On November 12, DataBreaches reported that Doctor Alliance had allegedly been hacked by a threat actor who listed the data for sale on a clearnet forum. At the time, “Kazu” claimed to have 353 GB of data and had given Doctor Alliance a November 21 deadline to pay $200,000 or the data would be sold…
Surveillance tech provider Protei was hacked, its data stolen, and its website defaced
Zack Whittaker reports: A Russian telecom company that develops technology to allow phone and internet companies to conduct web surveillance and censorship was hacked, had its website defaced, and had data stolen from its servers, TechCrunch has learned. Founded in Russia, Protei makes telecommunications systems for phone and internet providers across dozens of countries, including…
Checkout.com Discloses Data Breach After Extortion Attempt
Ionut Arghire reports: Global payment service provider Checkout.com has disclosed a data breach after a known hacking group attempted to extort it. The incident, Checkout says, involved a legacy, third-party cloud file storage system that had not been used since 2020, and did not affect its payment processing platform. “The system was used for internal…
Washington Post hack exposes personal data of John Bolton, almost 10,000 others
Mikael Thalen reports: Personal information about nearly 10,000 employees and outside contractors and contributors at The Washington Post was exposed after the newspaper fell victim to a data breach. Analysis of the hacked data by Straight Arrow News indicates that high-profile individuals, including former national security advisor John Bolton, are among those affected. The Post says…
Draft UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Enters UK Parliament
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On November 12, 2025, the UK government introduced the draft Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (the “Bill”) to the UK Parliament. The Bill, which was originally announced in July 2024, proposes amendments to the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018 (the “NIS Regulations”), taking into consideration the European…
Suspected Russian hacker reportedly detained in Thailand, faces possible US extradition
Daryna Antoniuk reports: The Russian Embassy in Thailand said it is seeking access to a Russian citizen reportedly detained on the resort island of Phuket at the request of the United States over suspected cybercrimes. “At the moment, we are clarifying the circumstances of this case and working with the Thai side to arrange consular…