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AT&T to pay compensation to data breach victims. Here’s how to check if you were affected

Malwarebytes

Then in March, 2024, the data of over 70 million people was posted for sale on an online cybercrime forum. Payments are expected to begin in early 2026, pending final court approval scheduled for December 3, 2025. Later reports indicated this breach started in 2019. AT&T denied that the data came from its systems. Stay tuned!

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2025 Supply Chain Threat Landscape: AI, APIs, and the Weakest Link

SecureWorld News

Manufacturing and logistics firms, increasingly digitized and AI-driven, are acutely at risk: state-aligned hackers are "infiltrating the digital arteries of commerce" from ports to payment systems. The World Economic Forum warns that AI-powered cybercrime is among the top concerns shaping the 2025 threat landscape.

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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions: Not Getting Easier; But There is Hope

SecureWorld News

Critical infrastructure is at risk, moreso thanks to AI. Kip Boyle, vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC: The Challenge of Cultivating Buy-in from Leadership and Employees "Cybersecurity professionals will continue to face a critical challenge: cultivating genuine buy-in from both senior leaders and employees.

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International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Appoints CyberSecurity Expert Witness Joseph Steinberg To Computer Crime & Digital Evidence Committee

Joseph Steinberg

Steinberg, who is based in New York, is expected to serve on the committee through mid-2026. Steinberg has helped many organizations improve their management of cyber risk, and has assisted attorneys in achieving just compensation for parties wrongly harmed by cyberattacks. patent filings.

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Cyber Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

IT Security Guru

As cybercrime infects every facet of our daily lives, and technological advancements do little to stop the spread, many security professionals are turning to traditional solutions for a very modern problem. At first glance, it seems odd that most businesses don’t insure against something as potentially devastating as cybercrime.

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A Beginner’s Guide to PCI DSS 4.0: Requirements 1-4

Security Boulevard

Valid card data is highly sought-after on the cybercrime underground. In fact, it’s helping to drive a global epidemic in payment fraud predicted to reach $40bn by 2026. In a bid to stem losses, the card industry created the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) over two decades ago.

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More Spending on Cybersecurity Means More Attacks?

SecureWorld News

It could grow up to nearly $300 billion by 2026. However, the amount spent on cybersecurity is nothing compared to the amount of money projected to be lost by cybercrime. Is cybersecurity spending driving cybercrime? Your organization has likely experienced this increase, as well. Not likely.