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Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion Scheme That Exposed Sensitive Data of U.S. Government Official

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September 25 – U.S. Department of Justice: Cameron John Wagenius, 22, a former Army soldier who was most recently stationed in Texas, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $294,978 in restitution for conspiring to hack int… Continue reading Former U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Hacking and Extortion Scheme That Exposed Sensitive Data of U.S. Government Official→

Personal information of over 23,500 Simba customers leaked in data breach

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Rhea Yasmine reports: Personal information of more than 23,500 Simba customers has been compromised in a data breach, the telco said in a statement on Sept 25. The data involved included names, identity card numbers, dates of birth, mobile numbers, and… Continue reading Personal information of over 23,500 Simba customers leaked in data breach→

Pentagon data breach of military personnel raises national security concerns

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Sean Lyngaas and Davis Winkie report: A data breach at the Pentagon’s vast HR system has exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of current and former military personnel, raising counterintelligence concerns among national securi… Continue reading Pentagon data breach of military personnel raises national security concerns→

Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings

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Suzanne Smiley reports another update on litigation stemming from the American Medical Collection Agency breach. A bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general on Thursday announced that they settled a lawsuit against Labcorp in exchange for a $2… Continue reading Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings→

AI breach puts cyber insurance notification rules under scrutiny

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Roxanne Libatique writes: An OpenAI agent accessed Australian government health data in June 2026. The government was not told until September. That gap – nearly three months between breach and disclosure – is not just a political problem. It is a cybe… Continue reading AI breach puts cyber insurance notification rules under scrutiny→

DIVD Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure investigating agentic AI-powered attack

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A Dutch non-profit that has helped so many over the years has discovered it become the victim of what appears to be an agentic AI-powered attack. DIVD, the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure, announced the attack on LinkedIn. Consistent with … Continue reading DIVD Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure investigating agentic AI-powered attack→