Data Breach Roundup (Dec 12 – Dec 18, 2025)
Data breaches at Hama Film, Home Depot, 700Credit, PornHub, Askul, SoundCloud, University of Sydney, plus an update on last week's Coupang data breach.
Nate Bartram
Nate is a member of Privacy Guides' video and news team. He has been advocating for privacy on his own website The New Oil since 2018, and is the former host of Surveillance Report, a popular cybersecurity podcast he published with Techlore.
Google Sunsets "Dark Web Report" Tool
This week, Google announced they would be shutting down their "Dark Web Report" tool, stating "it didn't provide helpful next steps." This was a separate offering from Google's "Results About You" service sometimes recommended to help stop data brokers leaking your info.
Bad Internet Bills: KOSA, The SCREEN Act, and Repealing Section 230
Nate Bartram sat down with technology journalist Taylor Lorenz to decipher the slate of bills being fast-tracked through Congress which threaten free speech, privacy, and your right to freely access information on the internet.
Data Breach Roundup (12/5/25–12/11/25)
Data breaches galore this week from Petco, AI startups, healthcare providers, and other organizations.
Session Announces Overhaul, Proton Sheets Roll-Out, Calyx Founder Launches New Company, and More!
This Week in Privacy #30
Session messenger adds PFS, PQE, and other improvements
Session, a popular encrypted messenger app in the privacy community, today announced several major updates, including one correcting one of their most common and serious criticisms.
Data Breach Disrupts Emergency Alert Systems
A cyberattack forced Crisis24 to decommission parts of CodeRED, an emergency notification system used widely across the US by governments, police, and fire agencies.
Dartmouth College Confirms Data Breach
Dartmouth, a private Ivy League university in New England, has disclosed a data breach.
Malware Delivered Through Blender Downloads on Third-Party Sites
Malicious Blender files uploaded to third-party download sites have turned out to contain infostealer malware.
Malaysia Considers Social Media Ban for Minors
Malaysia might join the ranks of countries banning social media for minors. The country's communication minister has reportedly said to be considering systems that could restrict children under 16 from sites like Facebook and X.
Harvard University Discloses Second Data Breach
Harvard University disclosed a data breach over the weekend impacting its Alumni Affairs and Development systems.
Iberia Airlines discloses customer data breach
Iberia, Spain's largest airline and part of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has begun notifying customers of a data breach resulting from a third-party vendor.
KeePassXC Awarded ANSSI Security Visa
KeePassXC 2.7.11 has been released with a host of new bug fixes and improvements, plus a First-level Security Certification from ANSSI.
Cybersecurity Company Loses Encryption Key for Internal Election
The Internal Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) was forced to cancel their annual leadership election after one of the officials permanently lost their encryption key, rendering the results permanently encrypted.
Security, Privacy, and Anonymity
Privacy, security, and anonymity often complement each other, but they are not always dependent on each other, and they are definitely not the same thing.