Tag: breach
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Bank software vendor Marquis says more than 670,000 impacted by August breach
The company, which provides software that allows financial institutions to communicate with customers, previously warned in November that at least 74 banks, credit unions and financial institutions were impacted by a data breach. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/marquis-bank-vendor-data-breach
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The New Insider Threat: Autonomous Systems With Excessive Permissions
Explore how overprivileged AI agents are becoming the “new insider threat” in 2026. Learn about the rise of autonomous machine identities, the “superuser problem,” and real-world breaches like Amazon Q and EchoLeak that are forcing CISOs to rethink cybersecurity governance. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-new-insider-threat-autonomous-systems-with-excessive-permissions/
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Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack
Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/marquis-says-over-672000-people-had-personal-and-financial-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/
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FancyBear Server Leak Exposes Stolen Credentials, 2FA Secrets, NATO Targets
Tags: 2fa, breach, credentials, cyber, data-breach, espionage, government, infrastructure, leak, military, russiaFancyBear’s latest operational security failure has exposed a live Russian espionage server packed with stolen credentials, 2FA secrets, and detailed insight into the ongoing targeting of European government and military networks. The exposed infrastructure, tied to APT28/FancyBear and previously reported by CERT”‘UA and Hunt.io, reveals both the scale of the compromises and the carelessness of…
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Cybersecurity and privacy priorities for 2026: The legal risk map
Tags: attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, communications, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, fraud, governance, government, incident, incident response, infrastructure, law, mfa, monitoring, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, usaContinued federal interest in cybersecurity and privacy, especially in connection with national security concerns: The evident connection between cybersecurity and privacy and national security have led to a number of federal initiatives in recent years. Most recently in March 2026, the White House announced the current administration’s Cyber Strategy for America, renewing a commitment to…
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Robotic surgery firm Intuitive reports data breach after targeted phishing attack
Intuitive suffered a phishing attack leading to a data breach exposing customer, employee, and corporate information. Intuitive is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery. Its most well-known products include the da Vinci Surgical System for general surgery and the Ion endoluminal system for precise procedures inside the…
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CISOs rethink their data protection strategies
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cyber, data, defense, framework, governance, healthcare, identity, jobs, LLM, privacy, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, tool, zero-trustFactors driving strategy evaluations CISOs, security experts, and data practitioners cite the expanding use of AI in the enterprise as the main reason they’re rethinking their data protection strategies.”AI is exposing more sensitive information as [workers] are taking that information and typing it into LLMs,” says Errol Weiss, CSO at Health-ISAC.AI tools make it easy…
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Georgia man charged for robbing NBA, NFL players through stolen Apple account details
A Georgia man who had already served time for conning professional athletes is accused of impersonating a prominent adult film actress in order to break into the Apple accounts of NBA and NFL players. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/phishing-nba-nfl-scammer-arrested
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EU sanctions Iranian cyber front over election meddling, Charlie Hebdo breach
State-sponsored attackers joined by Chinese snoops and hackers-for-hire in latest round of economic penalties First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/eu_iran_cyber_sanctions/
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PCI DSS Compliance Framework for Global Payment Security
As digital payments continue to dominate global commerce, organizations that process, store, or transmit payment card data face increasing cybersecurity risks. From sophisticated data breaches to payment skimming attacks, hackers constantly target cardholder information. To mitigate these risks and establish a unified security baseline, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed….…
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What to do in the first 24 hours of a breach
In this Help Net Security video, Arvind Parthasarathi, CEO of CYGNVS, walks through a 10-step process for handling a cybersecurity breach. The first five steps cover … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/17/incident-response-breach-video/
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What to do in the first 24 hours of a breach
In this Help Net Security video, Arvind Parthasarathi, CEO of CYGNVS, walks through a 10-step process for handling a cybersecurity breach. The first five steps cover … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/17/incident-response-breach-video/
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Industrial Systems Under Siege: 77% of OT Environments Suffer Cyber Breaches
Industrial systems face rising cyber threats as OT security lags modernization. A new survey reveals widespread breaches and growing risks to critical infrastructure. The post Industrial Systems Under Siege: 77% of OT Environments Suffer Cyber Breaches appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-industrial-cybersecurity-ot-security-survey/
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Companies House restarts online services following cyber breach
