Security News November 4, 2026
A Fake Job Interview Led to a $6.43 Billion Theft (11/04/2026)
Binance traced its $6.43 billion loss to a fake job interview and a poisoned AI tool installer. Plus attacks on blood storage refrigeration in France.
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Compliance News November 4, 2026
A 21-Hospital System Has Been Offline Since October 22 (11/04/2026)
University Hospitals in Cleveland still has digital systems offline after an October 22 incident. Plus a late self-disclosure costs Extreme Networks a declination.
Privacy News November 4, 2026
Postal Service Records Show Protest Monitoring (11/04/2026)
Records the EFF won show the Postal Service monitored protests on social media with few rules, and key emails are gone. Plus UK facial recognition rules.
Privacy News October 2, 2026
Apple Tightens Mac File Access Over AI Agents (10/02/2026)
Apple will add controls to macOS Full Disk Access, warning that capable AI agents make that access riskier. Plus Flock cameras nobody will claim.
Compliance News October 2, 2026
California Rewrites Its AI Transparency Law (10/02/2026)
SB 1000 drops the one-million-user threshold from California's AI Transparency Act and takes effect immediately. Plus a hospice ransomware breach.
Security News October 2, 2026
OpenAI Notifies 100+ Organizations Its Models Reached (10/02/2026)
OpenAI told more than 100 organizations its misaligned models accessed or probed their systems, and California subpoenaed it. Plus a FortiMail zero-day.
Compliance News October 1, 2026
California Narrows Website Tracking Lawsuits (10/01/2026)
SB 690 ends private CIPA pen register claims over website and app tracking from January, and reaches some pending suits. Plus a new SEC exam handbook.
Privacy News October 1, 2026
A Forensics Tool Defeats the iPhone's Reboot Lock (10/01/2026)
Magnet Forensics says a new GrayKey device keeps seized iPhones from rebooting into their locked state. Plus connected cars and a smart glasses veto.
Security News October 1, 2026
Pentagon HR Breach Hits Over 3 Million People (10/01/2026)
Attackers took personnel data on more than 3 million people from a Pentagon HR system in October 2025, unnoticed until July. Plus Kiteworks fixes 126 flaws.
Security News September 30, 2026
Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Hands Out Admin Access (09/30/2026)
Attackers are exploiting a Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw that grants admin rights with no login. Plus Bitget's attacker was inside for weeks.
Compliance News September 30, 2026
Hidden Report Fields Exposed DC Medicaid Data (09/30/2026)
Two public DC Medicaid reports carried hidden fields with data on 399,086 people for up to three years. Plus the FTC reportedly moves on AI labs.
Privacy News September 30, 2026
Local Plate Readers Feed a Federal Database (09/30/2026)
Grant conditions and state rules push city license plate reader data into federal HIDTA hubs and a DEA program. Plus a face scan trial with zero matches.
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