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The threat never sleeps: Protecting trust in Africa’s digital economy

  • Emmanuel Okogba
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 23:45:30

By Nkiruka Aimienoho  A subtle anomaly. An unpopular call to isolate critical systems. Resistance from every direction. That decision, made years ago with a key stakeholder during a live cybersecurity incident I was managing as a consultant, looked excessive …

By Nkiruka Aimienoho  A subtle anomaly. An unpopular call to isolate critical systems. Resistance from every direction. That decision, made years ago with a key stakeholder during a live cybersecuri… [+6265 chars]

Edelson Lechtzin LLP Announces Investigation of Bath Fitter Distributing, Inc. Data Breach

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  • Published date: 2026-07-19 19:58:00

Class action attorneys investigate a breach that exposed Social Security numbers and financial account information NEWTOWN, Pa., July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action firm, today announced that it is investigating claims …

Class action attorneys investigate a breach that exposed Social Security numbers and financial account information NEWTOWN, Pa., July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class … [+3799 chars]

Ernst & Young Data Breach Exposes Client Tax Records: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Investigates Class Action Claims

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 19:22:00

National data breach law firm offering free case evaluations to Ernst & Young clients whose personal and financial tax information may have been exposed after an unauthorized third party accessed a compromised support system. NEWTOWN, Pa., July 19, 2026 /PRNe…

National data breach law firm offering free case evaluations to Ernst & Young clients whose personal and financial tax information may have been exposed after an unauthorized third party accessed… [+5194 chars]

Security Affairs newsletter Round 586 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 14:40:55

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. OpenSSL …

Security Affairs newsletter Round 586 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. International Press … [+2928 chars]

Hackers abuse ViPNet software to target Russian govt agencies

  • Bill Toulas
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 14:23:46

An advanced threat actor is abusing the update mechanism for the ViPNet private networking product suite to target Russian organizations, including government agencies. [...]

An advanced threat actor is abusing the update mechanism for the ViPNet private networking product suite to target Russian organizations, including government agencies. Dubbed HelloNet, the campaign… [+2910 chars]

Links 7/19/2026

  • Haig Hovaness
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 10:55:36

Our strategic daily links: hungry clam, prediction markets prediction, wildfires, Chinese mega-factory, EU chat control, Mideast horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, an…

pic.twitter.com/O3qZfjEI0R Science Girl (@ScienceThing5) July 18, 2026 Are Prediction Markets Doomed to Fail? Contrary Research Loitering towards war: While Viennas coffeehouses bred modernism, i… [+7261 chars]

Links 7/19/2016

  • Haig Hovaness
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 10:55:36

Our strategic daily links: hungry clam, prediction markets prediction, wildfires, Chinese mega-factory, EU chat control, Mideast horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless Democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, an…

pic.twitter.com/O3qZfjEI0R Science Girl (@ScienceThing5) July 18, 2026 Are Prediction Markets Doomed to Fail? Contrary Research Loitering towards war: While Viennas coffeehouses bred modernism, i… [+7261 chars]

23andMe bankruptcy: Georgia to get more than $452k in settlement

  • finance.yahoo.com
  • Published date: 2026-07-19 02:18:07

Georgia will receive more than $452,000 as part of a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe. A coalition of 42 attorneys general, including Georgia's, announced the settlement last Tuesday, resolving allegations from a 2023 data breach that compro…

Georgia will receive more than $452,000 as part of a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe.A coalition of 42 attorneys general, including Georgia's, announced the settlement last Tuesday… [+151 chars]

Canadian mathematician honoured for reshaping how the world moves resources and data

  • Dr. Tim Sandle
  • Published date: 2026-07-18 20:14:01

As artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and complex network optimization become increasingly central to modern society, the importance of mathematical foundations continues to grow. The post Canadian mathematician honoured for reshaping how the world …

Mathematics rarely makes front-page news. Yet the ideas developed by mathematicians often underpin technologies and decision-making systems that affect everyday life. One such example is optimal tran… [+6846 chars]

Privatizing Defense, Part IV: The Pentagon Depends on Unaccountable Companies for Key Services

  • Greg Guma
  • Published date: 2026-07-18 15:11:35

Read Part I, II, and III: Privatizing Defense, Part I By Greg Guma, July 08, 2026 . Privatizing Defense, Part II: Private Equity Funding Fuels the Success of Top Contractors By Greg Guma, July 10, 2026 . Privatizing … The post Privatizing Defense, Part…

Read Part I, II, and III: Privatizing Defense, Part I By Greg Guma, July 08, 2026 . Privatizing Defense, Part II: Private Equity Funding Fuels the Success of Top Contractors By Greg Guma, July 1… [+10280 chars]

First National Holdings Data Breach Alert Issued By Wolf Haldenstein

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  • Published date: 2026-07-18 14:03:00

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION NEW YORK and CHICAGO, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP("Wolf Haldenstein"), a preeminent national consumer rights law, is investigating claims on behalf of people who …

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION NEW YORK and CHICAGO, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & HerzLLP("Wolf Haldenstein"), a preeminent national consu… [+1889 chars]

Frontier Airlines Data Breach Alert Issued By Wolf Haldenstein

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  • Published date: 2026-07-18 13:31:00

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION NEW YORK and CHICAGO, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP("Wolf Haldenstein"), a preeminent national consumer rights law, is investigating claims on behalf of people who …

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION NEW YORK and CHICAGO, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & HerzLLP("Wolf Haldenstein"), a preeminent national consu… [+1794 chars]

The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device

  • Sponsored by Incode
  • Published date: 2026-07-18 13:15:24

As age verification laws expand worldwide, organizations face growing pressure to protect users' privacy while meeting regulatory requirements. Incode explains how on-device age estimation verifies age without transmitting or storing facial images, reducing b…

