This week, Apple notified customers in 110 countries around the world (150 countries to date) that they “may have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices.” Apple notifies users “directly on their iPhone lock screen with a push notification that urges the person to take action.” The threat alert will read “Apple
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Gunra Ransomware Group Hitting Multiple Sectors
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An advisory issued jointly this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, National Security Agency, U.S. Secret Service, and the Republic of Korea’s National Police Agency alerted organizations about an emerging threat from the Gunra ransomware group and provided guidance on detection and mitigation.…
Cyber-Attack Downs More Than 30 Water Utilities Simultaneously
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Over 30 individual Minnesota water and wastewater treatment facilities were simultaneously hit with a cyber-attack from an unknown source on July 26 and 27, 2026. The coordinated attack targeted the utilities’ operational technology systems and caused some affected communities to request that residents minimize water use due to limited stored water. Other communities experienced equipment…
Privacy Tip #495 – What We Can Learn from The Worst Breaches of 2026
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I apologize that this post is not light reading. It’s critically important to know what the threats are so you can avoid becoming a victim.
Although disconcerting, it is crucial to know what has happened in the first half of this year. TechCrunch recently issued a report outlining the worst breaches of 2026—so far:…
ShinyHunters Hit Instructure + Downs Canvas Learning Management System
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Another recent victim of ShinyHunters is Instructure, the supplier of the Canvas learning management system, which disrupted the login portals of 330 colleges and universities during the critical college exam schedule.
According to Dataminr, ShinyHunters “claimed to have stolen 3.654TB of data affecting about 275 million individuals and 9,000 institutions worldwide.” The stolen data…
Threat Actors Targeting Messaging Applications
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On November 24, 2025, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert titled “Spyware Allows Cyber Threat Actors to Target Users of Messaging Applications,” which outlines how “multiple cyber threat actors” are “leveraging commercial spyware to target users of mobile messaging applications.”
The threat actors “use sophisticated targeting and social engineering techniques to…
CISA + Partners Release Advisory on Scattered Spider
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On July 29, 2025, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Australian Signals Directorate, and the Australian Federal Police and National Cyber Security Centre, issued an updated advisory on threat actor Scattered Spider, which…
CISA Alert: Liteon Electric Vehicle Chargers
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If you own an electric vehicle, keep an eye on cybersecurity issues that may affect your car and its accessories. You wouldn’t think that an electric vehicle charger could include a vulnerability that allows threat actors to access information, but the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an Alert on July 15, 2025, warning…