TracFone will pay $16 million to settle FCC data breach investigation

Following three separate data breaches between 2021 and 2023 which exposed the proprietary information (PI) of TracFone Wireless customers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that the Verizon-owned company has agreed to pay a $16 million civil penalty to settle Read More …

Microsoft IT outage linked to cyber security firm Crowdstrike hits airlines, railways, NHS and media outlets globally

The ‘most serious IT outage the world has ever seen’ sparked global chaos today – with planes and trains grounded, the NHS disrupted, shops closed, football teams unable to sell tickets and banks and TV channels knocked offline. The devastating Read More …

Disney faces potential data breach, hacker group claims massive leak

The Walt Disney Company is reeling from a suspected cyberattack by a hacktivist group calling itself NullBulge, exposing a significant amount of sensitive information. NullBulge announced its exploit on 12 July on both the cybercrime forum Breach Forums and X/Twitter. Read More …

AI, cyber-attacks and amateur experiments threaten to upend global biosecurity, WHO warns

Artificial intelligence, cyber-attacks and genetic engineering could pose potentially catastrophic biosecurity threats to countries around the world, the WHO has warned. Rapid technological advances in the past decade have “redefined the biological threat landscape” and heightened risks of manipulation, the Read More …

Allies agree new NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre

The NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre (NICC) will enhance the protection of NATO and Allied networks and the use of cyberspace as an operational domain. The Centre will inform NATO military commanders on possible threats and vulnerabilities in cyberspace, including Read More …

NHS remains vulnerable to further cyber-attacks

A leading cybersecurity expert has warned that the NHS remains vulnerable to further cyber-attacks unless it updates its computer systems. This stark assessment comes in the wake of a major ransomware attack that has severely disrupted healthcare services across London. Read More …

FBI: Renewable energy systems vulnerable to cyber attacks

The FBI has issued an official alert to the public about the potential for malicious cyber actors to disrupt power generation, steal intellectual property, or hold critical information for ransom within the U.S. renewable energy sector. The warning comes as Read More …

DHS Announces $18.2 Million In First-Ever Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program Awards

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced more than $18.2 million in Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP) awards to assist Tribal Nations Read More …

Stopping Chinese cyberattacks is officially now the biggest priority for US security forces

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has shuffled its priorities to place battling the “cyber and other threats posed by the People’s Republic of China” at the top of the list, at least until the end of 2025. China Read More …

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bolsters Indo-Pacific Maritime Cybersecurity through Partnership with Indonesia

WASHINGTON – From June 10-13, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partnered with the Government of Indonesia under U.S. Department of State International Narcotics and Law Enforcement and U.S. Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency programs to enhance the Read More …