The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that the Medusa ransomware operation has impacted more than 500 critical infrastructure organizations in the United States since June 2021. The disclosure was made in a joint advisory issued by CISA in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal...Read More

Cybercrime , Data Breach Notification , Data Privacy Baylor Genetics Among the Latest Medical Labs, Bio-Tech Firms Attacked Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 20, 2026     Genomics testing firm Baylor Genetics is notifying at least 310,000 patients and employees of a June hacking incident exposing their sensitive personal, health and other information. (Image:...Read More

Three distinct suspected Russian cyber espionage threat clusters have been observed leveraging legitimate authentication flows to single out individuals working in academia, aerospace and defense, governments, and think tanks across Europe, as well as academia and think tanks within the U.S. These clusters include UNC6293, UNC7005, and UNC5976. “These clusters engage in persistent, adaptive phishing...Read More

Prometheus Security Group Global (PSG) has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2, demonstrating the company’s compliance with Department of Defense cybersecurity requirements for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). CMMC Level 2 requires organizations to implement the security requirements of NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding CUI. PSG said the certification marks an important milestone...Read More

Week one of the landmark federal child safety trial against Meta is over. Four states are alleging that Meta violated consumer and child data protection laws and hid the risks its platforms risk. Transcript AILSA CHANG, HOST: The first week of a landmark multistate trial against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has...Read More

The U.K. is the latest country to announce a ban on social media for children under 16. NPR’s A Martinez speaks to Amy Orben, a professor at the University of Cambridge. Transcript A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Britain is the latest country to announce a social media ban for children under 16. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says...Read More

Transcript SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Meta will head to federal court today to try to fend off accusations that it designed its social media platforms to hook children. The case is part of a wave of lawsuits trying to hold social media companies accountable for how they design their products. NPR’s John Ruwitch has more. JOHN...Read More

August 21, 2026 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Cybercrime Investigation Unit (BSJS) of the Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), in collaboration with Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD), recently conducted its 10th cybercrime awareness briefing for the bank’s frontline staff, according to a press release from the RBPF. A total of 70 staff...Read More

T-Mobile’s cybersecurity team reportedly turned to an unusually simple containment measure during its fight against the Chinese state-backed Salt Typhoon hacking group.  The team physically cut a network cable to disrupt the threat actor’s access.  Key takeaways T-Mobile physically cut a network cable to disrupt Salt Typhoon’s access after tracing suspicious activity to infrastructure connected...Read More

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed a 14-count indictment charging 17 Iranians connected to the Mabna Institute, a private company based in Iran, for conducting cyberattacks against the US. The DOJ’s press release stated that many of these attacks were done on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard...Read More