Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Also: Texas AG Sues Smart TV Manufacturers, Fortinet SSO Flaws Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • December 18, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG This week, Information Security Media Group presents a roundup of significant cybersecurity breaches globally. Major developments include a leadership transition at Coupang,…
A significant data breach has come to light, involving the personal viewing histories of numerous individuals who previously held accounts with Pornhub Premium. The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims responsibility, alleging they have pilfered a 94GB database comprising over 200 million records (specifically 201,211,943) detailing user searches, downloads, and video activities.…
In a significant cybersecurity breach, the adult video platform PornHub has fallen victim to extortion attempts from the ShinyHunters hacking group. This follows the reported theft of search and viewing history concerning PornHub’s Premium members, which stemmed from a recent compromise of analytics provider Mixpanel. Last week, PornHub issued a…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development, The Future of AI & Cybersecurity AI Firm Warns New Models Could Pose High Cybersecurity Risks as Dual-Use Capabilities Expand Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • December 11, 2025 Image: Shutterstock OpenAI has announced its preparations for artificial intelligence models to potentially…
Google’s Practices Under Scrutiny by EU Regulators The European Union is intensifying its scrutiny of Google’s competitive tactics with a new investigation focusing on the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) in generating search result summaries. This probe aims to determine whether Google has been using content from publishers to…
Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Attackers Could Exploit Tampered Configuration Files on Developer Machines Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • December 3, 2025 Image: Shutterstock OpenAI has addressed a significant command-injection vulnerability in its Codex Command Line Interface (CLI), which previously allowed attackers to execute…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development E-Commerce Faces Existential Threat as Autonomous Shoppers Shift Away from Ads Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • December 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The online retail sector has long perfected strategies to drive consumers towards making purchases. However, it now contends with a…
Data Breach Notification, Data Security OpenAI Investigates Third-Party Data Breach; API User Information Compromised Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • November 28, 2025 Image: Shutterstock OpenAI, a leader in artificial intelligence research and development, has temporarily halted its use of the analytics platform Mixpanel following a data breach that reportedly exposed sensitive…
In a significant breach impacting user trust, OpenAI recently alerted its API platform users about a data exposure event linked to third-party analytics provider Mixpanel. On November 27, 2025, OpenAI disclosed that unauthorized access to Mixpanel’s systems on November 9 resulted in the leak of sensitive data, including names, email…
