Barrio Family Health Care Center staff said the breached resulted from unauthorized access to employee emails. SAN ANTONIO — Nearly 20,000 patients at a San Antonio-based health care clinic potentially had their names and medical information exposed as part of a “cybersecurity incident,” according to a message communicated to those patients from staff. The Barrio...Read More
As we enter 2026, the threat of ransomware remains one of the most pressing security challenges facing enterprise organizations, making this a critical time to reassess exposure, preparedness, and resilience. Sophos’ inaugural report draws on the real-world experiences of 1,733 enterprises that were hit by ransomware in 2025, providing a clear view of the current...Read More
The latest numbers from the state show ransomware attacks are up nearly 50 percent in North Carolina, with thousands of people victimized. The data was released as part of the state’s data breach report, with numbers from 2024, showing an increase from 843 incidents to 1,215. The report also noted that ransomware attacks “contributed to more than...Read More
On March 6, the White House released a policy notice titled President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America, a 7-page document outlining the policy pillars that will define the Administration’s approach to cybersecurity. The President also signed Executive Order 14390, titled Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens, which among other initiatives instructs the...Read More
Executive Summary What’s new. As the frequency and sophistication of ransomware attacks increase, corporate responses to these incidents are subject to ever-growing regulation, and enforcement actions are becoming more frequent. Why it matters. Businesses that are victims of a ransom attack face new regulatory risks and heightened scrutiny over their response processes, on top of...Read More
Convicted violent sexual predator Jack Covert is not entitled to a “discount” of consecutive sentences involving six separate cases following jury convictions and plea agreements of sexually assaulting multiple girls and possessing child sexual abuse materials, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled. The appellate court upheld Covert’s sentence of 52 years, six months to 112...Read More
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ransomware family called Osiris that targeted a major food service franchisee operator in Southeast Asia in November 2025. The attack leveraged a malicious driver called POORTRY as part of a known technique referred to as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) to disarm security software, the Symantec...Read More
Financial institutions need federal rule changes – and coordination with other industries – to attack online fraud more comprehensively, fraud-fighting professionals said Wednesday in an online panel discussion. In other nations, a cross-sector approach has delivered “some good lessons learned,” said Donna Turner, a consultant with Risk Insight Solutions and former chief operating officer for...Read More
Denver pedestrians got a surprise this weekend when the audio messages from push-button speakers on some crosswalks were mysteriously replaced with anti-President Donald Trump messages. “The walk signal is on, Trump … (reference to the Iran school that was bombed),” a robotic voice said, according to a video on the social media platforms TikTok and...Read More
A new ransomware family called Osiris was used in an attack targeting a major food service franchisee operator in Southeast Asia in November 2025. While this Osiris ransomware shares a name with a ransomware family from 2016, which was a variant of the Locky ransomware, there is no indication that there is any link between these...Read More
