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Here you can access the latest 48hr Global News Roundups from DFM
We scour the internet to find the latest stories relating to:
DFIR, Cyber Investigations, Major Cyber Incidents, Exploits & Threat Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Policy, Standards & Compliance and Consumer App Data Leaks
We also provide an Editorial Perspective and a Reference List for further reading.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 3rd December 2025
Ransomware-hit fintechs, leaked university staff records and a massive Coupang customer data exposure headline this 48-hour DFM roundup. Investigators crack camera-hacking and “digital arrest” scams, while Akira and other gangs push fresh victims onto leak sites. Meanwhile governments tighten ransomware and CRA policy, and insecure consumer apps spill highly sensitive personal data worldwide, raising pressure on boards, regulators and responders.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 1st December 2025
In this 48-hour roundup we track insider-driven mega breaches, disrupted court and logistics systems, and fresh leaks from healthcare and consumer apps. New OT and backend vulnerabilities join the KEV list, while Europol’s Cryptomixer takedown and UK ransomware-reporting plans show growing pressure on the criminal business model and on unprepared boards, demanding faster, evidence-led response and genuinely risk-based cyber governance.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 28th November 2025
A global surge in third-party breaches, emergency-service outages, and supply-chain malware defined this 48-hour cycle. OpenAI’s Mixpanel incident, Asahi’s major data leak, and widespread disruptions at London councils and CodeRED highlight escalating systemic risk. New exploits, regulatory actions, and ISO-27001 advances reinforce the need for evidence-ready DFIR processes, developer-pipeline security, and stronger vendor oversight.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 26th November 2025
The latest 48 hours saw coordinated attacks on London councils, a breach at Harvard, and ransomware disrupting US emergency alerts. Industrial firm Balkrishna Paper Mills and major banking vendor SitusAMC also reported compromises. Active exploitation of a FortiWeb zero-day, a revived npm worm campaign, and a huge Android fiction-app data leak round out a high-impact period.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 24th November 2025
The past 48 hours saw major activity across DFIR, investigations and global threat intelligence, with ransomware playbooks, supply-chain breaches and identity-system zero-days dominating the landscape. Law-enforcement operations intensified across Asia, while G7 nations advanced cyber-policy coordination. Key updates highlight the growing convergence of identity, vendor ecosystems and human factors as critical security priorities.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 21st November 2025
A turbulent 48 hours saw fresh SaaS supply-chain breaches, a ransomware hit on an LG battery subsidiary, and renewed scrutiny of backup resilience and offline records. Law enforcement ran large-scale fraud crackdowns across India and arrested a Russian hacking suspect in Thailand, while new UK and US policy moves tightened expectations on incident reporting, sanctions and third-party risk.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 19th November 2025
The past 48–72 hours saw major updates across global cyber operations, including Cloudflare’s root-cause analysis of its worldwide outage, resurging exploits against Cisco IOS XE and Ivanti EPMM, and active Chrome zero-day attacks. Law enforcement advanced ransomware-laundering investigations, while Japan and the EU issued new cyber-strategy and election-security guidance.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 17th November 2025
Global DFIR teams face cascading fallout from an Oracle EBS zero-day campaign, SaaS and VPN breaches, and side-channel attacks on AI models. UK resilience legislation, sanctions Amber Alerts and NIST’s CSF 2.0 profile reshape compliance expectations. Law enforcement pushes back on crypto fraud and DPRK IT-worker schemes, while police expand digital forensics capacity, demanding sharper playbooks and faster incident reporting.
NEWS ROUNDUP – 14th November 2025
Healthcare, media and critical infrastructure all feature in this 48-hour DFIR snapshot. From Synnovis and Washington Post breach fallout to Akira’s evolving ransomware playbook, defenders face expanding pressure across on-prem and cloud estates. Operation Endgame arrests, new UK cyber resilience powers and fresh NIST mappings underline how law enforcement and regulation are reshaping incident response expectations for global teams worldwide.