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.
Data Breach Roundup (Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2026)
This week saw data breaches from more hospitals, a toy company, an age verification service, an update to a French breach from last year, and more.
Data Breach Roundup (August 21 - 27, 2026)
Once again, multiple hospitals have been hit this week, as well as apparel companies, airports, and more.
WhatsApp Offers Improved Security Features
Meta's end-to-end encrypted messenger remains popular around the world, so it's still a win that they offer additional protections to users.
2026 Password Manager Tier List: Does Yours Stack Up?
We compared the top password managers (and the ones not quite there yet) to find out how they stack up.
Data Breach Roundup (August 14 - 20, 2026)
The CEVA Logistics breach continues to impact companies, a people search site left their databases exposed, and a couple small updates on the scope of previously-disclosed breaches.
Data Breach Roundup (August 7 - 13, 2026)
A spike in attacks on shipping and logistics companies is likely to result in a lot of exposed data.
This Billion-Dollar Network Is Secretly Tracking Your Car
If you drive in America today, you've almost certainly been scanned by a Flock camera, maybe even hundreds of times. Your location, along with a timestamp and photo, all stored in a cloud database accessible to police departments across the country.
California City Declares State of Emergency After Cyberattack
Suisun City's public safety systems - including 911 - were shut down Friday morning.
The Secret War on Encryption: Inside Bullrun
This is the story of Bullrun, the National Security Agency's probably-ongoing effort to have eyes into every single digital service on the planet, and how you can you defend yourself against it.
Data Breach Roundup (July 31 - August 6, 2026)
This week featured only two data breaches from the UK and from Switzerland. Both affected federal governments, however.
North Korean Hackers Breached Over 1,600 Organizations Worldwide
New research shows the shocking extent of North Korea's state sponsored hacking team.
Data Breach Roundup (July 24 - 30, 2026)
People's AI chats have once more been exposed online, multiple updates to previously reported data breaches, and more.
Data Breach Roundup (July 17 - 23, 2026)
After last week's lack of news, the breaches are back with a vengeance.
Data Breach Roundup (July 10 - 16, 2026)
This week was slow with only one breach (that we know of).