The Record

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would add new privacy protections to health data gathered by smartwatches, health apps and other new technologies.

Hackers pilfered millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency on Monday from the decentralized finance protocol Balancer.

Questioning how Flock Safety protects sensitive user accounts, Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi want the FTC to investigate the police surveillance tech provider.

Cybersecurity researchers have been tracking thieves who are using their deep knowledge of trucking and transportation technology to steal cargo.

SK Telecom said the sharp decline stemmed from compensation and recovery costs following a large-scale cyberattack disclosed in April that exposed the personal data of about 27 million customers.

The company said the breach exposed contact information and inquiry details from users of its online stores — Askul, Lohaco and Soloel Arena — as well as supplier data stored on its internal servers.

The U.K.'s water suppliers have reported five cyberattacks since January 2024, according to information reviewed by Recorded Future News. The incidents did not affect the safety of water supplies, but they highlight an increasing threat.

The University of Pennsylvania is investigating an email that was sent out to thousands of current and former students on Friday afternoon containing offensive language and threats of a data breach.

An FCC ruling issued days before Donald Trump took office was an "ineffective response" to the Salt Typhoon intrusions into U.S. telecom networks, the agency's new leadership said in announcing plans to rescind it.

In a report shared with Recorded Future News, Unit 42 attributed the targeting of Cisco ASA devices to Storm-1849 — a China-based threat group that Cisco previously said has been attacking the tools since 2024.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ended a probe into how Meta obtains and uses consumers’ financial data for targeted advertising.

Streaming service Sling TV will pay a $530,000 civil penalty to the state of California and make changes to how customers can opt-out of the sale of their data.

Earlier in its European Council presidency, Denmark had brought back a draft law which would have required scanning of electronic messages, sparking an intense backlash.

A cyber-espionage operation attributed to China used the PlugX malware against Belgian and Hungarian diplomatic entities over the last two months, according to a new report.

The comments come roughly a month after the expiration of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which incentivized private entities to share threat data with the government with antitrust and liability safeguards.

Available on GitHub and promoted to professional penetration testers, the tool AdaptixC2 has been used to spread loader malware associated with Russian ransomware groups, researchers said.

The move comes after Meta announced that starting on December 16 it will target ads and customize content based on users’ engagement with chatbots.

The former executive sold the trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker that “publicly advertises itself as a reseller of cyber exploits to various customers, including the Russian government,” according to the Department of Justice.

Officers from the Army and Air Force are under consideration to lead the NSA, and moves could be happening soon for other top jobs at the spy agency, sources tell Recorded Future News.

The government contractor Conduent informed multiple states this week that a cybersecurity incident in January exposed the information of more than 10 million people.