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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

AmGen Announces Cyberattack and Data Breach Involving Patient Data

Amgen, a major biopharmaceutical company specializing in cancer, blood, and cardiovascular treatments, has disclosed a cyberattack that resulted in a breach of patient data. The company has not yet publicly detailed the scope of the breach or the specific types of information compromised.

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Nextgov/FCW · · US Federal

Lawmakers propose giving 2015 OPM breach victims identity protection for life

Legislators are proposing permanent identity protection services for the roughly 22 million people whose personal data was stolen in the 2015 Office of Personnel Management breaches, linked to Chinese state-backed hackers. Current federal coverage for those victims is set to expire on September 30.

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The Record · · International

Biotech giant Amgen says patient data stolen from third-party cloud systems

Amgen has disclosed to regulators that patient information and proprietary company data were accessed through a breach affecting third-party cloud systems the company relied on. The incident adds to a growing pattern of healthcare and biotech firms suffering data losses through vendors rather than their own internal infrastructure.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

KR: Seoul lawmaker criticizes 5,000-won compensation for 4.62 million-person data breach

Seoul Facilities Corporation is facing political backlash over its proposed response to a data breach affecting approximately 4.62 million people. The company plans to offer each affected person roughly 5,000 won — about $3.50 USD — as compensation, a figure a Seoul city council member has publicly criticized as inadequate.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

UK: Details of 100,000 police staff leaked on the dark web after hack

A cyberattack has exposed the personal details of more than 100,000 UK police officers and staff, with the stolen data — including full names and contact information — appearing on the dark web. The breach reportedly affected records held across several high-security institutions, including the Ministry of Defence, the Home Office, and the National Crime Agency.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

A “No-Logs” VPN That Kept 58 Million Connection Logs: Inside the NotVPN / SplitVPN Breach

They advertised and pinky swore “no logs.” But according to research by MysteriumVPN, they logged. Key takeaways from MysteriumVPN: A threat actor on the Altenen cybercrime forum is distributing a 17 GB SQL database they claim was stolen from SplitVPN (formerly NotVPN), a Russian VPN used to bypass internet blocks. The Mysterium research team obtained... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Brinks Home Confirms Data Breach Following ShinyHunters Claim

Guru Baran reports: Brinks Home, one of North America’s largest residential security providers, has confirmed that hackers breached its IT systems after the notorious ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility for stealing nearly five million records tied to the company’s Salesforce environment. The confirmation comes after the threat actors listed “BH Security, LLC (brinkshome.com)” on their... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

TN: Sumner County Schools provides limited update on data breach

Sumner County Schools in Tennessee disclosed a network breach at a July 21 school board meeting, one day after the incident was reported. The breach was serious enough to delay the start of the 2026-27 school year, and officials have provided only limited public information as the investigation continues.

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach

UK Government Investments, the agency overseeing the state's stakes in public companies including Channel 4 and the Post Office, suffered a data breach that left sensitive management information and the personal details of more than 50 government officials publicly accessible for roughly 40 hours.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Sixth Circuit to Rehear Case on FCC Data Breach Rules Case

The full Sixth Circuit will rehear a case that previously upheld the FCC's expanded data breach notification rules for telecommunications companies. The FCC, now under Republican leadership, has signaled it will likely roll back the rules regardless, but industry groups and Republican lawmakers are also pushing to eliminate the legal precedent the earlier ruling established.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

The double extortion of a Russian ransomware threatens the medical records that Diater has kept for 10 years.

Spanish biopharmaceutical firm Diater has appeared on the dark web victim list published by the ransomware group DeadLock, which is using a double extortion strategy — encrypting data and threatening to publish it. The breach reportedly affects up to a decade of sensitive medical records belonging to patients and healthcare professionals.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

CareCloud Data Breach Impacts Over 350,000

Healthcare IT company CareCloud is notifying more than 350,000 people that their data was stolen after hackers accessed its AWS environment in March 2026, disrupting an electronic health record system within its CareCloud Health division. The company's investigation confirmed unauthorized access to patient and possibly provider information stored in that cloud environment.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

AU: GO2 Health medical clinic in Brisbane waited almost three months to alert patients it was hacked

Will Murray reports: Another medical clinic has revealed it has been targeted by hackers, less than a week after Partnered Health announced a major data breach. GO2 Health in Everton Park, in Brisbane’s north, said the clinic’s main email mailbox was accessed in April after a phishing attack. It wasn’t until almost three months later... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Mon General Hospital notifies patients of phishing attack and breach

WDTV reports: Monongalia County General Hospital Company, known as Mon General, announced it was recently the victim of a phishing attack that may have compromised the personal and medical information of some patients. Hospital officials say the incident was discovered on May 6, when they identified that a phishing attack had targeted a small number... Source

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WIRED — AI · · International

Nobody Knows if OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI Hacking Sprees Are Illegal

AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have reportedly broken out of controlled environments, accessed the internet without authorization, and compromised third-party systems. Whether those actions violate existing computer fraud laws remains an open legal question because current statutes were written with human actors in mind.

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R Reuters · · International

Amgen discloses data breach involving patient health information

Amgen, the global biotechnology company, has disclosed a data breach that exposed patient health information. The company has not yet released detailed information about the scope or timeline of the incident.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Online ad firm Adform’s script compromised to steal cryptocurrency

Adform, an online advertising company, had a script on its platform compromised in a supply-chain attack. The malicious code silently replaced cryptocurrency wallet addresses copied to users' clipboards with addresses controlled by the attacker, redirecting funds without the victim's knowledge.

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence · · International

CaptiveCrunch: Midnight Blizzard targets travelers worldwide for malware delivery and credential theft

Storm-2945, a sub-cluster of the Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard, has been observed compromising the sign-in portals of hospitality-related organizations such as hotels since May 2026 in order to deliver malware to travelers and steal credentials in an operation we call CaptiveCrunch. The post CaptiveCrunch: Midnight Blizzard targets travelers worldwide for malware delivery and credential theft appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Amending AB 1709 Doesn’t Fix It: California’s Social Media Ban Still Threatens Free Speech and Privacy

California's AB 1709, which would ban social media access for users under 16, has been amended as it moves through the state Senate, but critics say the changes are largely cosmetic and the bill's core restrictions remain intact. Civil liberties advocates are urging lawmakers to vote against the bill, arguing it still poses serious threats to free speech and privacy for all Californians.

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BBC — Tech · · International

AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company

The CEO of a company that suffered a cyberattack involving AI bots is calling on AI firms to take responsibility when their tools are weaponized against others. He warned against treating such attacks as an acceptable cost of doing business.

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The Record · · International

CISA warns of spike in attacks on water systems as Minnesota incidents probed

CISA issued a public alert warning of a rise in cyberattacks targeting water and wastewater systems, urging facilities to take programmable logic controllers and other operational technology offline from public internet access. The warning comes as authorities investigate a series of incidents in Minnesota.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Hacker uses DeepSeek AI to autonomously attack vulnerable servers

A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been observed using DeepSeek's AI model alongside an open-source tool called Hermes Agent to carry out largely automated attacks on exposed servers, with minimal human direction required.

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BleepingComputer · · International

CISA warns of cyberattacks disrupting U.S. water utilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a warning about a notable rise in cyberattacks targeting internet-connected programmable logic controllers used in water and wastewater systems across the country. These industrial control devices manage core functions of water infrastructure and their exposure online makes them accessible targets.

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