Author Archives: Dissent

FTC Gives Final Approval to Order Against Illuminate Settling Allegations It Failed to Secure Students’ Personal Data

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From an FTC press release of June 5: Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a modified order requiring Illuminate Education Inc. to implement a data security program, limit collection and retention of consumer data, a… Continue reading FTC Gives Final Approval to Order Against Illuminate Settling Allegations It Failed to Secure Students’ Personal Data→

Silent Ransom Group (SRG): Uncovering DNS Fast Flux Infrastructure

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In 2022, DataBreaches wondered whether a group with no name might be the most successful group we had never heard about. Our impression that the group was unique was somewhat confirmed in 2024, when it walked away from a ransom offer of $1.8 million.  … Continue reading Silent Ransom Group (SRG): Uncovering DNS Fast Flux Infrastructure→

Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in World Food Programme cyberattack

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Jacob Goldberg and Irwin Loy report: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000 households in Gaza, the UN’s food agency has confirmed, in what may be the largest-known breach … Continue reading Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in World Food Programme cyberattack→

Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

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Jason Koebler reports: Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account. The claims coincide with a ser… Continue reading Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked→

Alberto Daniel Hill’s Cybermidnight Coverage of the Latin American Digital Sovereignty Crisis (March–June 2026)

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Alberto Daniel Hill’s report is a must-read for anyone who wants to begin to understand what is going on in Argentina, Uruguay, and Mexico with respect to digital security. One of the many limitations of being a solo blogger is that there are ent… Continue reading Alberto Daniel Hill’s Cybermidnight Coverage of the Latin American Digital Sovereignty Crisis (March–June 2026)→