Davey Winder reports: There are two types of scumbag in the cybercrime world: those who pick on vulnerable individuals to perpetrate their fraud, and those who target healthcare in search of illicit financial gains. The latter are, thankfully, much rarer than the former. However, hospitals have been on the ransomware and hacking radar before now,…
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Breaches Within Breaches: Contractual Obligations After a Security Incident
Roma Patel writes: We often cover consumer class action complaints against companies regarding the privacy and security of personal information. However, litigation can also arise from alleged breach of contract between two companies. This week, we will analyze a medical diagnostic testing laboratory’s April 2025 complaint against its managed services provider for its alleged failure…
Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Trump-ordered federal investigation
Zack Whittaker reports: Former top Trump cybersecurity official Chris Krebs told The Wall Street Journal in an interview on Wednesday that he vowed to fight back against a federal investigation ordered into him by President Trump. Krebs said in the interview that he will resign from his position at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne in order to challenge the federal investigation, which…
CISA warns of increased breach risks following Oracle Cloud leak
Sergiu Gatlan reports: On Wednesday, CISA warned of heightened breach risks after the compromise of legacy Oracle Cloud servers earlier this year and highlighted the significant threat to enterprise networks. CISA said, “the nature of the reported activity presents potential risk to organizations and individuals, particularly where credential material may be exposed, reused across separate,…
BakerHostetler’s 2025 Data Security Incident Response Report Finds Less Malware Used in 2024
BakerHostetler has released its 2025 Data Security Incident Response Report. This year, their annual report is based on their involvement in 1,250 data security cases. Some of The Key Findings: Companies are starting to win the battle against ransomware. Successful attacks are fewer. Time to restore is faster. Payments are lower. Forensic investigation costs dropped dramatically, marking a…
The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of
Andy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, and Lily Hay Newman of WIRED report: Made possible through partnership with ThreatLocker Ransomware gangs, email scammers, state-sponsored spies: hacking groups come in all shapes and sizes. There are some we write about quite a bit here at WIRED, who through some combination of audacity, incompetence, or geopolitical importance—or some combination…