From NY Department of Financial Services: September 17, 2025 New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today issued new guidance on the use of blockchain analytics tools for banking institutions contemplating or already conducting virtual currency-related activities. As banking institutions experience increasing interest in and exposure to virtual currency activities, blockchain…
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U.S. Secret Service disrupts telecom network that threatened NYC during U.N. General Assembly
CBS News reports: The Secret Service has disrupted a sprawling telecommunications network in the New York tri-state area that investigators say posed a serious potential disruption to New York’s telecom systems and a possible threat to the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week. In the largest seizure of its kind, the U.S. Secret Service…
No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking: App for outing Charlie Kirk’s critics leaked its users’ personal data
Mikael Thalen reports: An app for anonymously reporting individuals accused of speaking ill against conservative activist Charlie Kirk leaked personal data about its users. The app, known as “Cancel the Hate,” was taken offline on Thursday amid an investigation into the data leak by Straight Arrow News. Launched in the wake of Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10,…
Stellantis detects breach at third-party provider for North American customers (1 — ShinyHunters claims responsibility)
Update: ShinyHunters has provided DataBreaches with some data related to the attack on Stellantis, which they now are claiming responsibility for. They tell DataBreaches that the attack was reportedly part of the Salesforce campaign, but it was only last week that many targets first received ransom notes. On inquiry, ShinyHunters provided DataBreaches with a listing…
Data Leak? Crypto.com Fires Back At ‘Unfounded’ Allegations
Christian Encila reports: According to Bloomberg and several other news outlets, Crypto.com has pushed back against a report that a 2023 breach exposed user details and was kept from authorities. The story centers on a hacking group known as Scattered Spider and a young suspect who, according to reports, used phishing and social engineering to access an employee account….
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Updates Ransomware Attack Incident
On September 17, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office posted the following update to a ransomware attack it initially disclosed on August 11. HARRISBURG — The Office of Attorney General is providing an update regarding the cyber incident last month that impacted our agency. As previously reported, the incident was the result of a malicious actor…