Betterment Breach Details

Cyber weapons knock out Iranian air defenses during strikes on nuclear sites. ShinyHunters dump more than a million stolen records from Harvard and Penn. Betterment confirms a breach exposing data from roughly 1.4 million accounts. Researchers uncover a sprawling scam network impersonating law firms. Italy blocks cyberattacks aimed at Olympics infrastructure. Critical bugs put n8n and Google Looker servers at risk of full takeover. A state-backed Shadow Campaign hits governments worldwide. OpenClaw shows how AI-powered attacks are becoming faster, cheaper, and harder to stop. Our guest is Tony Scott, CEO of Intrusion and former federal CIO, sharing his perspective on evolving regulation and the realities behind critical policy shifts. Your smartphone may testify against you.

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CyberWire Guest

Our guest today comes as a segment from our Caveat podcast. Tony Scott, CEO of Intrusion and former federal CIO, joins Dave Bittner to share his perspective on evolving regulation and the realities behind critical policy shifts. You can listen to Tony and Dave’s full conversation on this week’s episode of Caveat, and catch new episodes of Caveat every Thursday on your favorite podcast app.

Selected Reading

Exclusive: US used cyber weapons to disrupt Iranian air defenses during 2025 strikes (The Record)

Personal data stolen during Harvard and UPenn data breaches leaked online - over a million details, including emails, home addresses and more, all published (TechRadar)

Data breach at fintech firm Betterment exposes 1.4 million accounts (Bleeping Computer)

Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign (SecurityWeek)

Italy Averted Russian-Linked Cyberattacks Targeting Winter Olympics Websites, Foreign Minister Says (SecurityWeek)

n8n security woes roll on as new critical flaws bypass December fix (The Register)

LookOut: Discovering RCE and Internal Access on Looker (Google Cloud & On-Prem) (Tenable)

Cyberspy Group Hacked Governments and Critical Infrastructure in 37 Countries (SecurityWeek)

The Rise of OpenClaw (SECURITY.COM)

Smartphones Now Involved in Nearly Every Police Investigation (Infosecurity Magazine)

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