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New Research Raises Serious Concerns About Security of Cloud-Based Password Managers

February 24, 2026

A new study from ETH Zurich is causing some serious re-evaluation of the use of cloud-based password managers, as the researchers found an assortment of vulnerabilities in three of the most popular choices. This range of vulnerabilities make a similar range of known attacks possible, up to a dozen with the most readily compromised option.

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BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

November 10, 2023

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.

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Formjacking Attacks Pose New Threat for Internet Users

March 1, 2019

According to a new report from security research firm Symantec, cyber criminals and other hacker syndicates are carrying out “formjacking” attacks at an increasing rate, making it one of the fastest growing forms of cyber attacks on the Internet right now.

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Data Protection News

Despite Fines and Major Platform Changes, YouTube Still Violating Child Privacy by Serving Targeted Ads

August 30, 2023

A new report from ad evaluation firm Adalytics finds that some of YouTube’s targeted ads are still slipping through the cracks, and potentially violating federal child privacy law. The revelation has prompted two US Senators to write a letter to the FTC.

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Codecov Supply Chain Attack Remained Undetected For Months and Potentially Affected Major Companies Including Google, IBM, HP, and Others

April 30, 2021

Codecov supply chain attack remained undetected for months and likely affected Google, IBM, HP, and others. Hackers stole user data from the company’s continuous integration environment.

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Researcher Hacks 35 Major Companies In A Mock Supply Chain Attack

February 18, 2021

The supply chain attack method leverages commonly-used dependency managers and private or non-existent dependencies to install malicious code and backdoors in internal applications.

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Marquis Cyber Attack Affected Over 672,000, Akira Ransomware Gang Exonerated

March 24, 2026

The sensitive personal and financial information of 672,075 people was compromised during the August 2025 Marquis cyberattack, which was previously misattributed to a Russian ransomware gang.

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Phishing Campaign Leverages Facebook Posts to Bypass Email Security

December 28, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign leveraging Facebook posts to bypass email security and steal users' account credentials and personal information.

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DC Board of Election Data Breach Leaked the Entire Voter Roll, Including PII

November 2, 2023

The District of Columbia Board of Elections data breach claimed by a Russian ransomware gang leaked the entire voter roll, including personal information and voting records.

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Data Privacy News

Internet Society’s “Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit” Aims to Protect the Future of the Internet

September 9, 2020

This vision of the future of the internet is manifesting in democratic nations as well in the form of laws that hold intermediaries liable for the packets they transfer among other measures.

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New Research Raises Serious Concerns About Security of Cloud-Based Password Managers

BlackCat Ransomware Attack Disrupted Healthcare Giant Henry Schein, Terabytes of Data Stolen

Formjacking Attacks Pose New Threat for Internet Users

Despite Fines and Major Platform Changes, YouTube Still Violating Child Privacy by Serving Targeted Ads

Codecov Supply Chain Attack Remained Undetected For Months and Potentially Affected Major Companies Including Google, IBM, HP, and Others

Researcher Hacks 35 Major Companies In A Mock Supply Chain Attack

Marquis Cyber Attack Affected Over 672,000, Akira Ransomware Gang Exonerated

Phishing Campaign Leverages Facebook Posts to Bypass Email Security

DC Board of Election Data Breach Leaked the Entire Voter Roll, Including PII

Internet Society’s “Internet Impact Assessment Toolkit” Aims to Protect the Future of the Internet

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People