Security Briefing

Legal Fallout Mounts with Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Oracle Data Breach

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On March 21, 2025, a security research team identified a threat actor who claimed to possess millions of data lines tied to over 140,000 Oracle Cloud tenants. The breach took place in January of 2025 and was facilitated through a Java vulnerability that allowed the attacker to deploy malware targeting Oracle’s Identity Manager database. The attacker was then able to exfiltrate authentication information including usernames, (more…)

NY AG’s Lawsuit A Wake-Up Call for Insurance Companies

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The New York Attorney filed a lawsuit against multiple insurance companies that allegedly failed to protect the personal information of New York drivers from being compromised in cyberattacks. The timeline of the events involving the breach incidents is as follows:

  • August 2020 – The first attack against the National General insurance company
  • October 2020 – A second attack takes place
  • November 2020 – The (more…)

Class Action Lawsuits Emerge Following Large Job Applicant Data Breach

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DISA Global Solutions provides comprehensive background checks and drug testing services that help employers maintain workplace safety, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage risk through pre-employment screening programs and ongoing workforce monitoring solutions. On April 22, 2024, DISA detected a cyber incident within its network. They launched an immediate probe that determined that an unauthorized actor had gained access between February 9, 2024, and April 22, (more…)

The Cost of Neglecting Reasonable Security

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Regulatory agencies and courts don’t expect your organization to implement every possible security measure, but they do require you to take reasonable steps to protect your environment. A prime example is eyewear retailer Warby Parker, which was fined $1.5 million by the Department of Health and Human Services on February 20, 2025, for failing to meet security compliance standards. The imposed fine is regarding (more…)

Class Action Suit Illustrates Importance of an Incident Response Plan

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On January 13, 2025, Brittany Canup, a former Gas Express employee who last worked for the company in 2020, received a letter from her former employer informing her that the personal information retained by her former employer may have been compromised in a security incident that occurred on May 20, 2024, when unauthorized parties gained access to some of the company’s internal systems. According (more…)

Managing AI Risks in Organizational Adoption and Usage

The Heist

It started with an email. A routine request from the CFO to the finance department, instructing them to expedite payment to a new vendor. The message bore all the usual signs of legitimacy—familiar language, corporate jargon, and even the CFO’s signature, perfectly replicated. The email security system flagged nothing unusual.

The finance team complied, unaware that the CFO (more…)

The Silent Threat: How PCI DSS 4.0.1 Tackles Service Account Vulnerabilities

While organizations rightly prioritize protecting employee accounts from cybersecurity threats, particularly those with elevated privileges, service accounts too often receive less attention despite their critical nature. Service accounts operate silently in the background, running critical business applications and services that are essential for operations.

The importance of securing service accounts is now formally recognized in PCI DSS v4.0.1, which introduces new requirements taking effect March 31, (more…)

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