Collaborate Disseminate
Alexander Martin reports: The British government on Monday unveiled a new fraud strategy that shifts more responsibility for stopping scams onto telecom companies, technology platforms and financial firms, but critics question whether it goes far enoug… Continue reading UK plans to shift fraud fight onto telecoms, tech companies
Meryl Kornfield, Elizabeth Dwoskin, and Lisa Rein report: The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency database… Continue reading Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
On March 4, 2026, Insightin Health, a vendor that provides data analytics and technology solutions to healthcare payers, submitted a breach notification letter to the California Attorney General’s Office. Of note, it stated, in part: What Happene… Continue reading Insightin Health discloses its second data security incident in two years (1)
Grace Samels reports: Officials for DeKalb County have issued a notice of a data incident, saying several residents’ data may have been breached. In the notice, it states that social security numbers, driver’s license or identification card numbers, an… Continue reading DeKalb County officials release data breach notice to residents
From a press release by HHS OCR: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with MMG Fusion, LLC (MMG), a Maryland software company, concerning potential violations of the … Continue reading HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation of MMG Fusion, LLC Breach Affecting 15 Million Individuals
The Dutch police’s new self-reporting form is proving successful. In the first three months since the form’s launch, several suspects have self-reported, including for involvement in violence and bank helpdesk fraud. Dozens more reports wer… Continue reading NL: Suspects report themselves via new reporting form
Jessica Adiele reports: Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has directed telecom operators to notify the commission within four hours of detecting any cyberattack. The directive is contained in th… Continue reading Nigerian Communication Commission Orders Telecoms to Report Cyber Threats Within 4 Hours
Russian national pled guilty in federal court today to a charge connected to a ransomware conspiracy. Evgenii Ptitsyn, 43, administered the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Phobos ransomware, through its affiliates, victimized mo… Continue reading Russian Ransomware Administrator Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy
From a Europol press release: A major online forum for stolen data has been dismantled following an international operation coordinated by Europol. The forum, known as LeakBase, had established itself as a central hub in the cybercrime ecosystem, speci… Continue reading LeakBase seized, arrests made as part of global action
From the Google Threat Intelligence Group: Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in Decem… Continue reading Coruna: The Mysterious Journey of a Powerful iOS Exploit Kit