In a distressing incident that highlights the exposed vulnerabilities within organizations, a recent leak of Twitter data disclosed personal information from approximately 2.8 billion users. This event, suspected to be an insider breach, underscores the pressing security threats associated with insider access. As companies confront significant layoffs and contractor terminations,…
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…
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…
Recent Social Engineering Attempts Target Crypto Platforms: A Deep Dive In a striking revelation, major cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kraken have recently thwarted attempts by hackers seeking to compromise their systems through social engineering. This follows a significant data breach experienced by Coinbase, where attackers managed to breach customer information…
Cybersecurity Spending, Healthcare, Industry Specific HHS Secretary Addresses Congress on Proposed FY 2026 Budget Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • May 14, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, testified in hearings regarding the HHS budget cuts and fiscal strategies. (Image: U.S. House…
Significant Vulnerabilities in VPNs Exposed During RSA Conference 2025 At the recently held RSA Conference in 2025, discussions centered around cybersecurity highlighted troubling vulnerabilities inherent in traditional Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Notably, Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, emphasized during an interview that VPNs are fundamentally flawed. "VPNs are…
Explore topics such as Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Events, and Fraud Management & Cybercrime. CISO Joe Carson Discusses How NATO’s Locked Shields Enhances Defense Readiness Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 14, 2025 Joe Carson, Chief Security Evangelist and Advisory CISO, Segura Every year, the imaginary island nation of Berylia…
Data Security CEO Howard Ting Resigns as Cyberhaven Reaches $1B Valuation Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • May 13, 2025 Nishant Doshi, interim CEO, Cyberhaven (Image: Cyberhaven) Cyberhaven, a data protection startup, has appointed its Chief Product and Development Officer Nishant Doshi as interim CEO following the resignation of Howard Ting. This…
