The U.S. government has filed a superseding indictment against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, alleging his involvement with hacking groups such as LulzSec and Anonymous. This updated indictment expands on the previous 18-count charges, initially levied in May 2019, though it does not introduce new allegations. The Department of…
A significant development in the cybersecurity landscape has emerged with the arraignment of Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, a 30-year-old Russian national accused of orchestrating major data breaches affecting LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012. The breaches allegedly compromised the personal information of over 100 million users, raising substantial concerns about cybersecurity…
On Wednesday, Facebook disclosed a significant cybersecurity breach impacting its massive user base of 2.2 billion individuals. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that cybercriminals exploited the platform’s “Search” functionality, enabling them to access and scrape the public profile information of nearly all users. This troubling revelation highlights Facebook’s ongoing struggle to…
Recent federal contracting records reviewed indicate that the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is advancing its use of small drones from experimental trials to standard surveillance mechanisms. This shift will expand CBP’s already extensive monitoring capabilities, which in some instances extend far beyond national borders, raising concerns…
In late 2025, the UK government confirmed a significant breach of its cybersecurity defenses, raising major concerns about the vulnerability of government systems. Trade Minister Chris Bryant publicly acknowledged that hackers compromised government networks in October, successfully extracting sensitive information. This breach appears to be linked to a Chinese hacking…
MyHeritage Data Breach Exposes Login Credentials of 92 Million Customers MyHeritage, the Israel-based genealogy and DNA testing service, has reported a significant data breach that compromised the login credentials of more than 92 million users. The breach came to light on June 4, 2018, when an unnamed security researcher stumbled…
Data Breach Notification, Data Security, Healthcare Ransomware Group Rhysida Claims to Have Leaked 3.7TB of Data From Maryland Hospital System Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • December 18, 2025 MedStar Health is alerting patients about a hacking incident involving compromised data. Ransomware group Rhysida claims to have obtained the entity’s stolen…
ICE Expands Cybersecurity Monitoring Amid Heightened Internal Leak Investigations As the Biden administration intensifies efforts to address internal leaks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is quietly renewing a crucial cybersecurity contract focused on monitoring and preserving employee activity within its systems. The operation, termed Cyber Defense and Intelligence Support Services,…
On December 18, 2025, Australia’s University of Sydney reported a significant cybersecurity breach, revealing that hackers compromised an online coding repository, extracting personal information belonging to thousands of staff, students, alumni, and donors. The university characterized the breached data as ‘historic,’ which has placed one of Australia’s leading academic institutions…
