Tag: law
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Alleged KillSec Ransomware Mastermind a 16-Year-Old
Law enforcement from multiple countries collaborated to disrupt a cybercrime operation that has claimed some 500 victims worldwide in the past two years. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/killsec-ransomware-mastermind-16-year-old
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Operation KillSwitch: Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Group
Operation KillSwitch: Europol says the KillSec ransomware group, allegedly led by a 16-year-old, was dismantled after attacks on about 1,000 victims. Law enforcement seized control of KillSec ‘s dark web leak site, the Tor website the group used to threaten victims with publishing stolen files unless they paid up. That single action locked down more…
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Police dismantle KillSec ransomware gang allegedly led by 16-year-old
An international law enforcement operation dubbed “Operation KillSwitch” seized the KillSec ransomware gang’s data leak site and servers, led to three arrests, and identified a 16-year-old as the group’s alleged administrator. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dismantle-killsec-ransomware-gang-allegedly-led-by-16-year-old/
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Police dismantle KillSec ransomware gang allegedly led by 16-year-old
An international law enforcement operation dubbed “Operation KillSwitch” seized the KillSec ransomware gang’s data leak site and servers, led to three arrests, and identified a 16-year-old as the group’s alleged administrator. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dismantle-killsec-ransomware-gang-allegedly-led-by-16-year-old/
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Alleged ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands
The arrest of a 24-year-old man in Amsterdam, which occurred a week before ShinyHunters hacked the FBI, marks a major turning point for law enforcement’s push to track down the group’s members. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shinyhunters-alleged-leader-arrested-netherlands/
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New Mexico jury finds Meta deceived consumers about data privacy practices
A New Mexico jury found Facebook violated the law nearly 44 million times by lying to consumers about its data privacy practices. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/facebook-new-mexico-privacy
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Kiteworks lifts advisory after precautionary warning for customers to shut down systems
The firm had received information from law enforcement of a possible attack. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/kiteworks-lifts-advisory-warning-shut-zero-day/831508/
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Kiteworks Warns Users to Take Systems Offline Amid Suspected Zero-Day Threat
Kiteworks has urged customers worldwide to temporarily shut down their servers after receiving credible law-enforcement intelligence that a threat actor may target Kiteworks deployments over the weekend. The emergency advisory is preventive, but the company said the potential activity may involve an unknown zero-day vulnerability. The secure file-sharing and managed content communications provider asked organizations…
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Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
Three justices wrote in a dissent that longstanding privacy laws protecting sensitive personal data held by the government should prevent the use of the database. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-save-database-voter-citizenship/
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Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
Three justices wrote in a dissent that longstanding privacy laws protecting sensitive personal data held by the government should prevent the use of the database. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-save-database-voter-citizenship/
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Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
Three justices wrote in a dissent that longstanding privacy laws protecting sensitive personal data held by the government should prevent the use of the database. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-save-database-voter-citizenship/
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Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack
The tech giant, which allows companies to send large datasets over the internet, said it received a “credible threat” from law enforcement about an imminent attack. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/kiteworks-urges-customers-to-shut-down-their-servers-amid-imminent-threat-of-cyberattack/
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Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack
The tech giant, which allows companies to send large datasets over the internet, said it received a “credible threat” from law enforcement about an imminent attack. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/kiteworks-urges-customers-to-shut-down-their-servers-amid-imminent-threat-of-cyberattack/
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Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law
The incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia’s prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/24/australia-to-investigate-if-openai-hack-of-government-health-website-broke-the-law/
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Canadian regulator opens probe of IDScan for allegedly violating data privacy laws
The investigation, announced Monday, will probe IDScan’s security practices and whether victim notifications were adequate under Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law, the regulator said in a press release. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canadian-regulator-opens-probe-of-idscan-following-data-breach
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Canadian regulator opens probe of IDScan for allegedly violating data privacy laws
The investigation, announced Monday, will probe IDScan’s security practices and whether victim notifications were adequate under Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law, the regulator said in a press release. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canadian-regulator-opens-probe-of-idscan-following-data-breach
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Google Fined Euro403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
Google has been fined Euro403 million for breaking the EU’s data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people’s location data from May 2018 to February 2020.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google’s lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within…
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Google Fined Euro403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
Google has been fined Euro403 million for breaking the EU’s data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people’s location data from May 2018 to February 2020.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google’s lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within…
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Google Fined Euro403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
Google has been fined Euro403 million for breaking the EU’s data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people’s location data from May 2018 to February 2020.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google’s lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within…
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Google Fined Euro403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
Google has been fined Euro403 million for breaking the EU’s data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people’s location data from May 2018 to February 2020.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google’s lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within…
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Google Fined Euro403 Million Over GDPR Violations Tied to Location Data
Google has been fined Euro403 million for breaking the EU’s data protection law, the GDPR, in the way three of its features handled people’s location data from May 2018 to February 2020.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Google’s lead regulator in the EU, also ordered the company to make its processing comply with the law within…
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North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide
A joint law enforcement advisory warns that the North Korean hacking group WaterPlum compromised at least 30,000 devices worldwide from December 2025 through July 2026 and transferred more than $10.7 million in stolen cryptocurrency to North Korea. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-waterplum-hackers-infected-30-000-devices-worldwide/
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North Korean hackers infect thousands of devices across 100 countries as part of ‘WaterPlum’ campaign
The FBI and Defense Department partnered with Japan’s National Police Agency and law enforcement agencies in Australia and Germany on a new advisory about “WaterPlum”, a group of cyber actors allegedly stealing cryptocurrency from job applicants by posing as AI or blockchain companies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korean-hackers-infect-thousands-of-devices-waterplum-scheme
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European Commission set to push social media restrictions, safety requirements into law
Tags: lawThe proposal, known as the EU KIDS Act, would block social media platforms from offering accounts to children younger than 13 and establish a bloc-wide minimum age of 15 for account creation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/european-commission-set-to-push-social-media-kids-restrictions-into-law
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House passes bill to equip local law enforcement with scam-fighting tools
The Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act (GUARD) attempts to address a common complaint from the victims of online scams like pig butchering, that such cases typically do not rise to the level of a federal investigation but local law enforcement is unequipped to properly investigate them. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article:…
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Revolut Data Leak May Trace Back to Compromised Italian Government Accounts
A suspected compromise of an Italian government PEC account may have allowed threat actors to impersonate law enforcement and obtain sensitive data from hundreds of Revolut customers. The Revolut data exposure may be part of a much broader cyber incident involving compromised Italian government infrastructure. Revolut has confirmed that its systems were not breached. Instead,…
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Zelensky appoints former police chief to lead Ukraine’s cyber coordination center
Ihor Klymenko, who has experience in law enforcement and as interior minister, will run Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-cyber-coordination-center-ihor-klymenko
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UK rolls out digital ID for alcohol sales
Changes to the law that will enable the retail and hospitality industry to introduce digital identity checks for alcohol sales are being rolled out First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650188/UK-rolls-out-digital-ID-for-alcohol-sales
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UK lawmakers call for new law to protect human rights from AI systems
MPs and peers call for the UK to create a statutory AI oversight body with powers to test and evaluate high-risk uses of AI and to prevent the deployment of AI that poses risks to human rights First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366649608/UK-lawmakers-call-for-new-law-to-protect-human-rights-from-AI-systems
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ENISA launched the CRA Single Reporting Platform for actively exploited vulnerabilities
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity switched on the Cyber Resilience Act’s Single Reporting Platform on 11 September 2026, the same day the law’s reporting obligations … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/14/enisa-cra-single-reporting-platform/