Tag: data
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Zoho opens its first UAE datacentres to boost cloud adoption
New Dubai and Abu Dhabi facilities support data sovereignty, providing CIOs with local access to more than 100 Zoho and ManageEngine cloud services First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637278/Zoho-opens-its-first-UAE-datacentres-to-boost-cloud-adoption
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Swedish welfare authority suspends ‘discriminatory’ AI model
A machine learning model used by Sweden’s social security agency to flag benefit fraud has been discontinued following investigations by media outlets and the country’s data protection watchdog First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634703/Swedish-welfare-authorities-suspend-discriminatory-AI-model
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Grubhub confirms hackers stole data in recent security breach
Food delivery platform Grubhub has confirmed a recent data breach after hackers accessed its systems, with sources telling BleepingComputer the company is now facing extortion demands. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/grubhub-confirms-hackers-stole-data-in-recent-security-breach/
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Eurail customer database hacked
Identification data: First name, last name, date of birth, genderContact details: Email address, home address, telephone numberPassport details: Passport number, country of issue and expiry date No further details about the attack are available. According to Eurail, the investigation is ongoing. But at this time there is no indication the data was misused or publicly…
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Anchorage police department takes servers offline after cyberattack on service provider
The police department said there “is no evidence indicating that APD systems have been compromised or that any APD data has been acquired by the threat actor.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/anchorage-police-takes-servers-offline-after-third-party-attack
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Breach Roundup: Software Update Caused Verizon Outage
Also, Venezuela Cyberattack, Endesa Confirms Breach and Telegram IP Leak. This week, a software flaw caused the Verizon outage. U.S. cyberattack in Venezuela. ICE identities published online. BreachForums users leaked. Spanish energy provider Endesa data breach. Telegram privacy risk. A MuddyWater upgrade. Dutch man sentenced for hacking a maritime port. A ServiceNow patch. First seen…
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Kaiser to Pay $46M in Patient Data Lawsuit. Find Out If You’re Eligible
Tags: dataKaiser Permanente agreed to a $46M settlement over claims that patient health information was improperly disclosed online. The claims deadline is March 12, 2026. The post Kaiser to Pay $46M in Patient Data Lawsuit. Find Out If You’re Eligible appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-kaiser-46m-settlement-alleged-patient-data-leak/
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For-Profit Monroe University Notifies 321,000 of Data Theft
Health Info in Mix With Compromised Data in Latest Breach Hitting a School. A for-profit university with campuses in New York and the Caribbean is notifying nearly 321,000 individuals of a December 2024 data theft incident that compromised their personal and health information. Monroe University is among the latest educational institutions disclosing hacks. First seen…
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2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, captcha, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, pypi, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, windows2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026 andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 01/15/2026 – 16:48 Nadav Avital – Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales More About This Author > 2025 was a year that tested how businesses think about security. Some attacks happened in new, unexpected ways, while others employed old tricks, taken…
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ICE Agent Doxxing Site DDoS-ed Via Russian Servers
DDoS-ers are striking a website linked to a data breach at the Department of Homeland Security First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ice-agent-doxxing-site-ddosed/
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AWS European Sovereign Cloud puts data, operations, and oversight inside the EU
Amazon has made the AWS European Sovereign Cloud generally available to customers across the European Union, backed by a Euro7.8 billion investment. According to AWS, the funding … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/15/aws-european-sovereign-cloud-deployment/
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FTC bans GM from selling drivers’ location data for five years
The FTC has finalized an order with General Motors, settling charges that it collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-bans-general-motors-from-selling-drivers-location-data-for-five-years/
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AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty
EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won’t end up in Uncle Sam’s hands First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/aws_european_sovereign_cloud/
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Dr. Nils Kaufmann übernimmt Vertriebsführung bei indevis x Data-Sec
indevis x Data”‘Sec steht seit dem Zusammenschluss der Münchener indevis GmbH und der Freiburger Data-Sec GmbH im Juni 2025 für ganzheitliche IT”‘Sicherheitslösungen, Managed Security Services sowie Consulting”‘, Management”‘ und Supportleistungen für mittelständische Unternehmen bis hin zu öffentlichen Institutionen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/dr-nils-kaufmann-uebernimmt-vertriebsfuehrung-bei-indevis-x-data-sec/a43363/
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Ransomware gangs extort victims by citing compliance violations
Tags: ai, attack, breach, compliance, data, data-breach, extortion, group, ransomware, regulation, threat, toolAI amplifies attacks: Hild points to another problem: “AI-powered tools dramatically accelerate these attacks. Criminals can now screen stolen documents for ‘material’ compliance violations within hours of a data breach, faster and more accurately than many companies can audit their own systems.”The SailPoint specialist explains: “They create detailed, legally sound complaints for authorities and set…
