Uber’s Concealed Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of 57 Million Users Uber Technologies Inc. has found itself in the spotlight yet again, this time due to revelations surrounding a significant data breach that took place in October 2016. The company has acknowledged that the breach compromised the personal data of…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Government, Industry Specific New Report Indicates Shortcomings in DOE’s Cybersecurity and AI Governance Amid Rapid Technological Advancement Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • December 24, 2025 Image: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is entering 2026 amidst growing concerns regarding its lagging governance in relation to…
Kazakhstan-Born Hacker Enters Guilty Plea in Massive Yahoo Data Breach Karim Baratov, a 22-year-old Canadian citizen originally from Kazakhstan, has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a significant data breach that compromised all three billion Yahoo accounts in 2014. The U.S. Justice Department previously announced charges against Russian intelligence officers…
Coupang Data Breach Highlights Cybersecurity Shortcomings and Regulatory Challenges A significant data breach at Coupang, one of South Korea’s largest e-commerce platforms, has raised critical concerns about the company’s approach to cybersecurity and its accountability in safeguarding customer information. This incident is noteworthy not just as a cybersecurity issue but…
Shortly after cybersecurity researchers raised warnings about two significant vulnerabilities in the SaltStack configuration framework, an ongoing campaign has already begun exploiting these flaws, targeting organizations such as LineageOS, Ghost, and DigiCert. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, permit attackers to execute arbitrary code on remote servers operating within…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development, The Future of AI & Cybersecurity Acquisition Streamlines Security Operations From Asset Discovery to Remediation Jennifer Lawinski • December 23, 2025 Image: Shutterstock ServiceNow, a leader in artificial intelligence software, has made a substantial move in the cybersecurity landscape by…
Data Breach at Consonus Healthcare Services Affects Thousands of Employees Consonus Healthcare Services has come under scrutiny following allegations in a recent lawsuit that the company delayed notifying current and former employees about a significant data breach affecting their personal information. The breach reportedly occurred in early August, but it…
PayPal Reports Data Breach Affecting 1.6 Million Customers of TIO Networks In a significant security incident, PayPal has revealed that a data breach may have compromised personally identifiable information for approximately 1.6 million customers associated with TIO Networks, a payment processing company it acquired in July 2017 for $233 million.…
Qualcomm Issues Security Advisory for High-Severity Flaws In recent developments, chipmaker Qualcomm has disclosed significant information regarding three critical security vulnerabilities that were reportedly exploited in targeted attacks as of October 2023. The company emphasized that these flaws were subjected to “limited, targeted exploitation,” raising alarms about their implications for…
