Collaborate Disseminate
Pierluigi Paganini reports: Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), the country’s water management authority, suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend. According to the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC), the incident affec… Continue reading Romanian Waters confirms cyberattack, critical water operations unaffected
Are you a security researcher or a journalist in the cybersecurity/cybercrime space? DataBreaches.net and Zack Whittaker at this.weekinsecurity.com are conducting a survey on the types of threats that researchers and journalists have experienced, inclu… Continue reading ANNOUNCE: Survey on threats experienced by journalists and security researchers
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud for his role in a series of international ransomware attacks. According to court documents, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, of Barcelona, Spain, conspired … Continue reading Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Nefilim Ransomware to Attack Companies in the United States and Other Countries
Greenbelt, Maryland – After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted Olusegun Samson Adejorin, 32, a Nigerian national, of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information. Adejorin was prev… Continue reading Nigerian National Convicted by Federal Jury of Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Unauthorized Access to Protected Computer
BOZEMAN – The operator of illegal online marketplaces that sold digital templates of false identity documents, such as passports, social security cards, and driver’s licenses, was charged in a nine-count federal indictment unsealed in the District of M… Continue reading Man Charged with Operating Online Marketplaces Selling Fraudulent Montana Driver’s Licenses and Other Identity Documents Used by Cybercriminals
Martin Matishak reports: President Donald Trump signed a $901 billion Pentagon policy bill on Thursday night that features a slew of key cybersecurity provisions. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act passed with bipartisan support in both the Ho… Continue reading Trump signs defense bill allocating millions for Cyber Command, mandating Pentagon phone security
Linn F. Freedman of Robinson & Cole LLP writes: On December 17, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing that it is taking action against Illusory Systems, Inc. “for failing to implement adequate data security meas… Continue reading FTC Issues Proposed Order Against Illusory Systems Over Allegations of Lax Security
Thorin Klosowski, Bill Budington, Rindala Alajaji, Christian Romero, Lena Cohen, Hayley Tsukayama, and Cooper Quintin write: Another year has come and gone, and with it, thousands of data breaches that affect millions of people. The question these days… Continue reading The Breachies 2025: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year
Associated Press reports: Danish authorities say in a new assessment published this week that Russia carried out cyberattacks against infrastructure and websites in Denmark in 2024 and 2025, describing new cases which had not previously been reported. … Continue reading Denmark says Russia was behind two ‘destructive and disruptive’ cyber-attacks
Tammy Lovell reports: The UK-based company provides software that helps to reduce costs for doctors and primary care physicians and is used by around 2,000 GPs which oversee the care of around 17 million patients. In a filing with the Stock Exchange, p… Continue reading UK: National Heallth Service software supplier DXS hit by cyber attack