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Cybersecurity Dive: Hackers are conducting brute force attacks against the MySonicWall.com portal in order to access the company’s cloud backup service for firewalls, SonicWall and federal authorities warned in advisories.
The Target: A not-for-profit financial organization, Fairmont Federal Credit Union offers services such as business and home mortgage loans, financial first aid, and personal checking. It operates nine regional branches in West Virginia.
The Take: The hackers stole files containing names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, government ID numbers, financial information, medical and health insurance information, and other personal data. More alarming is that the stolen information contains full credit card/debit card details, including card numbers, security codes/PIN numbers, and expiration dates. IRS PIN numbers, tax ID numbers, routing numbers, and full access credentials were also compromised in the data breach.
The Vector: The organization discovered the cybersecurity incident on January 23, 2024 and launched a prompt and thorough forensic investigation, concluding on August 17, 2025, that files stolen from its network contained personal information.
This breach highlights the extreme importance of timely software updates for known software vulnerabilities, not only in systems directly under a firm’s control, but in third-party systems the firm relies upon as well. The longer a firm, or its vendors, hold out on deploying the most up-to-date software for their systems, the greater the chance an attacker will exploit the issue.
TechCrunch: Venture capital firm Insight Partners has notified thousands of people, including the firm’s limited partners, that their personal information was stolen by hackers in an earlier data breach.
Yahoo News: Cybersecurity firm Netskope is now aiming for a valuation of up to $7.26 billion in its U.S. initial public offering after raising the proposed price range, it said, underscoring investor appetite for high-growth tech stocks.
Cybersecurity Dive: An audit that castigated the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s cybersecurity pay incentives is worrying CISA staffers who say the report lacks context and could give the Trump administration an excuse to end a vital retention program.
Investing.com: CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity powerhouse whose stock has surged 68% over the past year and maintains a strong "Buy" rating from 38 analysts, partnered with Meta to introduce a new suite of benchmarks called CyberSOCEval to evaluate how artificial intelligence systems perform in real-world security operations.
The Target: Workiva, a leading cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) provider.
The Take: The threat actors exfiltrated a limited set of business contact information, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and support ticket content.
The Vector: Workiva notified its customers that attackers who gained access to a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) system stole some of their data.
This breach is a stark reminder of how strong authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.
Investment Executive: The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) confirmed that personal information about industry firms and registered reps was compromised in a cyber breach reported last month.
Dark Reading: Threat detection vendor SentinelOne announced plans to acquire Observo AI, which will boost the company's existing AI SIEM and security data offerings and focus on autonomous security operations.
The Guardian: A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp filed a lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta disregarded internal flaws in the app’s digital defenses and exposed billions of its users.
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