Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Standards, Regulations & Compliance Executive Director Bridget Bean Discusses Proactive Alert Systems That Prevented $8.7 Billion in Potential Damages Rahul Neel Mani (@rneelmani) • May 19, 2025 Bridget Bean, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency With state-sponsored cyber threats from China,…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response, Ransomware After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise, Criminals Extort Schools Directly Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Let’s gather around and listen to the story of the ransomware hackers who deleted stolen data. (Image: Shutterstock) In a troubling turn of…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Social Engineering Report Exposes Deceptive Job Network Linked to Chinese Intelligence Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • May 16, 2025 Chinese soldiers assemble in Tiananmen Square, January 3, 2017. (Image: Twinsterphoto/Shutterstock) According to a recent investigation, a network of fraudulent companies is targeting former…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware HIPAA Protected Health Information Compromised in November 2023 Cyberattack Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 30, 2025 Image: City of Long Beach, California The City of Long Beach, California, is in the process of notifying approximately 260,000 individuals regarding a significant breach of their protected…
Significant Data Breach at Verisource Services Affects 4 Million Individuals On February 28, 2024, Verisource Services, an employee benefits administrator based in Texas, experienced a severe data breach, escalating the confirmed number of affected individuals to 4 million. This figure marks a drastic increase from the initial report of 1,382…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Geo Focus: Australia, Geo-Specific New Australian Legislation Mandates Reporting of Ransom Payments Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • April 22, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Organizations in Australia are facing a deadline of approximately 40 days to comply with a newly enacted law that mandates the reporting of ransomware payments…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Healthcare, Industry Specific Sen. Mark Warner Raises Concerns Over Oracle’s Role Amidst Security Breaches Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • April 9, 2025 Image: TikTok Concerns regarding Oracle’s potential acquisition of TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance, have been amplified following the software company’s two significant data…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Hoxhunt Forecasts Rise of AI-Driven Phishing Solutions Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • April 7, 2025 Artificial intelligence has advanced beyond its initial capabilities in games like chess and Go and is now effectively outperforming human red teams…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Governance & Risk Management New Evidence Emerges of Chinese Cyber Operations Targeting Ivanti Products Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • April 4, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A recent investigation has revealed that a suspected cyberespionage group from China has been targeting Ivanti’s VPN appliances, installing…
