June 26, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG In a weekly roundup of cybersecurity incidents and breaches, Information Security Media Group highlights significant events including the UK NHS’s link between ransomware and patient…
On Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) identified CVE-2024-54085 as a newly recognized vulnerability actively being exploited in the wild. While the specifics surrounding this vulnerability remain undisclosed, its implications have raised significant concern among cybersecurity experts. Research conducted by Eclypsium highlighted the wide-ranging repercussions of these exploits.…
KPMG Outpaces ThreatConnect in Latest Cyber Risk Ranking by Forrester In the latest Forrester Wave report on cyber risk quantification (CRQ), Safe Security and Axio have successfully maintained their dominance, whereas KPMG has climbed onto the leaderboard and ThreatConnect has experienced a significant drop. This shift underscores the rapidly evolving…
A significant class action settlement of $177 million has emerged from a legal battle involving AT&T, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States. Customers who have been with AT&T may find themselves eligible to claim part of this settlement, although expecting a substantial payout may be unrealistic.…
Government , Industry Specific , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Federal CIO Gregory Barbaccia Addresses Leadership Challenges in Memo Yamini Kalra • June 26, 2025 Gregory Barbaccia, U.S. Federal CIO In January 2025, Gregory Barbaccia assumed the role of U.S. federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), becoming the sixth…
In 2024, over 2,400 suspected data breaches were recorded across 27 councils in the UK, as revealed by a series of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests. This alarming statistic underscores the growing challenges local authorities face in safeguarding sensitive information amidst an evolving cyber landscape. The analysis, conducted by USB…
Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Security Predibase Acquisition Enhances AI Talent, Cost-Optimization, and Model Technology Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • June 25, 2025 Predibase co-founder and CEO Devvret Rishi and Rubrik Chief Business Officer Mike Tornincasa (Images: Rubrik) Rubrik is set to acquire Predibase, a startup founded by…
AT&T Faces $177 Million Settlement Over Customer Data Breaches In a significant development in the realm of cybersecurity, AT&T has agreed to a settlement totaling $177 million in response to breaches that compromised customer data. This marks one of the largest settlements in recent history related to data privacy violations,…
Significant Graphics Performance Gains for Ubuntu Users on Intel Systems Amid Spectre Mitigation Changes Ubuntu users operating on Intel-based systems may soon experience a notable enhancement in graphics performance, potentially achieving up to a 20 percent increase. This improvement comes as the Ubuntu development team plans to disable certain security…
