Ramadan Al Sherbini reports: Kuwait has foiled large-scale cyber attacks targeting telecommunication towers and banks in the country. The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said an international ring of Chinese nationals had been arrested over involvement in the attacks. The case surfaced after authorities received reports from some telecommunications companies and banks that their networks were subjected…
Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: In late March 2025, the Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously endorsed the recommendation of its Special Committee on Cybersecurity and Privacy Law that law firms should adopt written incident response plans (IRPs) to better prepare for and respond to data security incidents. The recommendation reflects a growing recognition across professional…
Todd Feuer reports: Some people might have had their names and medical information exposed on a Chicago Department of Public Health online dashboard last fall, city officials said. On Oct. 8, 2024, the department learned about an “inadvertent potential disclosure of sensitive information used to generate statistics related to public health and safety,” CDPH officials…
Apple on Wednesday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sequoia, tvOS, and visionOS to address two security flaws that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2025-31200 (CVSS score: 7.5) – A memory corruption vulnerability in the Core Audio framework that could allow…
Here’s today’s reminder of the insider threat. And also the external threat. Consider it a pre-holiday twofer. DataBreaches was contacted yesterday by “0mid16B,” the same individual who was responsible for previously hacking The1 Card, Thailand’s most popular loyalty program. In their latest contact, they claim to have successfully attacked Ardyss[.]com and ArdyssLife[.]com, telling DataBreaches, “In…
CISA and the FBI have updated their guidance regarding risky software security bad practices based on feedback received from the public. The post CISA, FBI Update Software Security Recommendations appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Another day, another school district hit. KDRV in Oregon reports: Central Point School District 6 is addressing a cybersecurity incident that impacted its digital systems. According to the district, unauthorized access was detected on Wednesday, leading to immediate activation of cybersecurity protocols. The affected systems were isolated to prevent further issues. Cybersecurity experts and law…