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Data-Resilience 2026 die Scorecard, die IT-Führungskräfte kennen sollten
Welchen Herausforderungen und Risiken waren die digitalen Infrastrukturen im Jahr 2025 ausgesetzt, und welche zentralen Anforderungen für eine widerstandsfähige Datenarchitektur leiten sich daraus im Jahr 2026 ab? Insbesondere KI-Bereitschaft, Unveränderbarkeit, Souveränität und Cloud-Resilienz stehen im Fokus. Eine Scorecard signalisiert mit grünen Signalen eine zukunftssichere Datenbasis und rote Warnsignale zeigen auf verborgene Risiken wie Vendor-Lock-in, ungetestete……
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Telescope Types’
Tags: datavia the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/randall-munroes-xkcd-telescope-types/
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Google’s Personal Intelligence links Gmail, Photos and Search to Gemini
Google is rolling out ‘Personal Intelligence,’ a new Gemini feature that pulls your data from Gmail, Photos, Google Search, and other products. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/googles-personal-intelligence-links-gmail-photos-and-search-to-gemini/
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How do you trust a machine with secret management
How Do Organizations Ensure Machine Trust in Secret Management? How can organizations ensure that machines, which are increasingly handling vast amounts of sensitive data, can be trusted with secret management? With digital landscpe evolves, machine identities are taking center stage. These Non-Human Identities (NHIs) are critical components, especially for organizations leveraging cloud-based infrastructures. By ensuring……
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Can Agentic AI keep your data protection strategies ahead
How Can Advanced AI Strategies Transform Data Protection? How do organizations ensure that their data protection strategies remain cutting-edge and resilient against evolving threats? For many cybersecurity professionals, the key lies in harnessing the potential of Agentic AI. Advanced AI technologies have become pivotal in fortifying data protection strategies, especially in complex environments characterized by……
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Can Agentic AI keep your data protection strategies ahead
How Can Advanced AI Strategies Transform Data Protection? How do organizations ensure that their data protection strategies remain cutting-edge and resilient against evolving threats? For many cybersecurity professionals, the key lies in harnessing the potential of Agentic AI. Advanced AI technologies have become pivotal in fortifying data protection strategies, especially in complex environments characterized by……
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Sophisticated VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers
Cloud reconnaissance and adaptability: The malware was designed to detect whether it’s being executed on various cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, and Tencent and then to start leveraging those vendors’ management APIs. The code suggests the developers plan to add detections for Huawei, DigitalOcean, and Vultr in the future.The malware collects extensive…
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PharMerica Will Pay at Least $5.2M to Settle Hack Lawsuit
Ransomware Gang Money Message Claimed It Exfiltrated 4.7TB of Firm’s Data. Pharmacy services firm PharMerica will pay at least $5.27 million – plus millions more on enhancing its security – as part of a preliminary class action settlement approved this week by a federal court involving a 2023 data theft incident the company reported as…
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A single click mounted a covert, multistage attack against Copilot
Exploit exfiltrating data from chat histories worked even after users closed chat windows. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/a-single-click-mounted-a-covert-multistage-attack-against-copilot/
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Seraphic Acquisition Arms CrowdStrike for AI Browser Threats
$420M Deal Enables Web Detection and Response, Secures AI-Driven Browser Activity. CrowdStrike is bolstering its Falcon platform with browser-native web detection and response by acquiring Seraphic for $420 million. The technology helps protect AI workflows by securing any browser against data leakage, session hijacking and other web-based threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Microsoft Copilot Reprompt Attack Enables Stealthy Data Exfiltration
Reprompt is a one-click Microsoft Copilot attack that could enable silent data exfiltration, though Microsoft says it’s now patched. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-copilot-reprompt-attack-enables-stealthy-data-exfiltration/
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South Korean giant Kyowon confirms data theft in ransomware attack
The Kyowon Group (Kyowon), a South Korean conglomerate, disclosed that a cyberattack has disrupted its operations and customer information may have been exposed in the incident. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korean-giant-kyowon-confirms-data-theft-in-ransomware-attack/
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Beyond Testing: API Security as the Foundational Intelligence for an ‘industry leader’-Level Security Strategy
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, business, ciso, communications, container, data, detection, gartner, governance, intelligence, risk, service, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerabilityIn today’s security landscape, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of acronyms. But one layer has become the undisputed foundation for modern application security: API security. Why? Because APIs are no longer just part of the application, they are the application. They are the connective tissue for microservices, third-party data, and the explosive…
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Iran’s partial internet shutdown may be a windfall for cybersecurity intel
only available launchpads. A connection from the Ministry of Agriculture might not be a farmer. It’s likely a tunnel for a state actor who needs an exit node.”Ranjbar said the removal of the traffic from millions of routine Iranian business and residential users allows a powerful visibility into Iranian government traffic patterns, thereby allowing SOCs…