Data breach hits ‘South Korea’s Amazon,’ potentially affecting 65% of country’s population

Alexander Martin reports: South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang — often described as the country’s version of Amazon — apologized on Sunday after confirming that the personal details of 33.7 million customer accounts had been compromised. It i… Continue reading Data breach hits ‘South Korea’s Amazon,’ potentially affecting 65% of country’s population→

‘Trickery and f…ery’: Agency under fire over senior manager’s ‘serious’ privacy breach

Paul Penfold reports a failure-to-use-bcc field breach that exposed extremely sensitive data: A government agency whose job is to support abuse survivors is accused of instead causing harm by accidentally exposing the identities of more than 30 Lake Al… Continue reading ‘Trickery and f…ery’: Agency under fire over senior manager’s ‘serious’ privacy breach→

Little Rock Psychologist Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Defrauding Medicare and Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Arkansas:   LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock psychologist has been indicted for defrauding Medicare and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Blue Cross) and creating fictitious records to conceal her … Continue reading Little Rock Psychologist Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Defrauding Medicare and Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield→

Software companies must be held liable for British economic security, say MPs

Alexander Martin reports: A lack of liability for software vendors is among the most pressing issues putting Britain’s economic and national security at risk, an influential committee of lawmakers warned on Monday. The report by the Business and Trade … Continue reading Software companies must be held liable for British economic security, say MPs→

UK privacy regulator has seen ‘collapse in enforcement activity,’ rights coalition says

Suzanne Smalley reports: More than 70 civil liberties advocacy groups, academics and legal experts are calling for an investigation into a “collapse in enforcement activity” by the United Kingdom’s principal data protection regulator. The group’s lette… Continue reading UK privacy regulator has seen ‘collapse in enforcement activity,’ rights coalition says→

SEC Voluntarily Dismisses SolarWinds Litigation

Caleb Skeath, Emily Pehrsson, and Jess Gonzalez Valenzuela of Covington and Burling write: On November 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it was voluntarily dismissing the case it brought against SolarWinds Corp. (“… Continue reading SEC Voluntarily Dismisses SolarWinds Litigation→

A Swath of Bank Customer Data Was Hacked. The F.B.I. Is Investigating.

Rob Copeland, Stacy Cowley, and Devlin Barrett report: Some of the nation’s biggest banks were scrambling on Saturday night to assess the fallout from a large-scale hack of a vendor whose compromise could expose sensitive customer data. The vendor, Sit… Continue reading A Swath of Bank Customer Data Was Hacked. The F.B.I. Is Investigating.→