Carly Page reports: The UK’s cyber watchdog has warned that the government’s £1.5 billion bailout of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) risks setting a troubling precedent for how Britain handles major cyber crises. Speaking at an event marking the Cyber Monitoring Centre’s (CMC) first operational year, Ciaran Martin, chair of the CMC’s technical committee and a distinguished fellow…
Jonathon Ambarian provides an update on a breach previously reported on DataBreaches.net: In October, MTN reported on a major data breach involving customers with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana. Now, as a state investigation into the breach continues, the next steps could be playing out in court. BCBSMT, the largest health insurance provider in Montana, said……
Cybersecurity never stops—and neither do hackers. While you wrapped up last week, new attacks were already underway. From hidden software bugs to massive DDoS attacks and new ransomware tricks, this week’s roundup gives you the biggest security moves to know. Whether you’re protecting key systems or locking down cloud apps, these are the updates you…
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of XWorm malware, turning it into a versatile tool for supporting a wide range of malicious actions on compromised hosts. “XWorm’s modular design is built around a core client and an array of specialized components known as plugins,” Trellix researchers Niranjan Hegde and Sijo Jacob said in an analysis…
Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia throughout 2025. Check Point Research is tracking the previously undocumented activity cluster under the moniker Amaranth-Dragon, which it said shares links to the APT 41 ecosystem. Targeted countries include Cambodia,
Bill Toulas reports: Switzerland’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has announced a new reporting obligation for critical infrastructure organizations in the country, requiring them to report cyberattacks to the agency within 24 hours of their discovery. According to the NCSC announcement, this new requirement is introduced as a response to the increasing number of cybersecurity incidents…
Linet Amuli reports: Kenya’s digital health sector is facing a major cybersecurity crisis after hackers claimed to have stolen a massive trove of personal and medical data from M-TIBA, a Safaricom-backed mobile health platform. The alleged breach, said to involve over 2.15 terabytes of information, could expose the records of up to 4.8 million users,……
