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Credential-Harvesting Blitz Puts Tinder, News Corp, Chick-fil-A on Alert

June 01, 2025
Yale New Haven Health System Reports Data Breach Affecting 5.5 Million Patients
Cybersecurity // April 25, 2025

Connecticut-based healthcare provider Yale New Haven Health System reported a data breach that affected more than 5.5 million patients. The data breach involved a “hacking/IT incident” affecting its network server, according to breach report posted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. In...

Bank of America: Cybercrime Could Be ‘World’s Third-Largest Economy’
Cybersecurity // October 10, 2024

The cost of cyberattacks is reportedly growing alongside the increases in digitization and artificial intelligence (AI). “If cybercrime damage were a state, it would be the world’s third-largest economy,” Bank of America said in a Thursday investor note, Seeking Alpha reported Thursday (Oct. 10). The financial institution’s note...

Cyberattacks Present Shipping Industry’s Biggest Threat Since WWII
Cybersecurity // July 28, 2024

The shipping sector is reportedly facing a spike in cyberattacks tied to state-sponsored hackers. The industry saw at least 64 cyber incidents last year, the Financial Times reported Saturday (July 27), citing research by the Netherlands’ NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. That study found...

This Week in B2B: Embedded Payments, Digital Tooling, Small-Business Success
B2B Payments // July 18, 2024

Innovation and competition are constantly reshaping the B2B landscape. The pace of transformation has financial institutions (FIs) and corporations increasingly seeking ways to bring their B2B payments processes up to date with the latest technology. Given the economic volatility over the past few years and...

Interviews & Exclusives
2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack

July 04, 2024
It’s the summer of steals, not the summer of deals, for businesses suffering cyber breaches. That’s because, as the world goes digital, fraudsters are constantly probing modern, multifaceted attack surfaces for vulnerabilities. But with the news Tuesday (July 2) that auto dealership software provider CDK Global has “substantially all” of its car dealership customers back […]

Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi

October 26, 2022
October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With decentralized finance, or DeFi, as...

Quick Reads
Credential-Harvesting Blitz Puts Tinder, News Corp, Chick-fil-A on Alert

June 01, 2025
The hacking group known as “Scattered Spider” has had a busy year. The gang recently breached the systems of British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) and has spent months trying to trick workers for some of the world’s biggest brands into sharing their passwords, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (June 1). The group’s signature […]

Yale New Haven Health System Reports Data Breach Affecting 5.5 Million Patients

April 25, 2025
Connecticut-based healthcare provider Yale New Haven Health System reported a data breach that affected more than 5.5 million patients. The data breach involved a “hacking/IT incident” affecting its network server, according to breach...

Bank of America: Cybercrime Could Be ‘World’s Third-Largest Economy’

October 10, 2024
The cost of cyberattacks is reportedly growing alongside the increases in digitization and artificial intelligence (AI). “If cybercrime damage were a state, it would be the world’s third-largest economy,” Bank of America...

Cyberattacks Present Shipping Industry’s Biggest Threat Since WWII

July 28, 2024
The shipping sector is reportedly facing a spike in cyberattacks tied to state-sponsored hackers. The industry saw at least 64 cyber incidents last year, the Financial Times reported Saturday (July...