Companies House was forced to pull its WebFiling service offline at the weekend after it emerged that a flawed update was putting data at risk of exposure. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366640295/Companies-House-restarts-online-services-following-cyber-breach
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Companies House restarts online services following cyber breach
Companies House was forced to pull its WebFiling service offline at the weekend after it emerged that a flawed update was putting data at risk of exposure. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366640295/Companies-House-restarts-online-services-following-cyber-breach
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GlassWorm Attack Uses Stolen GitHub Tokens to Force-Push Malware Into Python Repos
The GlassWorm malware campaign is being used to fuel an ongoing attack that leverages the stolen GitHub tokens to inject malware into hundreds of Python repositories.”The attack targets Python projects, including Django apps, ML research code, Streamlit dashboards, and PyPI packages, by appending obfuscated code to files like setup.py, main.py, and app.py,” StepSecurity said. “Anyone…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Days, Router Botnets, AWS Breach, Rogue AI Agents & More
Some weeks in security feel normal. Then you read a few tabs and get that immediate “ah, great, we’re doing this now” feeling.This week has that energy. Fresh messes, old problems getting sharper, and research that stops feeling theoretical real fast. A few bits hit a little too close to real life, too. There’s a…
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Don’t confuse asset inventory with exposure management
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, flaw, framework, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, leak, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAsset discovery tells you what IT exists in your environment. Exposure management tells you what will get you breached. If your platform can’t connect vulnerabilities, identities, misconfigurations, and AI systems into real attack paths, you don’t have exposure management. You have inventory. Key takeaways True exposure management requires more than asset inventory. It’s about merging…
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Don’t confuse asset inventory with exposure management
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, flaw, framework, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, leak, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAsset discovery tells you what IT exists in your environment. Exposure management tells you what will get you breached. If your platform can’t connect vulnerabilities, identities, misconfigurations, and AI systems into real attack paths, you don’t have exposure management. You have inventory. Key takeaways True exposure management requires more than asset inventory. It’s about merging…
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Don’t confuse asset inventory with exposure management
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, flaw, framework, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, leak, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAsset discovery tells you what IT exists in your environment. Exposure management tells you what will get you breached. If your platform can’t connect vulnerabilities, identities, misconfigurations, and AI systems into real attack paths, you don’t have exposure management. You have inventory. Key takeaways True exposure management requires more than asset inventory. It’s about merging…
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What the Recent PayPal Breach Says About Modern Web Risk
TL;DR A coding flaw in PayPal’s loan app went undetected for nearly six months, exposing sensitive customer data, not because prevention controls failed catastrophically,… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/what-the-recent-paypal-breach-says-about-modern-web-risk/
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Hackers tried to breach Poland’s nuclear research centre
Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) thwarted a cyberattack targeting its IT infrastructure. The attempted intrusion was detected and blocked before attackers … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/16/poland-nuclear-research-centre-cyberattack/
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China Demands Proof After Costa Rica Blames UNC2814 for ICE Cyberattack
Tensions between China and Costa Rica have intensified following allegations tied to an ICE cyberattack that Costa Rican authorities say was linked to the cyberespionage group UNC2814. The dispute centers on a breach affecting Costa Rica’s state-run electricity and telecommunications provider and has quickly evolved from a domestic cybersecurity issue into a diplomatic disagreement involving competing narratives and…
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FortiGate Firewall Exploitation Fuels Network Breaches in New Attack Wave
Tags: attack, breach, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, network, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity defenders identified a surge in network breaches originating from compromised FortiGate Next-Generation Firewalls. According to incident responders at SentinelOne, threat actors exploit recent vulnerabilities to extract configuration files, steal credentials, and establish deep network footholds. Attackers are primarily leveraging flaws in Fortinet’s Single Sign-On mechanisms. Vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-59718, CVE-2025-59719, and the recently patched CVE-2026-24858…
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When insider risk is a wellbeing issue, not just a disciplinary one
Tags: access, breach, compliance, control, cyber, data, exploit, finance, group, malicious, monitoring, resilience, risk, risk-management, security-incident, threat, training, vulnerabilityWritten by Katie Barnett, Director of Cyber Security at Toro Solutions Insider risk is still often framed around intent, with the focus placed on malicious employees, disgruntled contractors, or deliberate misuse of access for personal gain.Those cases exist and they matter, but they are rarely where risk first begins, and they do not reflect how…