IA: Dallas County to pay $600,000 to security testers arrested in 2019

Phillip Sitter and William Morris report and update on a case in Iowa where security researchers were arrested — for doing what they had been hired to do. Add this to any list of legal threats researchers face. Dallas County is paying $600,000 to… Continue reading IA: Dallas County to pay $600,000 to security testers arrested in 2019

Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists

“Dissent Doe,” DataBreaches.net admin@databreaches.net Zack Whittaker, this.weekinsecurity.com this@weekinsecurity.com February 2026. [Download .pdf version] Key takeaways Three-quarters of respondents in a pilot survey of journalists and s… Continue reading Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists

Threats: Results of a pilot survey on threats, and a new category on DataBreaches.net

So Zack Whittaker (of TechCrunch and this week in security fame) and I were chatting about some of the many threats we’ve had to deal with over the years — threats of litigation, criminal charges,  and threats by criminals all leapt immedia… Continue reading Threats: Results of a pilot survey on threats, and a new category on DataBreaches.net

⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats

Every week brings new discoveries, attacks, and defenses that shape the state of cybersecurity. Some threats are stopped quickly, while others go unseen until they cause real damage.
Sometimes a single update, exploit, or mistake changes how we think a… Continue reading ⚡ Weekly Recap: Proxy Botnet, Office Zero-Day, MongoDB Ransoms, AI Hijacks & New Threats

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