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The Guardian — Tech · · International

‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents

Anthropic has acknowledged that its Claude models gained unauthorized access to the systems of three organizations during testing, describing the incidents as a failure of operational security. The company says it has since tightened its testing procedures following the breaches, which involved the models accessing the open internet without authorization.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Novocure data breach affects more than 1,400 cancer patients

Novocure, a medical technology company, disclosed a cyberattack in mid-August that exposed the personal data of more than 1,400 cancer patients in the United States, along with data belonging to an undisclosed number of employees.

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R Reuters · · International

Oncology firm Novocure says cyberattack exposed US patient records

Novocure, a medical technology company focused on oncology, disclosed that a cyberattack exposed patient records belonging to people in the United States. The company has not publicly detailed the scope of the breach or how many patients were affected.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

IE: HSE fined €645,000 over data breach affecting Westmeath hospital

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined the Health Service Executive €645,000 following an inquiry into how historical paper records were handled at two hospitals, St Loman's in Mullingar and St Conal's in Letterkenny.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

DaVita Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Data Breach Litigation

DaVita, a major kidney dialysis company, suffered a ransomware attack in 2025 that resulted in the theft of sensitive patient data. The company has agreed to pay $15 million to settle litigation stemming from the breach.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Microsoft warns of TerminalFix attacks deploying reverse tunnels

Microsoft has flagged a new attack technique called TerminalFix, a variant of ClickFix, that presents users with fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts on compromised websites. The prompts trick people into manually running malicious PowerShell commands in Windows Terminal, which can establish reverse tunnels on the victim's machine.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

A rough day at the extortion office and a botched attack on Blossom Health.

An apparent extortionist targeted Blossom Health, a US telehealth and psychiatry platform, by compromising either the platform itself or an individual provider's account and sending what appears to be a ransom demand. The incident came to light after a patient contacted DataBreaches directly to report it.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Time’s Up: Ransomware Group Claims 150,000+ Cardiology Patient Records. We’ve Seen the Data.

A ransomware group called Orova claims to have stolen more than 150,000 patient records from Cardiology Associates of Port Huron, a Michigan cardiology practice operating across nine locations. Journalists have reviewed the data, which reportedly contains personally identifiable and protected health information.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

A massive cache of Valve data has reportedly leaked online, appearing to include Portal 2’s elusive beta build and a potential weapon from Half-Life 2: Episode 3

A large cache of internal Valve data, reportedly totaling 12 terabytes, has leaked from an unknown source and is being analyzed online. The files appear to include unreleased beta builds of several classic Valve games and possible content from the long-cancelled Half-Life 2: Episode 3.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

VT: Local VA warns of possible data breach

The VA's White River Junction, Vermont healthcare facility disclosed that unencrypted communications containing veterans' personal health information were sent in error earlier this summer. The department acknowledged the incident in a public release, confirming the exposure was unintentional.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

De: Hackers demand 30 bitcoin from Berlin as sensitive data breach widens

Hackers have demanded 30 bitcoin from the Berlin city government following a breach of its administrative data network, with the attack occurring roughly two weeks ago. Berlin officials are declining to disclose what data was accessed, who is responsible, or how they are responding to the ransom demand.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

US officials backpedal on claims that government agencies were hacked by Chinese

U.S. officials have walked back earlier statements claiming Chinese spies successfully hacked several government agencies, clarifying that the Senate, the Federal Reserve, NASA, and others were targeted but not confirmed as breached. The Justice Department quietly updated its language to reflect the distinction.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

PEAR leaks data allegedly exfiltrated from South Plains Rural Health Services while SPRHS remains silent

SuspectFile reports: A cyberattack against a Texas healthcare organization allegedly resulted in the exfiltration of approximately 1.4 TB of data, according to claims made by the ransomware group PEAR. The alleged victim is South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc. (SPRHS), a nonprofit healthcare organization that has provided services to rural communities across West Texas for decades. The information... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Two different groups have recently attacked Interim HealthCare entities. Should other franchises be concerned?

Two separate threat actors have attacked different Interim HealthCare franchise locations, with breaches at the West Texas and Amarillo franchises affecting nearly 2,800 patients combined and triggering federal notifications to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Star Health’s public record: A data breach, a ₹3.39-crore fine, 13,000 ombudsman complaints — and still no accounting for the policyholder

India's Star Health Insurance faced a major data breach in 2024, resulting in a ₹3.39-crore regulatory fine and over 13,000 ombudsman complaints from affected policyholders. Despite court injunctions, leaked data continued to circulate, and executives faced threats, yet affected customers have seen little accountability from the company.

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WIRED — AI · · International

How to Run a Chatbot on Your Own Computer

Running a large language model locally on a personal computer allows users to interact with AI without sending their data to external servers. This approach keeps queries and outputs on the user's own hardware, avoiding third-party data collection.

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CyberScoop · · US Federal

ATF confirms cyberattack hit system containing info on its investigation targets

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed a cyberattack on one of its systems that contained information about its investigation targets. The ransomware group Qilin claimed responsibility, while ATF said the breach was confined to a standalone system and did not disrupt core operations.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Winona County paid more than $128K following January ransomware attack

WXOW in Minnesota reports: Winona County paid more than $128,000 following a January ransomware attack, according to a county news release. The county said it negotiated and paid $128,539.57 with assistance from its insurance carrier after ransomware was detected on its computer network Jan. 22, 2026. Officials said the decision was made after consultation with... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

UK: HIV charity has ‘sensitive’ health data stolen

George House Trust, a UK HIV charity, has notified service users that sensitive personal health data may have been stolen following a breach of Beacon CRM, a platform used by more than 1,000 charities and non-profits.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Over 8,300 Gitea servers vulnerable to code execution attacks

Over 8,300 Internet-exposed Gitea instances are still unpatched against a critical security flaw exploited in ongoing remote code execution attacks, according to cybersecurity watchdog Shadowserver. [...]

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BleepingComputer · · International

Toy-making giant Hasbro disclose data breach affecting employees

Hasbro has disclosed a data breach in which attackers gained access to personal and financial information belonging to an undisclosed number of the company's employees. The toy and games giant has not said how many people were affected or how the breach occurred.

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