The following is a machine translation of a press release at politie.nl: On August 27, the Rotterdam Police Cybercrime Team seized data from the VerifTools website’s servers during a seizure at a data center in Amsterdam. The operation was carried out in collaboration with the FBI, which simultaneously took the platform offline. VerifTools is considered…
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3rd Circuit Clarifies Scope of Computer Fraud Abuse Act With Employer’s Policies
Riley Brennan reports: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified this week that an employee’s purported violations of workplace computer use policies cannot be criminalized under federal law as long as there is no evidence of hacking or violations of trade secrets. On Tuesday, the federal appellate court affirmed the U.S. District Court…
CISA steps in to help Nevada state government recover from cyberattack
Jonathan Greig reports: Federal officials are working with Nevada’s state government to help it recover from a cyberattack discovered on Sunday. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it has been working with the FBI and other agencies to help the state get back online safely while investigating the origins of the attack and rebuilding…
A hacker used AI to automate an ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime spree, Anthropic says
Reading this, I kept hoping that we’d find out it’s just a hoax. But alas… Kevin Collier reports: A hacker has exploited a leading artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct the most comprehensive and lucrative AI cybercriminal operation known to date, using it to do everything from find targets to write ransom notes. In a report…
We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 8: The Surge in Data Breach Lawsuits: Trends and Tactics
A podcast from JacksonLewis: Class action lawsuits in response to data breaches have skyrocketed as plaintiffs look to take advantage of courts’ perceived leniency regarding standing. On this episode of We get privacy for work, we discuss what employers can do to shore up their legal defenses in the event of a data breach….
TransUnion notifying more than 4.4 U.S. million consumers of data breach (1)
When companies have big breaches, they have to notify the big credit reporting agencies. However, it is now one of the major credit reporting agencies that must send notifications. TransUnion has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that 4,461,511 U.S. persons were affected by an incident on July 28, 2025 that involved an unnamed third-party…