We bring to your attention a sampling of recent media stories involving cyber risk & privacy liability. Among the stories we’re highlighting this month: The Worst Hacks of 2025, Oracle Health Data Breach, The Human Stress Toll of Cybersecurity, and more!

Breach Tracker

• The Worst Hacks of 2025 (read more)
• University of Phoenix Data Breach Exposes 3.4M Records in Cl0p Ransomware Attack (read more)
• Salt Typhoon Hackers Hit Congressional Emails in New Breach (read more)
• Kaiser Permanente to Pay $46M Over Alleged Patient Data Breaches (read more)
• Chrome Extensions with 900,000 Downloads Caught Stealing AI Chats (read more)
• Oracle Health Data Breach (read more)
• Kyowon Group in South Korea Hit by Suspected Ransomware Attack (read more)
• Telecom Sector Sees Steady Rise in Ransomware Attacks (read more)
• European Space Agency Breach Sparks Criminal Probe (read more)
• Ransomware Attacks Surge in North Carolina: Hacker Negotiator Shares Why (read more)
• 1M Brightspeed Customers Allegedly Exposed in Cyberattack (read more)
• SoundCloud Breach Potentially Affects Millions of Accounts (read more)
• London Council Warns 100,000 Residents After Cyberattack (read more)
• Critical Vulnerability Exposes n8n Instances to Takeover Attacks (read more)
• Largest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2025 (read more)
• 126,000 Affected After IT Hack of Manage My Health Patient Portal (read more)
• Hacker Offering US Engineering Firm Data Online After Alleged Breach (read more)
• Hackers Disrupt French Postal and Banking Services Twice (read more)
• BreachForums Hacking Forum Database Leaked, Exposing 324,000 Accounts (read more)

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The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape

• Confronting the Human Stress Toll of Modern Cybersecurity (read more)
• US and International Data Privacy Developments in 2025 and Compliance Considerations for 2026 (read more)
• Five New Microsoft Security Features: What They Reveal About Today’s Threats (read more)
• Green Light for CIPA: New Federal Court Ruling Fuels Digital Tracking Class Actions (read more)
• Cyber Incidents and Attacks Disrupt Enterprise Business Operations for Two Weeks, Global Cyber Resilience Survey Finds (read more)
• New Executive Order Signals Federal Preemption Strategy for State Laws on Artificial Intelligence (read more)
• Ransomware Without Encryption: Why Pure Exfiltration Attacks Are Surging–and Why They’re So Hard to Catch (read more)
• Illinois Now Requires Employers to Disclose the Use of AI for Employment-Related Decisions (read more)

Insights for Small to Medium Businesses

• Hit with a Cyberattack? What You Do in the First 72 Hours Could Save Your Business (read more)
• Third-Party Data Breaches: What You Need to Know (read more)
• Cybersecurity Frameworks Made Practical: From Confusion to Clarity (read more)
• The CISO CRO Playbook (read more)
• 2026 AI Legal Forecast: From Innovation to Compliance (read more)
• Cybersecurity and AI for Small Businesses Expert Insights with Chuck Brooks (listen now)
• What Every Company Needs To Know About Cybersecurity in 2026 (read more)