Collaborate Disseminate
There’s an update to a lawsuit involving Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana’s parent company, HCSC, and Montana’s state auditor. As previously reported, after BCBSMT notified the state of the Conduent breach that had affected 462,000 m… Continue reading Judge lets state auditor’s investigation into data breach affecting Blue Cross Blue Shield members move forward
On November 20, 2024, the government unsealed charges against five defendants associated with Scattered Spider, One of them, Noah Michael Urban pleaded guilty in a Florida courtroom in April 2025. On August 20, 2025, “King Bob,” as he was o… Continue reading Tyler Robert Buchanan pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Ian Duncan and Cat Zakrzewski report: Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei is set to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Friday, according to a person briefed on the plan, as the federal government races to understand the national security… Continue reading Anthropic’s Dario Amodei heads to White House amid hacking fears over Mythos
There’s a thought-provoking article on CyberScoop by Mary Catherine Sullivan and Brett Callow of FTI. They provide examples of three types of incidents in which AI has created or contributed to fake narratives that can trigger a crisis response, … Continue reading AI ghost narratives create a minefield for entities and journalists
Émile Marzolf, Ellen O’Regan, and Eliza Gkritsi report: The European Union’s unveiling of a mobile app to check people’s age online has quickly turned sour, as cybersecurity experts found glaring privacy and security problems with the code. Europ… Continue reading Brussels launched an age checking app. It took 2 minutes to hack it.
CPI reports: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has issued a sweeping advisory clarifying that businesses deploying artificial intelligence systems remain fully subject to the state’s existing legal framework—even in the absence of a comprehensi… Continue reading Connecticut AG Puts Businesses on Notice: Old Laws Still Apply to AI
A new report by Reliaquest considers data suggesting that former Black Basta affiliates are not only using the gang’s social engineering playbook, but have been successfully honing it and targeting corporate executives: A new campaign is successf… Continue reading Are Former Black Basta Affiliates Automating Executive Targeting?
Siobhan Harms reports: The Ohio Auditor of State’s Office will begin evaluating school districts’ cybersecurity policies in July. As outlined by House Bill 96, districts had to implement a cybersecurity program that safeguards the district’s data, info… Continue reading State to audit Ohio school districts’ cybersecurity plans
DataBreaches missed this one, but The Daily Hodl didn’t. They reported on March 31: A US state tax agency has placed taxpayers’ personal info at risk by missing an extended data breach that lasted 18 months. The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) says… Continue reading Oklahoma State Tax Commission Fails To Notice Data Breach for 18 Months
Barry O’Connor provides an update on the C2K breach in Northern Ireland: The IT systems in schools targeted in a cyber attack last week have been “largely restored” the Education Authority (EA) has said. All online and IT systems in s… Continue reading Northern Ireland school IT systems ‘largely restored’ after cyber attack