Risk management and fraud news from around the web: June 23 – 27, 2025

PR in the crosshairs: Why hackers target your comms channels 

Hackers are no longer just targeting financial systems or customer databases. They’re going straight for the heart of brand reputation. 

Yes, 16 billion passwords leaked online. No, it's not what you think 

A record-breaking data breach exposed 16 billion passwords to the world. Some called it the largest password leak in history, and that’s mostly, technically true. However, these records did not come from a single breach — or even a new breach. Instead, they came from many smaller ones. 

The ‘so what?’ problem with board risk reporting 

10 modern principles for transforming risk communication from compliance exercise to strategic dialogue in uncertain times 

How risk managers should rethink global trade exposure 

Companies relying on cross-border operations face new threats.