Collaborate Disseminate
In the wake of any disaster or tragedy, there are always some sleazebags who will try to capitalize on the situation to scam or defraud people. The recent tragic Tai Po fire in Hong Kong is a time for national grief and support. In a media statement, t… Continue reading KR: Privacy Commissioner’s Office Urges the Public to Beware of Fraudsters Exploiting the Tai Po Fire Disaster
The Economic Times reports: The government on Monday confirmed that several major airports — including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru — detected GPS spoofing signals last month, but assured that flight operations were not affected. The clarification came … Continue reading Cyber attack on Indian airports? Govt explains the scary threat that disrupted 400 flights last month.
Zeljka Zorz reports: Getting breached by two separate and likely unconnected cyber attack groups is a nightmare scenario for any organization, but can result in an unexpected silver lining: the noisier intrusion can draw attention to a far stealthier t… Continue reading How a noisy ransomware intrusion exposed a long-term espionage foothold
Frances Vinall and Elise Youn report: SEOUL — Four people have been charged in South Korea with hacking into tens of thousands of private video cameras in homes and businesses in search of sexually exploitative footage, authorities said Monday. In a ne… Continue reading KR: Hacking scheme targeted 120,000 home cameras for sexual footage
Bill Toulas reports: GreyNoise Labs has launched a free tool called GreyNoise IP Check that lets users check if their IP address has been observed in malicious scanning operations, like botnet and residential proxy networks. The threat monitoring firm … Continue reading GreyNoise launches free scanner to check if you’re part of a botnet
From HHS OCR: The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is producing a pre-recorded video for HIPAA covered entities and business associates (collectively, “regulated entities”) reviewing the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule’s Risk… Continue reading HHS OCR Seeks Questions About HIPAA Security Rule Risk Management Requirement
John P. Meehan Agency, an insurance broker in Pennsylvania, issued a press release on November 22. It begins: John P. Meehan Agency, Inc. (“Meehan”) takes the protection of personal information seriously. As part of that commitment, we are … Continue reading John P. Meehan Agency was hacked in July 2024. Affected customers were first finding out in November 2025.
New Horizons Medical provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services in Fitchburg and Haverhill, Massachusetts. In 2024, they were acquired by the Lawrence Medical Center. Today, the DevMan blog listed New Horizons Medical on i… Continue reading Ransomware blog claims New Horizons Medical has been attacked
Edtech vendor Illuminate Education, Inc. is still feeling the consequences of a hacking incident in 2021 that affected millions of students. They recently settled charges by three state attorneys general for $5.1 million and a corrective action plan. N… Continue reading FTC Takes Action Against Education Technology Provider for Failing to Secure Students’ Personal Data
From 24 to 28 November 2025, Europol supported an action week conducted by law enforcement authorities from Switzerland and Germany in Zurich, Switzerland. The operation focused on taking down the illegal cryptocurrency mixing service ‘Cryptomixer’, wh… Continue reading Europol and partners shut down ‘Cryptomixer’