Age checks are becoming law worldwide. The question is no longer whether platforms verify age, but what happens to the faces they collect -- and whether they need to collect them at all. By Ricardo … [+9541 chars]

Pillsbury Notice of Data Breach

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-07-18 13:00:00

NEW YORK, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP ("Pillsbury") was among many law firms targeted by sophisticated social engineering attempts in an incident last year. While the firm quickly detected and blocked the activity, an una…

NEW YORK, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP ("Pillsbury") was among many law firms targeted by sophisticated social engineering attempts in an incident last year. Whil… [+652 chars]

Colombia's Ecopetrol says cyberattack stole data tied to 3,300 accounts

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  • Published date: 2026-07-18 04:22:39

July 17 : Colombian state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol said on Friday a cyberattack resulted in the theft of data tied to about 3,300 user accounts and that it could not "guarantee" the breach would not have a "material adverse" financial impact.The co…

July 17 : Colombian state-controlled energy company Ecopetrol said on Friday a cyberattack resulted in the theft of data tied to about 3,300 user accounts and that it could not "guarantee" the breach… [+1073 chars]

Worst-of-the-Worst Exposures

  • Josef Weiss
  • Published date: 2026-07-18 01:20:31

Cybercrime operators continuously refine exploitation toolkits targeting the same repeatable vulnerability categories that organizations struggle to remediate at the speed adversaries weaponize newly disclosed attack vectors, creating persistent exposure gaps…

Cybercrime operators continuously refine exploitation toolkits targeting the same repeatable vulnerability categories that organizations struggle to remediate at the speed adversaries weaponize newly… [+10340 chars]

Tata Electronics cyberattack: Mandiant recommendations implemented to prevent future breaches

  • Dia Rekhi
  • Published date: 2026-07-18 00:30:00

On June 23 ransomware group World Leaks posted more than 200,000 files to the dark web, including details on projects related to some of the company’s global clients, which include Apple and Tesla. Three days later, it said that the company had launched a pro…

Tata Electronics, the victim of a cyberattack that targeted data related to some of its biggest clients, has put in place steps to prevent such breaches in the future, based on recommendations by US … [+4188 chars]

ofiqpy added to PyPI

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 23:57:49

A faithful Python port of OFIQ v1.1.0 (ISO/IEC 29794-5 face image quality), matching the reference within ±1.

A behavior-preserving Python reimplementation of the BSI OFIQ ISO/IEC 29794-5 face image quality library. ofiqpyreuses OFIQ's own model files and reproduces its exact .cpp algorithms, matching the … [+6121 chars]

Democrats Mocked After Olive Garden’s ID Policy Goes Viral- Stricter Than Some Blue State Voter Requirements-‘Pasta Deals Are Literally More Secure Than Our Elections’

  • Gateway Pundit
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 22:31:41

Democrats are on the receiving end of a viral punchline after the restaurant chain Olive Garden shared the rules of its ‘Never-Ending Pasta Pass.’ The pass allows customers unlimited meals, but only if the passholder presents a valid photo ID that matches the…

Skip to comments. Democrats Mocked After Olive Gardens ID Policy Goes Viral- Stricter Than Some Blue State Voter Requirements-Pasta Deals Are Literally More Secure Than Our ElectionsGateway Pundit ^… [+3314 chars]

Ernst & Young (EY) Investigates Data Breach Involving Third-Party Support Tickets

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 21:34:26

Ernst & Young (EY) disclosed a data breach after attackers compromised a third-party IT support system containing client documents and tax information. Ernst & Young (EY) is disclosed a data breach linked to a compromised third-party support ticket system use…

Ernst & Young (EY) Investigates Data Breach Involving Third-Party Support Tickets Ernst & Young (EY) is disclosed a data breach linked to a compromised third-party support ticket system used… [+2959 chars]

Abbott Laboratories probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims

  • Lawrence Abrams
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 20:45:52

Abbott Laboratories is investigating two separate cybersecurity incidents after confirming unauthorized access to internal legacy Exact Sciences systems in its Cancer Diagnostics business, while also investigating a separate claim that attackers breached its …

Abbott Laboratories is investigating two separate cybersecurity incidents after confirming unauthorized access to internal legacy Exact Sciences systems in its Cancer Diagnostics business, while also… [+5383 chars]

Best AI VPN Services (2026): NordVPN, Surfshark, and More

  • Thanh Pham
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 20:30:00

The best AI VPN services for 2026 -- NordVPN, Surfshark, ExpressVPN, and Mullvad reviewed. What AI in a VPN actually means, honest pricing, and a clear recommendation for remote workers.

Affiliate disclosure: Some links in this article are affiliate links. If you sign up through them, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools Ive actually evaluated. A f… [+16295 chars]

Ahmedabad: Lab technician loses Rs 70 lakh in pre-IPO investment scam

  • The Times Of India
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 18:46:22

Gandhinagar lab technician alleges Rs 69.64 lakh “pre-IPO allotment” online scam via social media ad, WhatsApp group and bank transfers; cyber case filed.

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“Elections under siege”: Why Trump insists China “rigged” the 2020 election and how much evidence supports claims of illegal migrants on voter rolls

  • admin
  • Published date: 2026-07-17 18:44:53

Many analysts believe the U.S. president is trying to shape the political narrative ahead of the November midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race, though some argue the strategy could ultimately backfire The post “Elections under siege”: Why Trump in…

In a 25-minute address from the White House early Friday, Donald Trump revived his longstanding claims that the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to Joe Biden, was fraudulent. He argued that … [+4760 chars]