- A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions
December 2, 2025
A cybersecurity incident at analytics provider Mixpanel announced just hours before the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend could set a new standard for how not to announce a data breach. To recap: In a bare bones blog post last Wednesday, Mixpanel chief executive Jen Taylor announced that the company had detected an unspecified security incident on November ...
- Unraveling Water Saci’s New Multi-Format, AI-Enhanced Attacks Propagated via WhatsApp
December 2, 2025
Brazil has seen a recent surge of threats delivered via WhatsApp. As observed in Trend Micro previously published research on the SORVEPOTEL malware and the broader Water Saci campaignopen on a new tab, this popular platform has been used to launch sophisticated campaigns. Unsuspecting users receive convincing messages from trusted contacts, often crafted to exploit social ...
- Google patches 107 Android flaws, including two being actively exploited
December 2, 2025
Google has patched 107 vulnerabilities in Android in its December 2025 Android Security Bulletin, including two high-severity flaws that are being actively exploited. The December updates are available for Android 13, 14, 15, and 16. Android vendors are notified of all issues at least a month before publication, but that doesn’t always mean the patches ...
- NHS Highland staff ‘poor practice’ sparks fears of heightened risk of a major cyber attack
December 1, 2025
NHS Highland is at heightened risk of falling prey to a major cyber attack in part due to “poor practice” by some staff members. The warning, contained in a report to the board assessing risk levels faced in a range of areas against what is deemed an acceptable level of risk, comes as the busy ...
- FTC cracks down on education tech company after massive student data breach
December 1, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission took action against Illuminate Education on December 1, 2025, after the Wisconsin-based company suffered a massive data breach that exposed personal information of more than 10 million students. In late December 2021, a hacker used login credentials from a former employee who had left the company three and a half years ...
- OpenAI Data Breach Exposes User Data
December 1, 2025
A few days ago, on November 26th, right before Thanksgiving, OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, confirmed a recent security breach incident that started towards the beginning of November, which impacted its users, specifically those connected through OpenAI’s APIs. What caused the data breach? “On November 9, 2025, Mixpanel became aware of an attacker that gained unauthorized ...
- South Korea cyber crisis deepens as Coupang data leak exposes national vulnerabilities
December 1, 2025
An investigation is under way into the cause of the breach. The leak raised concerns about phishing attempts targeting customers. Telecom, payments and crypto firms also reported recent breaches. A major data breach at South Korea’s biggest e-retailer has intensified concerns about the country’s digital preparedness, with the latest incident now seen as part of a ...