Privacy

Security Affairs reports that U.S.-based healthcare management services firm QualDerm Partners was noted by the Department of Health and Human Services to have had data from more than 3.1 million individuals stolen following a December data breach.

Cybernews reports that widely known anime streaming platform Crunchyroll had nearly 100 GB of data allegedly stolen from its analytics and support systems following an intrusion against an employee at its business process outsourcing partner Telus earlier this month.

Florida-based international educational services firm Kaplan, which offers test preparation services for high school and graduate exams, had data from at least 230,941 individuals across seven U.S. states stolen following a cybersecurity incident late last year, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

BleepingComputer reports that Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed the compromise of 692 records with employee and business partner information in a December security incident.

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FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the agency "uses all tools" for its mission and purchases commercially available information consistent with the Constitution and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which has yielded valuable intelligence.

FedScoop reports that the Department of Homeland Security is poised to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on surveillance technology contracts in 2026, backed by a $191 billion funding boost from the 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill," while facing mounting concerns over lagging governance and oversight.