Gavin Reinke, Ashley Miller and Amanda Wellen of Alston & Bird write: On June 27, 2025, the District Court for the Middle District of Florida, on remand from the Eleventh Circuit, reversed course when it denied class certification to a group of plaintiffs who were purportedly impacted by a spring 2018 cyberattack on Brinker International,…
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Multiple lawsuits filed against Doyon Ltd over April 2024 data breach and late notification
KUAC reports: Multiple class action lawsuits recently filed in federal court claim an Interior Alaska Native Corporation failed to take reasonable steps to protect personal data from a cyberattack last year. Court filings show at least four different plaintiffs have lodged a complaint against Doyon, Ltd., in Alaska District Court since mid-June, on behalf of…
Chinese hackers suspected in breach of powerful DC law firm
Annie Grayer and Sean Lyngaas report: Suspected Chinese hackers have broken into the email accounts of attorneys and advisers at a powerful Washington, DC, law firm in an apparent intelligence-gathering operation, the firm, Wiley Rein, told clients this week in a memo reviewed by CNN. The hackers responsible have been known to target information related…
Qilin Emerged as The Most Active Group, Exploiting Unpatched Fortinet Vulnerabilities
Tushar Subhra Dutta reports: The ransomware landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in June 2025 as the Qilin ransomware group surged to become the most active threat actor, recording 81 victims and representing a staggering 47.3% increase in activity compared to previous months. This Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, which has accumulated over 310 victims since its emergence, has…
CISA tags Citrix Bleed 2 as exploited, gives agencies a day to patch
By the end of yesterday, federal agencies should all have patched. But did they? And how many others have yet to patch? Bill Toulas reports: The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has confirmed active exploitation of the CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability (CVE-2025-5777) in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway and is giving federal agencies one day…
McDonald’s McHire leak involving ‘123456’ admin password exposes 64 million applicant chat records
Loraine Centeno reports: McDonald’s just got a supersized reminder to beef up its digital security after its recruitment platform allegedly exposed the sensitive data of 64 million applicants. Security researchers Ian Carrol and Sam Curry, known for their work in vulnerability investigations and ethical hacking, recently revealed a major flaw in McDonald’s new McHire recruitment…