Telus Digital confirms breach after ShinyHunters claims 1 petabyte data theft

Lawrence Abrams reports: Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of data from the company in a multi-month breach. Telus Digita… Continue reading Telus Digital confirms breach after ShinyHunters claims 1 petabyte data theft

Lotte Card fined 9.6 billion won for leaking users’ social registration numbers

Korea JoongAng Daily reports: Lotte Card was fined 9.6 billion won ($6.5 million) by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) after 450,000 users’ social registration numbers were leaked. The PIPC decided to impose an administrative … Continue reading Lotte Card fined 9.6 billion won for leaking users’ social registration numbers

Handala claims responsibility for attack on medical device maker Stryker

A.J. Vicens and Christy Santhosh report: An Iranian-linked hacking group on Wednesday claimed ‌responsibility for a destructive cyberattack on U.S.-based medical device and services provider Stryker, according to messages posted to the group’s Te… Continue reading Handala claims responsibility for attack on medical device maker Stryker

Police Scotland fined £66k for extracting and sharing mobile phone data

Scottish Legal News reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the fine and reprimand after finding that a series of data protection failures resulted in the excessive collection, handling and unlawful disclosure of sensitive personal … Continue reading Police Scotland fined £66k for extracting and sharing mobile phone data

The rise of teen hackers ‘makes for a good headline’, but cyber crime activities peak later in life

Emma Woollacott reports: While much emphasis has been placed on the rise of youth cyber crime over the last two years, new research shows hacker activity peaks much later. Orange Cyberdefense looked at the numbers and found that it’s actually thi… Continue reading The rise of teen hackers ‘makes for a good headline’, but cyber crime activities peak later in life

Viral ‘Quittr’ Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users

Emanuel Maiberg reports: Quittr, an app that promises to help men stop watching pornography, leaked intimate data on hundreds of thousands of its users, including their masturbation habits, and lied about its security issues, 404 Media can now reveal. … Continue reading Viral ‘Quittr’ Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users

New Report Finds One in Two U.S. School Districts Experienced a Cybersecurity Incident in 2025

Clever, the identity platform used by more than 77% of U.S. K-12 schools to simplify and secure digital learning, today released its Cybersecure 2026 Report, an annual survey examining how district leaders are experiencing, responding to, and preparing… Continue reading New Report Finds One in Two U.S. School Districts Experienced a Cybersecurity Incident in 2025

Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show

Raphael Satter reports: A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago, according to ​a source familiar with the ma… Continue reading Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show