Data security news & resources

Data security breaches aren’t slowing down. From exposed AWS buckets to credential-stuffing attacks on SaaS platforms, compromised identities remain the weakest link in enterprise security. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, stolen credentials were the initial entry point in 22% of breaches, and a staggering 88% of basic web application attacks involved the […]

We’re only halfway through 2025, and there have already been over 12,000 publicly disclosed data breaches. From small brick-and-mortar businesses to multinational tech companies, it’s clear that no organization is immune to a cybersecurity incident.  Preparation is key—and one increasingly vital part of shoring up against cyber-attacks is cyber insurance.  In this article, we’ll explore […]

On May 15, the crypto giant, Coinbase, announced that malicious actors had gotten away with the personal information of tens of thousands of customers—an incident set to cost the company nearly $400 million.  But the scale of this breach isn’t the major story. It’s how the cybercriminals did it—bribing outsourced customer service agents to steal […]

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor accessed and downloaded 300,000 crash records from its database. The breach took place on May 12, 2025, and stemmed from a login using compromised credentials—yet another example of how a single weak link in identity security can put huge amounts […]

In the past month alone, big names like Hertz, WK Kellogg, and DBS Bank have all reported serious data breaches. But these attacks weren’t the result of flaws in their own systems. Instead, attackers exploited weaknesses in their software supply chains—targeting third-party vendors to get in. This kind of breach is becoming less of an […]

The Chinese firm DeepSeek has officially entered the AI arena. When the company released its latest iteration in January of this year, it reached 16 million downloads in just 18 days—nearly double the 9 million downloads achieved by OpenAI’s ChatGPT at launch. Chances are, DeepSeek is already being used in your workplace, quietly boosting employee […]

Oracle Health is at the center of a major data breach impacting several U.S. hospitals and healthcare organizations. The breach, which originated from compromised legacy servers, has led to the theft of sensitive patient records. The attacker is now using ransomware to extort victims, demanding payments to prevent the stolen data from being leaked. Oracle […]

Over the weekend, a hacker reportedly breached Oracle Cloud’s infrastructure, siphoning off six million sensitive authentication records and potentially putting over 140,000 enterprise customers at risk. You’d expect Oracle to be scrambling to reassure its users. Instead, the company has flat-out denied the breach ever happened. In a statement to The Register, Oracle insisted: “There […]

Think of the workplace 30 years ago, before the proliferation of the internet. The way we worked, communicated, and operated was completely different. While internet usage is now a given in every business and household, its adoption required a significant shift in operations, processes, and culture.  Fast forward to today, and AI is poised to […]

Artificial intelligence is set to be the defining technology of 2025. As AI tools become an integral part of everyday life, both at work and at home, the pressure is mounting for organizations to innovate and adapt—while securing their systems and data. Despite this growing urgency, many companies are still grappling with how to implement […]

Cloud account hijacking and spear-phishing emails have long been a concern amongst corporate security teams. Even with tools like multi-factor authentication and spam filters, malicious actors often uncover ways to either break into employee cloud accounts and attempt to persuade unwitting users to share sensitive details. Thankfully–up until now–there’s usually been a few tell-tale signs […]