The MOVEit data breach saw about 632,000 emails from the Departments of Defense and Justice accessed by a criminal hacking group based in Russia, in addition to already-documented personal information leaks at some 1,000 companies.
SolarWinds and its CISO Timothy Brown are facing serious charges in connection with the catastrophic security breach of 2020, with the SEC alleging that he had knowingly ignored and downplayed serious security risks since at least 2018.
Meta is now looking at an EU ban after the EDPB reached a decision on a case referred from Norway. The terms of the decision require Meta to stop behavioral advertising across most of the EU by November 10.
The International Counter Ransomware Initiative conference has produced a pledge by 40 countries to refuse ransomware payments going forward, including the United States and EU members. The pledge appears to only apply to government entities.
The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the Boeing cyber attack that allegedly exploited a zero-day vulnerability and leaked substantial data.
A two-day international summit held in the UK has concluded with an agreement on AI safety, with 28 countries that represent most of the leading forces in AI development getting on board.
The Marina Bay Sands data breach appears to be similar to the ones that struck both MGM and Caesars in recent months. About 665,000 Sands LifeStyle program members are impacted, but the perpetrator remains unknown.
Stanford University Department of Public Safety is investigating an alleged data breach by the Akira ransomware gang that stole 430 GB of data, including private information and confidential documents.
The Russian BlackCat/ALPHV cybergang has claimed responsibility for the Henry Schein ransomware attack and threatened to leak 35 terabytes of internal data. Henry Schein’s devices were encrypted again after ransom negotiations collapsed.
Drawing on terms first proposed in a series of stalled-out data privacy bills that date back to at least 2018, the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 (GSRA) narrows the focus specifically to warrantless government interception at all levels from federal to local.
