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BleepingComputer · · International

CenterPoint Energy confirms customer data stolen in cyberattack

CenterPoint Energy has confirmed that customer personal information was stolen following a cyberattack on the utility company. The breach came to light after an attacker reportedly leaked the stolen data.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Nationwide Home Health Care Provider Announces Major Data Breach

Multiple home health care providers, including Louisiana-based LHC Group, Provident Behavioral Health in Missouri, and Elixir, have reported data breaches affecting patient information. The incidents add to a growing pattern of cyberattacks targeting health care organizations that handle sensitive personal and medical data.

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BleepingComputer · · International

CISA: Critical VMware RCE flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned security teams that ransomware gangs have now joined ongoing attacks exploiting a critical VMware vCenter vulnerability patched in July. [...]

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Revolut’s paperwork breach shows why insurers are rethinking what counts as a ‘cyber attack’

Matthew Sellers reports: Revolut wasn’t hacked in the usual sense. No one broke into its servers or slipped malware past its defences. Someone asked for customer data, from what looked like a genuine government email address, and Revolut handed it over. That email is now behind one of the stranger data incidents to hit a... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Ransomware group claims attack on Missouri’s Cedar County Memorial Hospital after IT outage

DysruptionHub reports: Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, shut down its IT networks Aug. 14 after a disruption left its electronic health record, patient portal and internet access unavailable. The outage also disrupted diagnostic imaging. Hospital systems could not transmit images to radiologists, so the emergency department partially diverted trauma and critical... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Hackers demand 10,000 Bitcoin from Revolut following data breach

Dev Kundaliya reports: Revolut recently disclosed a security incident in which an unauthorised third party obtained sensitive customer information by sending fraudulent requests from the email domain of a legitimate government agency. People claiming responsibility for the incident have posted samples of the allegedly stolen information across several Telegram groups and the material appears to... Source

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Student photos, bank details stolen by hackers after St James Anglican School in Perth hit by cyber attack

St James Anglican School in Perth suffered a cyber attack in which hackers gained unauthorized access to its systems and stole personal information belonging to students and their families, including photographs and bank details. The school said it moved to contain the breach after discovering it.

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F forbes.com · · International

Ossoff Says Trump Is ‘Compromised’ On AI Safety Regulation As Obama Backs Slowdown Calls

Senator Jon Ossoff has accused the Trump administration of being compromised on AI safety regulation, while former President Barack Obama has added his voice to calls for slowing down AI development. The remarks reflect growing bipartisan concern about the pace and oversight of AI deployment.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Japan's Digital Agency says VPN flaw exposed 246,000 personnel records

Japan's Digital Agency disclosed a data breach involving a vulnerability in a VPN system that may have exposed approximately 246,000 records containing personal information of government employees.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

FTC Rescinds 2021 Policy Statement on Health App Data Breaches

The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded a 2021 policy statement that had extended the Health Breach Notification Rule to cover health apps and connected devices. The original statement had broadened consumer protections by requiring health technology companies outside traditional HIPAA coverage to notify users of data breaches.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Silent Ransom Group Hacked Greenberg Traurig; Who notifies the 126k Affected?

Silent Ransom Group added Greenberg Traurig to its list of prominent law firms it attacked and leaked. DataBreaches.net has exclusive details on the incident. On August 21, when DataBreaches reported on a data breach affecting Troutman Pepper Locke, the firm was one of 64 law firm listings on Silent Ransom Group’s (SRG’s) leak site. As... Source

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Conti Ransomware Member Sentenced to 4 Years in Jail

A Ukrainian national involved in deploying Conti ransomware against at least 12 U.S. organizations has been sentenced to four years in prison. Conti was one of the most destructive ransomware operations of its time, targeting hospitals, businesses, and critical infrastructure.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Delaware Consumer Privacy and Data-Breach Law Updates

Delaware's governor signed two bills in September 2026 that update the state's existing privacy and data-breach framework. One bill amends the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act, which took effect in January 2025, while the other updates the state's breach notification law.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Not just Korea: Google leaked identifying info for sex crime victims across the world

Google's process for handling removal requests related to non-consensual sexual images exposed victims' identifying information online, not only in South Korea but in multiple countries, according to reporting by the Hankyoreh. People who sought help removing intimate images — including images of minors — had their private details inadvertently published as part of that process.

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R Reuters · · International

Revolut confirms sensitive customer data breach, falling for fake government requests

Revolut has confirmed a data breach involving sensitive customer information, which the company says resulted from fraudulent requests that impersonated government authorities. The fintech firm was deceived into handing over data it believed was being requested through legitimate legal channels.

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WIRED — AI · · International

From Hacks to Bioweapons, Claude Misuse Is Now Everywhere

Anthropic's Claude AI model is being misused across a wide range of harmful activities, from facilitating hacks to assisting with bioweapons research, according to new reporting. The story is part of a broader roundup covering a dismantled dark web marketplace, a ransomware conviction, and Meta's failure to prevent AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

AI agents being tested by OpenAI involved in cyber-attack on another service, say researchers

AI agents being tested internally by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to the software repository RubyGems in May, researchers found. OpenAI confirmed the incident, which preceded a separate attack on the open-source platform Hugging Face attributed to similar AI agents.

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