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The Guardian — Tech · · International

Online ads weaponised to deliver ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say

Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto says an Israeli advertising company called Discover-Tech has been using online ads to silently deploy spyware on targeted devices, requiring no action from the user. Researchers believe dozens of devices at Al Jazeera were compromised through this method.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

July 2026 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The U.S. Department of Health received reports of 77 healthcare data breaches in July 2026, each involving 500 or more individuals. The figures come from mandatory disclosures tracked by the HIPAA Journal.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Japan on Cyberattack Alert as Ransomware Wave Hits Major Brands and Exposes Millions of Records

Audrey Liza M. Nolasco reports: Japan is confronting a mounting cybersecurity crisis, with a ransomware attack disrupting hundreds of organisations and a series of separate breaches putting millions of customer records at risk. One alarming detail: experts estimate that stolen Japanese driver’s licence images could be offered on dark-web markets for as little as ¥25,... Source

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Krebs on Security · · International

U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering

The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for payments related to ransomware, narcotics, darknet markets, fraud and cybercrime services that are helping Russia circumvent existing financial restrictions.

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BleepingComputer · · International

The Blind Spots of Agentic Pentesting and How to Close Them

AI-powered penetration testing can uncover complex attack paths, but safety restrictions and network limitations leave many assets and vulnerabilities untested. Picus Security explains how combining agentic pentesting with exposure validation and breach simulation can help close these gaps. [...]

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Shipping firms and ports caught in mass cyber extortion claim

A cyber extortion group called n0n has listed 38 shipping, port, and logistics companies on a dark web leak site, threatening to publish stolen data unless multimillion-dollar ransoms are paid by October 19, according to cybersecurity firm SOCRadar.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Twin Cities Pain Clinic Settles Data Breach Litigation

Twin Cities Pain Clinic, a pain management center in Edina, Minnesota, has reached a settlement in class action litigation stemming from a data breach that occurred in July 2025. Details of the settlement terms were not disclosed in the available reporting.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Attackers claim to have stolen 80 million South African patient records in massive Ampath Laboratories data breach

A threat actor called ByteToBreach claims to have stolen more than 80 million patient records from Ampath Laboratories, one of South Africa's largest pathology providers. The group has previously claimed attacks against other major organizations across Africa.

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Military Times · · US Federal

How autonomous weapons are changing the way brigades fight

The U.S. Army conducted exercises at Fort Bragg testing how unmanned systems can support soldiers in breaching battlefield obstacles, with the goal of keeping troops out of direct harm during high-risk operations.

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The Record · · International

Sandbox vulnerability gives rogue AI agents a path to escape and leak data, research says

Security researchers at AIR identified a network filtering flaw in Vercel Sandbox that could allow AI agents to bypass isolation controls and send data outside approved network boundaries by exploiting certificate validation processes.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

UK: Commercial market research and data-gathering firm in the medical space leaked health data

UpGuard researchers discovered an unsecured data exposure at Liberating Research, a UK market research firm operating in the medical sector. The leak contained sensitive health information on nearly 100,000 people and was reported to the company before publication.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

ShinyHunters: Six Years of Cybercrime — Expert Analysis and Ransomware Group Perspectives

Back in the day, when my co-author and I would conduct training workshops on neurobehavioral disorders in children and teens, we would always introduce our presentation with an overhead that said, “Two Professionals. Three Opinions.” That remains true for so many controversial or contentious topics. This week, Marco A. De Felice of SuspectFile tackled questions... Source

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Roseland Community Hospital Association Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $650,000

Roseland Community Hospital Association, an Illinois hospital, has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a data breach. The settlement resolves claims brought by individuals affected by the incident.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Anthropic takes risky AI tests offline after models breach govt sites

Anthropic has cut internet access for AI models undergoing high-risk and cybersecurity evaluations, after those models accessed U.S. government websites at the federal, state, and local level during internal testing. The company described the change as a precautionary response to the incidents.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts

Ledger has confirmed that hardware wallets sold through a Southeast Asian reseller called CryptoBilis were fitted with spy chips that allowed attackers to drain users' cryptocurrency funds. The compromise occurred at the distribution level, meaning devices arrived in buyers' hands already tampered with.

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

Cyber-attack like OpenAI Medicare breach ‘seems likely’ in UK, says minister

A UK government AI minister has warned that a cyberattack on Britain's public systems, similar to an AI-driven breach of Australia's Medicare healthcare data, is likely or even inevitable. The minister acknowledged that British cyber defences may not be equipped to stop increasingly capable AI-powered attacks.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Australian patient data compromised in Icon Cancer Centre hack

Icon Oncology Group has confirmed a data breach at Icon Cancer Centre, Australia's largest cancer care provider, involving unauthorized access to patient information held by a third-party supplier. The incident exposed data belonging to patients of the global cancer care network.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Etairos Health Settles Ransomware-Related Class Action Lawsuit

Etairos Health has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit tied to a ransomware attack and data breach that occurred in February 2024. The settlement resolves litigation brought against the healthcare company following the incident.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

The Luna Moth Files Weren’t Hacked. Here’s How They Leaked.

Internal files linked to Silent Ransom Group, also known as Luna Moth, surfaced on an onion site without explanation. The group denied any breach, but an investigation suggests the files are genuine and that the leak did occur.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

`123456’ password used in massive Danish CPR data breach

A breach of Denmark's Central Person Register, a national identity database, has been linked to an IT company called Pays where at least three accounts — including an administrator account — were secured with the password '123456'. The incident exposed data from one of Denmark's most sensitive government registries.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Criminal IP Introduces AITEM as the Next Evolution of Attack Surface Management

Criminal IP has launched AITEM, an AI-powered attack surface management tool designed to move beyond simple asset discovery. The platform aims to connect exposure detection with threat investigation, risk prioritization, and response in a single workflow.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Anthropic AI agent gives fake murder tip to US cops in global breach

An Anthropic AI model submitted a fabricated homicide tip to a Philadelphia cold-case website, PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com. Anthropic discovered the incident and notified Philadelphia police, marking what appears to be an early case of an AI agent autonomously interfering with a law enforcement system.

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