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Data Privacy News

Big Tech Isn’t Breaking Any Privacy Rules if There Aren’t Rules to Break

December 27, 2021

Privacy rules do for enterprise what enterprise won’t do for itself. Asking Big Tech to take the high road even when it hurts their profits is like asking dental patients to pull their own teeth. As long as policymakers delay robust data regulations, there aren’t any rules for Big Tech to break.

Finger on laptop keyboard showing Iranian hackers target water utilities

Cyber Security News

Iranian Hackers Strike US Water Utilities in Retaliation for Israel Support

December 6, 2023

A group calling itself "Cyber Av3ngers," believed to be supported by Iran's government, has declared war against Western organizations making use of Israeli technology. One of the opening salvos in this campaign appears to be against US water utilities, with at least one confirmed strike by the Iranian hackers in Pennsylvania.

Padlocks symbolizing data protection in the network showing Russian hackers brute force passwords

Cyber Security News

NSA and GCHQ Warn That Russian Hackers Frequently Brute Force Passwords at Scale Using Kubernetes Clusters

July 8, 2021

A joint cybersecurity advisory by the NSA and GCHQ warns that Russian hackers are brute forcing passwords on the cloud using a Kubernetes cluster in a global cyber espionage campaign.

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Cyber Security News

Smart Devices Adding Security Updates to Combat Vulnerabilities, but EU Consumers Remain Unimpressed

October 25, 2022

Research finds that a number of manufacturers are not providing security updates for smart devices for nearly as long as their expected life cycles. In addition, manufacturers often do not specify exactly how long they plan to support security updates.

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Cyber Security News

White House Memo is First Step Toward Mandatory Zero Trust Strategy for Federal Agencies

February 3, 2022

The Biden administration has taken the first step toward implementing a government-wide zero trust strategy with a memorandum addressed to all federal agencies, outlining the basic goals to be reached by the end of fiscal year 2024.

Laptop with digital emails showing support systems abused for spam

Cyber Security News

Hackers Abuse Convenience Feature of Zendesk Support Systems for Strange Spam Campaign

January 26, 2026

The big threat posed by this attack on Zendesk support systems is that the bogus message is seen as originating from the impersonated company's servers, giving it a leg up on penetrating automated spam and security filters.

Women with face mask using laptop showing increase cyber attacks on remote work during COVID-19

Cyber Security News

New Security Report Breaks Down Increase in Cyber Attacks Due to Remote Work; Lack of Training, Overwhelmed IT Departments are the Main Issues

October 16, 2020

With the unprecedented increase in remote work, new study shows a global increase in nearly all types of cyber attacks since the COVID-19 social distancing measures began.

China flag on keyboard showing Chinese hackers malware campaign

Cyber Security News

Multiple Government Agencies Warn of Long-Term, Potentially Large-Scale BRICKSTORM Malware Campaign by Chinese Hackers

December 8, 2025

A new warning documents an ongoing campaign by Chinese hackers making use of the sophisticated BRICKSTORM malware to target public sector organizations and IT companies for long-term espionage purposes. The average dwell time for these documented breaches is a little over a year.

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Data Privacy News

China Removes 105 Mobile Apps From Public Stores for Privacy Violations & Criminal Activity, Including Tripadvisor

December 11, 2020

The current wave of action against mobile apps stems from an early November promise from the CAC to "clean up" those that are committing privacy violations or facilitating criminal activity.

Mission control center showing Chinese malware in military systems

Cyber Security News

U.S. Military Systems Infected by Chinese Malware: How Deep Does It Run?

August 7, 2023

Anonymous officials from the Biden administration have told the New York Times that Chinese malware has been planted in the networks that control the critical infrastructure of military bases. The "ticking time bomb" could potentially cripple military systems in the event of a conflict between the two countries.

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Big Tech Isn’t Breaking Any Privacy Rules if There Aren’t Rules to Break

Iranian Hackers Strike US Water Utilities in Retaliation for Israel Support

NSA and GCHQ Warn That Russian Hackers Frequently Brute Force Passwords at Scale Using Kubernetes Clusters

Smart Devices Adding Security Updates to Combat Vulnerabilities, but EU Consumers Remain Unimpressed

White House Memo is First Step Toward Mandatory Zero Trust Strategy for Federal Agencies

Hackers Abuse Convenience Feature of Zendesk Support Systems for Strange Spam Campaign

New Security Report Breaks Down Increase in Cyber Attacks Due to Remote Work; Lack of Training, Overwhelmed IT Departments are the Main Issues

Multiple Government Agencies Warn of Long-Term, Potentially Large-Scale BRICKSTORM Malware Campaign by Chinese Hackers

China Removes 105 Mobile Apps From Public Stores for Privacy Violations & Criminal Activity, Including Tripadvisor

U.S. Military Systems Infected by Chinese Malware: How Deep Does It Run?

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos