Mikael Thalen reports: A company that sells spyware that monitors individuals on parole and probation had its data leaked to a cybercrime forum this week. The leak, according to an analysis by Straight Arrow News, exposed highly sensitive information regarding employees of the corrections system and those under court-ordered supervision. The affected company, RemoteCOM, describes itself…
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Harrods warns customers their personal data could have been stolen by hackers in new cyber-attack
Aidan Radnedge reports: Harrods has warned some customers that their personal data could have been taken in an IT systems breach – in the latest cyber-attack to hit a major UK firm. The luxury department store based in London’s Knightsbridge said information, such as names and contact details, of its e-commerce customers was taken after…
Neon, the No. 2 social app on the Apple App Store, pays users to record their phone calls and sells data to AI firms
Great investigative journalism by Zack Whittaker on TechCrunch. First, he reports: A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s Social Networking section. The app, Neon Mobile, pitches itself as…
Judge orders release of teen accused in 2023 casino cyberattacks
A 17-year old male who turned himself into the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police last week and was arrested for participating in cyberattacks on two casinos in 2023 has been released to his parents. Casey Harrison reports that the teen, who has not been named because of his age, was released after Family Court Judge Dee…
ClaimPix Data Leak Exposes 5 Million Customer Records
And if there haven’t been enough recent data incidents involving car manufacturers and their vendors, here’s a leak to give wannabe criminals some additional details that they might be able to use in a phishing or social engineering campaign. WebsitePlanet reports: Cybersecurity Researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to Website Planet about an unencrypted and non-password-protected database…
Volvo Group Data Breach Affects Workforce PII
And ANOTHER automotive-related one, as reported by Claim Depot: Volvo Group North America LLC recently experienced a data breach impacting current and former employees. The cybersecurity incident involved Miljödata, a third-party supplier of human resources software used by Volvo. On Aug. 23, 2025, Miljödata discovered it had suffered a suffered a ransomware attack on Aug….