DATE: February 17, 2026 at 08:24AM
SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY

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Does #HHSOCR have the resources to enforce #Part2 #substanceusedisorder records #breaches on top of the agency's other #HIPAA and #civilrights duties? https://t.co/2swQ2U9gyh #SUD #42cfrpart2

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now is not the time to be smug in neovim like some emacs nerd: notepad++ is widely used damn near everywhere where Windows is a thing.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/notepad-updater-was-compromised-for-6-months-in-supply-chain-attack/

#breaches #incident #infosec #notepadPlusPlus

Yet another reason why nobody should be using Substack for anything, in any way, for any reason.

They openly support nazi's and other things they shouldn't be supporting, and now they have had a data breach.

Substack data breach exposed users’ emails and phone numbers.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/874255/substack-data-breach-user-emails-phone-numbers

#Substack #News #Tech #TechNews #StopUsingSubstack #DataBreach #Breach #Breaches

💾 The Worst #DataBreaches of 2025—And What You Can Do | EFFector 38.1

So many data #breaches happen throughout the year that it can be pretty easy to gloss over not just if, but how many different breaches compromised your data. We're diving into these data breaches and more with our latest EFFector newsletter.
#privacy #security #breach

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/worst-data-breaches-2025-and-what-you-can-do-effector-381

This week we saw #Illinois take an unforced error, as they stumbled into a #HIPPA breach of about 700 000 patients' medical records. 🩺💽💊💾🦠📠🧫

#MedicalNews #Medicine #HealthCare #Breach #Breaches

https://securityaffairs.com/186745/data-breach/illinois-department-of-human-services-idhs-suffered-a-data-breach-that-impacted-700k-individuals.html

The Worst #Hacks of 2025

From university #breaches to #cyberattacks that shut down whole supply chains, these were the worst #cybersecurity incidents of the year.
#privacy #security #supplychain

https://www.wired.com/story/worst-hacks-of-2025/

X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine – POLITICO

The Commission fined X on Thursday for breaching the EU’s rules under the Digital Se…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Aluminum #breaches #Companies #Contentmoderation #digital #DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalServicesAct #ElonMusk #exports #Headlines #HennaVirkkunen #Illegalcontent #JDVance #Markets #Media #Platforms #Services #SocialMedia #Steel #tariffs #TopStories #Trade #transparency #UnitedStates
https://www.newsbeep.com/296184/

One NZ hit with $1.1 million penalty for breaching emergency call obligations

Flood said One NZ had worked closely with the Commerce Commission to put the breaches right. “No customers…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #11 #admitting #after #been #breaches #breaching #call #code #contact #Emergency #for #hit #million #NewZealand #NZ #obligations #one #ordered #penalty #with
https://www.newsbeep.com/281594/

#EuropeanCommission - The AI Act #Whistleblower Tool is a secure channel set up by the European AI Office for individuals who wish to anonymously report potential #breaches of the #AIAct, thereby contributing to the safe and transparent development of #AI #technologies.
https://ai-act-whistleblower.integrityline.app/
#ec #europe

US Border Patrol Is Spying on Millions of American Drivers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-us-border-patrol-is-spying-on-millions-of-american-drivers/

Waitangi Tribunal calls for extension to citizenship rights for Māori, rules legislation breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi

“We would like to think that we’re living in a really different Aotearoa…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #afforded #believes #born #breaches #calls #Children #citizens #citizenship #concludes #extended #extension #for #Legislation #mori #NewZealand #NZ #overseasborn #refusing #Rights #rules #should #te #tiriti #to #tribunal #under #waitangi #zealand
https://www.newsbeep.com/219189/

The German stock market opened strongly on Monday, with the DAX index maintaining positive momentum throughout the morning session, reaching approximately 24,13... https://news.osna.fm/?p=20085 | #news #amid #banking #breaches #briefly

#Hackers #Dox Hundreds of #DHS , #ICE , #FBI , and #DOJ Officials

A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data #breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and #Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
#privacy #pii

https://www.404media.co/hackers-dox-hundreds-of-dhs-ice-fbi-and-doj-officials/

Trump’s CISA Raid: Pulling Cybersecurity Experts Off Critical Infrastructure Defense To Process Deportation Paperwork

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/17/trumps-cisa-raid-pulling-cybersecurity-experts-off-critical-infrastructure-defense-to-process-deportation-paperwork/