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U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions
Krebs on Security · Sep 25, 2026
Army soldier sentenced for spree of attacks on AT&T, Snowflake and other major companies
CyberScoop · Sep 25, 2026
Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings
The Record · Sep 25, 2026
Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
CyberScoop · Sep 25, 2026
LinkedIn adds new checks for fake profiles and work histories
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 25, 2026
Cyberattack hits Welsh police force, may have affected staff data
The Record · Sep 25, 2026
Rydox marketplace admin pleads guilty, faces 22 years in prison
Bleeping Computer · Sep 25, 2026
PI’s response to the UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology on data regulation in the age of AI and other data-intensive technologies
Privacy International · Sep 25, 2026
Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks
The Record · Sep 24, 2026
DraftKings Is Using AI to Supercharge the Harms of Online Behavioral Advertising
EFF Deeplinks · Sep 24, 2026
Rydox cybercriminal marketplace operator pleads guilty following co-conspirator brothers’s deportation
The Record · Sep 24, 2026
California Enacts Several Minors’ Privacy and Safety Laws
PogoWasRight · Sep 24, 2026
Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks
CyberScoop · Sep 24, 2026
Astrana latest healthcare tech firm to report data breach to SEC
The Record · Sep 24, 2026
Google’s location data privacy failures draw a €403 million fine
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 24, 2026
UK regulator to investigate Pornhub parent company for alleged age verification failings
The Record · Sep 23, 2026
How device code phishing gives scammers access to your account
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 23, 2026
Malicious AI agents steal 600K credit cards, infect 100+ sites with skimmers
Bleeping Computer · Sep 23, 2026
FBI investigating alleged ShinyHunters breach of its jobs site
The Record · Sep 23, 2026
Latvia arrests suspected hacker for electronics repair company breach
The Record · Sep 23, 2026
Fake Claude Max giveaway hides a Google account phishing trap
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 23, 2026
ShinyHunters claims FBI breach was revenge for “false” report
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 23, 2026
Canadian regulator opens probe of IDScan for allegedly violating data privacy laws
PogoWasRight · Sep 23, 2026
ShinyHunters claims attack on FBI exposes almost all agents
CyberScoop · Sep 22, 2026
Sweden fines Miljödata $183,000 over breach affecting 2.2 million
Bleeping Computer · Sep 22, 2026
Canadian regulator opens probe of IDScan for allegedly violating data privacy laws
The Record · Sep 22, 2026
ShinyHunters claims FBI hack, data theft in PeopleSoft zero-day breach
Bleeping Computer · Sep 22, 2026
Two arrested in UK after Microsoft takedown of ‘Eviltokens’ AI-chatbot for cybercriminals
The Record · Sep 22, 2026
Some cheap smart glasses are a security disaster
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 22, 2026
Google fined €403m by Irish data watchdog over location data
PogoWasRight · Sep 22, 2026