Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Both Parties Urge Judges Not to Throw Out LawsuitThe U.S. Department of Defense denied a request by AI giant Anthropic to reconsider its blacklisting on national security grounds, federal attorneys disclosed in a Thursday court filing. That may come as news to Anthropic, which said it "hopes the secretary will rescind his designation."

Complaints Allege Tempus AI Lacked Consent to Use, Share Data With Pharma Cos.A healthcare artificial intelligence firm that sells genetic information from an acquired database holding the results of millions of screening tests faces multiple putative class action lawsuits in Chicago federal court. Genetic data resists attempts to de-identify it, plaintiffs say.

Also: Texas AG Sues Smart TV Manufacturers, Fortinet SSO FlawsThis week, a leadership shakeup at Coupang, attackers exploited critical Fortinet SSO flaws, Pornhub data hacked, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued smart TV makers, auto finance provider 700Credit disclosed a breach affecting millions, A revived pro-Russia ransomware operation stumbled.

Move Comes After Ruling in Separate Case Discarded HIPAA Reproductive PHI ChangesThe state of Texas has dropped a federal lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that sought to vacate the 25-year-old HIPAA privacy rule, as well as 2024 rule changes under the Biden administration that prohibit the disclosure of reproductive health information.

Largest Breach of 2025 Hits 10.5M People, Multiple Insurers, State AgenciesProposed federal class action litigation and various investigations are piling up against Conduent Business Solutions following its recent public disclosure that an October 2024 hacking incident potentially compromised personal and health information of more than 10.5 million people.

Also, Cyberattack Disrupts Asahi’s Japan Operations, Halts ProductionThis week, FTC sued Sendit, another Harrods breach, Allianz data breach and a cyberattack disrupted Asahi's Japan operations. WestJet disclosed data theft. Hackers targeted Kido Nursery chain, a VMware privilege escalation flaw was exploited as zero-day, DarkCloud infostealer resurfaced.

iPhone Maker Seeks Voluntary Dismissal, Citing Concerns Over Sensitive Data LeakingApple has filed a motion to dismiss its lawsuit against NSO Group, citing concerns over the potential exposure of sensitive threat intelligence information. The tech giant believes continuing the lawsuit could compromise its ability to protect users and lead to the disclosure of sensitive data.

A cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service Privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of their operations recently when they threatened to sue a software company. The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers.

In what could be an enforcement nightmare, potentially millions of dollars in fines, reputational damage, shareholder lawsuits, and other penalties await companies that fail to comply with the SEC's new data-breach disclosure rules.

Calls Securities and Exchange Commission's Cybersecurity Allegations 'Unfounded'Network monitoring software vendor SolarWinds moved to dismiss a federal lawsuit accusing the company and its CISO of securities fraud after they allegedly misstated the efficacy of its cybersecurity controls. Russian intelligence hacked the company in an incident disclosed in 2020.

Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when using the “incognito” or “private” mode on web browsers

MGM and Caesars are putting new SEC incident disclosure regulations to a real-world test in the aftermath of twin cyberattacks on the casinos, as class-action lawsuits loom.

Google on Monday disclosed that it's taking legal action against a nefarious actor who has been spotted operating fraudulent websites to defraud unsuspecting people into buying non-existent puppies