The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation has listed a Victoria-headquartered online tutoring company as a victim on its darknet leak site. The hackers listed Kinetic Education in an 8 June leak post, but aside from the post itself, Qilin – or its affiliate – has provided scant details of the cyber attack. You’re out of free articles...Read More
Daniel Cormier maintains that his Twitter account was hacked. On Sunday, Cormier became the center of controversy in the MMA world after a Tweet sent from his account posted alleged screenshots of an interaction with Eric Trump, where the President’s son appeared to ask Cormier about the possibility of fixed fights at the UFC White...Read More
The Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced legislation that would set up a grant program for small businesses and nontraditional contractors to cover the costs of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance. The CMMC grant program is included in the full text of the committee’s fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill, released Tuesday. The committee released...Read More
Data analysis Asia-Pacific cyber threats: volume vs insurance severity Each bubble is one of the top five cybercrime types ranked by INTERPOL across 18 member countries. Horizontal: case volume. Vertical: insurance claims severity. Bubble size: pace of escalation. Hover for detail. High vol / High severity High severity / Lower vol Moderate severity / High...Read More
Data Breach Notification , Data Privacy , Data Security iRhythm: Patient Information and ‘Proprietary’ Data Breached, Held for Ransom Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 17, 2026 Cardiac monitoring firm iRhythm told US federal regulators that sensitive patient information and “proprietary” data was stolen in a recent hack. (Image: iRhythm) A cardiac monitoring...Read More
A $500 million investment signals a current effort to secure future data, as Alphabet Inc. spinoff Sandbox AQ prepares businesses for the potential threat of quantum computing. While fully realized quantum computers remain years away from widespread impact, the funding reflects a growing awareness of a critical vulnerability: encrypted data collected now could be decrypted...Read More
Data analysis Asia-Pacific cyber threats: volume vs insurance severity Each bubble is one of the top five cybercrime types ranked by INTERPOL across 18 member countries. Horizontal: case volume. Vertical: insurance claims severity. Bubble size: pace of escalation. Hover for detail. High vol / High severity High severity / Lower vol Moderate severity / High...Read More
OT cybersecurity maturity is improving across Latin America, driven by stronger executive oversight, enhanced visibility, and growing regulatory pressure, reports Fortinet in its 2026 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report. Organizations across Latin America are improving OT cybersecurity governance, visibility, and compliance readiness. However, cyber threats targeting industrial environments continue to evolve, keeping...Read More
(TNS) — Murray County paid $200,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on the county’s computer systems, according to a press release from Noah Bishop, sole commissioner of Murray County. Most of the computers have been restored, and security measures are being tightened, the press release said. The decision to pay the ransom came following...Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A judge has handed a Nova Scotia man a conditional discharge after he was convicted of hacking into a provincial government...Read More
