Cybersecurity Countdown - May 16, 2025

If you're an AT&T user, you may want to change your password, and if you use ChatGPT, your logs - even deleted chats - may be retained. These stories and more in this weeks Cybersecurity Countdown.

A Fortnite battle in court sees the game return to the App Store, and a popular grocery chain is accused of using their loyalty program, to target expensive brands to their customers. These stories and more in this episode of Cybersecurity Countdown.

Air traffic control faces telecommunication outages over major areas in U.S. airspace, death row inmates become the new focus of identity fraud, and a major settlement between Texas and Google as the company is accused of tracking locations even if geolocation services are off. These stories in this episode of Cybersecurity Countdown.

A popular media group deals with a data breach, DISA Jeffrey Mancini joins Cybersecurity Countdown to discuss ways to keep yourself safe, before the event of other attacks. These tips, and two travel warnings to be prepared if hitting the road or the airport, as numerous scams use new pathways for deceiving and taking advantage of you.

TikTok is fined more than half a billion euros, a major industry faces double the typical number of ransomware attacks, and a major alert for parents with kids playing Roblox after a 10-year-old is abducted by a 27-year-old she met on the game. Director of Cyber Resilience Chris Gabel explains why parental advisory is important with this kind of game.

A city goes offline, gaming controllers turned weapons get shut down, and new "pig-butchering" scams highlight a drastic increase in an FBI communication on online thefts in a new report. Director of Risk Governance & Reporting Josh Lewis joins the podcast to talk more about our top story in this episode of Cybersecurity Countdown.

Have you spit in a tube and sent it off to a company to learn about your family history? That genetic data may have been compromised as a major company using DNA files for bankruptcy. This top story with response from Threat Intelligence Director Riki Angelov and more are covered in this week's Cybersecurity Countdown.

Wiz acquired, a call for state of emergency connected to a cyber attack, and a data-driven look at data breaches showing how big the issue is really becoming. These top stories streaming now in this week's Cybersecurity Countdown.

Summer travel plans and promotions that seem to good to be true, might actually be fake. What you need to look out for as a major online travel agency faces a continued phishing attack.

A cruel summer for some Swifties, Workforce Behavior Director Katelyn Baker explains how to stay safe shopping online, after criminals steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Eras Tour tickets and republish online for personal gain.