Collaborate Disseminate
Jon Brodkin reports that a third co-conspirator who helped BlackCat attackers by giving them inside information on victims’ defense strategies has now been sentenced. A former ransomware negotiator was sentenced to 70 months in prison yesterday a… Continue reading Ransomware negotiator who conspired with BlackCat threat actors sentenced to 70 months in prison
Brandon Richards reports: California resident Sean Mortazi filed a class action lawsuit against TikTok Inc. on June 11, 2026, alleging a data breach exposed the personal data of more than 2.4 billion users worldwide. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Di… Continue reading TikTok class action alleges data breach affected 2.4B users
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Dutch police said Thursday they had uncovered evidence suggesting that Dutch criminals were involved in the cyberattack on telecom provider Odido that exposed the personal data of more than 6 million customers earlier this year… Continue reading Dutch police trace Odido telco cyberattack to suspected local accomplice; May leak voice recording
The Japan Times reports: An 18-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a cyberattack on the operator of the Kaikatsu Club internet cafe chain, according to investigative sources. On Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department’… Continue reading Two arrests this week in unrelated crimes involved Japanese teenagers using ChatGPT to assist in their crimes
Nayax is a global fintech company headquartered in Israel that provides cashless payment and management solutions for unattended retail and self-service machines. The firm is publicly traded on both the Tel Aviv and Nasdaq stock exchanges. This month, … Continue reading Nayax investigating breach; The Syndicate claims it acquired 1 billion card records and other important data
In October 2023, NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an IT audit of the Uniondale Union Free School District on Long Island. The purpose of the audit was to examine management of non-student user network controls. The audit report found, in part:… Continue reading Uniondale Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up by New York State Comptroller (2023M-61-F)
Mikeie Honda Reiland reports: A suite of recent class action lawsuits in state and federal courts seeks to hold large healthcare corporations accountable for exposing or leaking patients’ personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health i… Continue reading Patients Sue Healthcare Corporations Over Data Breaches, Sharing of Personal Information
Meem Arafat Manab reports: On August 19, 2025, hackers broke into Shwapno’s customer database. They took 410 gigabytes of data: the names, phone numbers, and purchase histories of forty lakh registered customers. They demanded $1.5 million. Shwapno ref… Continue reading Why Bangladesh’s new data protection law may fail to protect your data
KIRO7 reports: The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is issuing a notice of a massive data breach that happened in March, potentially compromising the personal data of around 8,600 people. An internal investigation revealed tha… Continue reading Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services announces massive data breach
Chase Jordan reports an update in the litigation stemming from a 2024 breach by Hunters International. This case has raised a number of issues about standing and negligence and has been up and down in the courts, with plaintiffs seeming to fare better … Continue reading Bojangles sued again by workers over Russian hacker data breach. NC judge weighs in