Montana hospital restores phones as cyber-related network disruptions persist

Dysruption Hub reports: Livingston HealthCare in Livingston, Montana, says its phone system has been restored after a cybersecurity incident disrupted communications and led the hospital to take some systems offline, but network disruptions continue as… Continue reading Montana hospital restores phones as cyber-related network disruptions persist

He tried to extort the Dutch police. It didn’t work out well for him.

He wanted something in return for returning files to the Dutch police. What he got in return was an arrest. A press release from Dutch police sums it up: On Thursday evening around 7:00 PM, police arrested a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk on Prinses B… Continue reading He tried to extort the Dutch police. It didn’t work out well for him.

Nevada unveils new statewide data classification policy months after cyberattack

Eric Neugeboren reports: Nevada’s IT agency has rolled out a new policy aimed at standardizing the privacy of state data, months after a massive cyberattack crippled certain systems for weeks. The policy announced Wednesday from the Governor’s Technolo… Continue reading Nevada unveils new statewide data classification policy months after cyberattack

Guernsey medical practice sanctioned after cyber criminals access patient data through email account

itv reports: Guernsey’s Data Protection Authority (ODPA) has sanctioned First Contact Health after it failed to implement sufficient security measures to prevent a phishing attack. The cybersecurity breach saw fraudsters successfully target an em… Continue reading Guernsey medical practice sanctioned after cyber criminals access patient data through email account

Cyber Attacks on Schools Plateaued in 2025, but More Records Exposed

Abby Sourwine reports: Ransomware attacks against schools and universities held relatively steady in 2025, but the scale of data exposure rose sharply, driven in part by third-party software vulnerabilities and a handful of outsized higher education br… Continue reading Cyber Attacks on Schools Plateaued in 2025, but More Records Exposed

Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach

Zack Whittaker reports: Dutch phone company Odido has confirmed a data breach affected millions of its customers. The company said in a statement Thursday that unidentified hackers gained access to its customer contact system and covertly downloaded re… Continue reading Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Infor­ma­tion from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Con­duent as Part of Inves­ti­ga­tion into Largest Data Breach in U.S. History

Their headline was, “Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Infor­ma­tion from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Con­duent as Part of Inves­ti­ga­tion into Largest Data Breach in U.S. History,” but that seemed terribly wrong. Is Texas At… Continue reading Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Infor­ma­tion from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Con­duent as Part of Inves­ti­ga­tion into Largest Data Breach in U.S. History