On Friday, American insurance giant Aflac disclosed that its systems were breached in a broader campaign targeting insurance companies across the United States by attackers who may have stolen personal and health information. Aflac (short for American Family Life Assurance Company) is the largest supplemental insurance provider in the U.S. and a Fortune 500 company...Read More
Mumbai: The state cyber police department has launched Cyber Suraksha Online that leverages AI to combat cybercrimes against women and children. The multi-stakeholder initiative, launched in partnership with NGO Cadira Foundation, incorporates victim-centric protection and digital rights.“By embracing digital ethics, leveraging AI responsibly and fostering public-private partnerships, we are building a more secure and just...Read More
DirectViz Solutions LLC demonstrated that the US Army conducted a flawed organizational conflict of interest evaluation before awarding Peraton Inc. a $225 million cybersecurity services task order, the GAO said Friday. The Army should meaningfully consider whether Peraton has an impaired objectivity conflict arising from its performance of another Army task order, called ARCYBER, the...Read More
Well, it’s, you know, I it’s one of those things that it’s an interesting trend that I’ve been saying, you know, if you think about, you know, four or five years ago, a lot of CSOs were not responsible for cloud security, for instance, or they may not have responsibility over identity. That could have...Read More
Episource, a vendor that provides risk adjustment and medical coding services to health plans and providers, suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in a 5.4-million-record data breach. The breach is the second-largest reported to HHS in 2025, so far. According to a notice posted on Episource’s website, the company found unusual activity in its...Read More
Somkid files complaint against Hun Sen over leaked audio, accusing the Cambodian leader of threatening Thailand’s national security and damaging diplomatic relations. Thai authorities vow to pursue legal action regardless of the suspect’s location. BANGKOK, Thailand – Somkid Chueakhong, Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs, filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime...Read More
Aflac is the latest insurance company to disclose a security breach following a string of others earlier this week, all of which appear to be part of Scattered Spider’s most recent data theft campaign. The American insurance giant on Friday said it intends to notify regulators that it spotted the “unauthorized access to its network”...Read More
Cybercriminals are evolving fast-no longer just lone hackers seeking quick exploits, they have transformed into sophisticated data brokers operating vast criminal enterprises. According to Europol’s 2025 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), stolen personal information has become the backbone of a sprawling cybercrime ecosystem, driving fraud, ransomware, identity theft, and even child exploitation at an...Read More
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Aflac disclosed Friday that it experienced a cyberattack last week that potentially impacted the supplemental insurance company’s data. The Georgia-based company said it identified unauthorized access on its network June 12. Upon initiating its cybersecurity incident response protocols, Aflac “believes that it contained the intrusion within hours,” the company said in a regulatory filing. “The...Read More
