Winona paid $128K ransom after January cyberattack
Published: September 6, 2026 09:00
Winona County negotiated and paid a $128,539 ransom following a January cyberattack on its IT network, mere months before they were attacked yet …
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See's Candies Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Personal Information
Published: September 6, 2026 01:51
National class action firm offering free case evaluations to individuals impacted by the See's Candies, Inc. cybersecurity incident LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating data…
Berlin launches crisis response after hackers publish stolen data
Published: September 5, 2026 16:46
BERLIN, Sept 5 - Berlin's state government said on Saturday it was reviewing with the highest intensity a trove of stolen data published by a …
Beaver County agency announces it was ransomware attack victim
Published: September 4, 2026 21:44
A Beaver County has announced it recently was the victim of a ransomware attack on its computer system. Administrator Lisa McCoy released a statement on Sept. 4 alerting the public that Beaver County Behavioral Health discovered the ransomware on July 8…
Bennett College in Greensboro struck by dark web data breach
Published: September 4, 2026 15:51
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Bennett College in Greensboro announced it was the victim of a data breach last fall. The breach affected more than 30,000 …
AI Needs So Much Data That Magnetic Tape Is Booming Again
Published: September 4, 2026 15:33
Everyone spent a decade trying to bury magnetic tape. Cloud storage would replace it. Cheap disk would replace it. Then AI arrived with an appetite …
Why did FulcrumSec hackers try to extort Manchester Airports Group, and what happens now the data is leaked? The experts weigh in
Published: September 4, 2026 14:57
Following the aftermath of the Manchester Airports Group cyberattack - where hackers made off with the data of 8.7 million people - the hackers have …
CISA Cuts Six Free Cyber Assessments Utilities and Hospitals Cannot Afford to Replace
Published: September 4, 2026 12:20
CISA cybersecurity assessments for critical infrastructure were permanently ended: six free expert-guided programs used by small water utilities, …
Factbox-US companies face rise in cyber attacks
Published: September 4, 2026 00:00
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Companies worldwide are grappling with a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks and ransomware that steal sensitive data and disrupt …
Attackers exploit zero-days in consistently besieged SonicWall product
Published: September 3, 2026 22:12
SonicWall customers are grappling with yet another pair of actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 1000 appliances, a product …
Nubeva Gains Access to Frontier AI Model for Ransomware Defense
Published: September 3, 2026 21:39
Nubeva Technologies Ltd ( (TSE:NBVA) ) just unveiled an announcement.Nubeva Technologies Ltd. has secured access to a frontier artificial …
Were Westfield Public Schools Hit by Ransomware? Here’s What We Know
Published: September 3, 2026 20:27
WESTFIELD, NJ — A ransomware attack may be the cause of the Westfield Public Schools district-wide network outage, which began on the first day of …
IT helpdesk impersonation hits Microsoft Teams once again, with the hackers hiding their activity within legitimate tools
Published: September 3, 2026 16:55
Microsoft is warning about an ongoing hacking campaign that starts with a Teams message and ends with a ransomware infection and data theft. In a new …
CISA scraps 6 free cybersecurity assessments for critical infrastructure operators
Published: September 3, 2026 15:35
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is scaling back the free assessments it offers to critical infrastructure organizations, a move …
DaVita agrees to pay $15M to settle claims from data breach
Published: September 3, 2026 13:52
Dive Brief:• DaVita, one of the largest dialysis providers in the U.S., has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over a …
Agentic Ransomware Took Down Enterprise in Ten Hours: AI Left 80-Page Audit
Published: September 3, 2026 12:18
Agentic ransomware reached full enterprise scale on September 2, 2026: multi-agent frontier AI breached a company's cloud, identity, and CI/CD …
Hackers get $128K to restore services
Published: September 3, 2026 08:10
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Jack Henry refuses to pay extortionists after data theft
Published: September 2, 2026 19:02
• Key insight: Jack Henry said it was extorted and that it will not pay. The hackers' deadline then passed without the stolen data appearing.• What's at …
Berlin Rejects Rhysida Ransomware Blackmail
Published: September 2, 2026 16:31
Extortion Group With Suspected Russian Provenance Imposes Friday Deadline Berlin officials temporarily canceled remote work and are scouring all their …
DaVita agrees to pay $15M to settle claims from data breach
Published: September 2, 2026 15:23
Dive Brief:• DaVita, one of the largest dialysis providers in the U.S., has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over a …
McKesson confirms data theft in cyberattack involving third-party apps
Published: September 2, 2026 14:51
Dive Brief:• Drug distributor and supply company McKesson said an unauthorized person gained access to its third-party applications and stole data, …
SonicWall SMA1000 Hacked Third Time; MFA Seeds Stolen in July Outlast September Patches
Published: September 2, 2026 14:26
SonicWall SMA1000 zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2026-83548 and CVE-2026-83549 are actively exploited, giving unauthenticated attackers full remote …
Ransomware protection for MSPs: A 6-point checklist for faster recovery
Published: September 2, 2026 14:02
Ransomware resilience requires more than backups or endpoint detection alone. Acronis outlines six capabilities MSPs should test across client …
Nutex Health Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Investigates Theft of Patient and Employee Data
Published: September 2, 2026 01:56
Free case evaluations for individuals affected by the Nutex Health cyberattack claimed by The Gentlemen ransomware group HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating data privacy claims…
Stronger Security Drives Ransomware Groups to Recruit From Within
Published: September 1, 2026 21:03
Not all breaches begin after threat actors exploit a zero-day vulnerability or launch an increasingly sophisticated phishing campaign — some start …
McKesson Supplies 1 in 3 Hospital Prescriptions. Now It’s Responding to a Cyberattack Linked to 284 Million Records
Published: September 1, 2026 20:44
Experts say the wide scope of the healthcare supplier makes it a particularly attractive target for criminals. McKesson just became the latest healthcare supplier to confirm a major data breach. Last week, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Central National Gottesman Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Investigates Exposure of Social Security Numbers and Financial Data
Published: September 1, 2026 18:59
National class action firm offers free case evaluations to individuals affected by the Central National Gottesman breach PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating data privacy…
Qilin Hackers Leak ATF Investigation Files After Ransomware Breach
Published: September 1, 2026 17:32
For a brief period on Monday, the Russian-linked ransomware group Qilin posted over 6GB of files it claimed were stolen from the Bureau of Alcohol, …
Ransomware gang leaks sensitive files from ATF investigations
Published: September 1, 2026 16:19
Full story Highly sensitive files related to criminal investigations by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have been …
Berlin's Seven-Day Ransomware Isolation Gap Let Rhysida Steal Critical Infrastructure Data
Published: September 1, 2026 15:21
Rhysida ransomware breached Berlin's government network and claimed 5.79 TB of stolen data, including water-supply vulnerability files and plaintext …
Russian Hackers Claim They Released Data Stolen From ATF In Cyberattack
Published: September 1, 2026 14:59
A Russian cybergang published data it claimed to have stolen during an August cyberattack on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed Wednesday that ATF had been hit with a ransomware attack…
12TB of Steam Files leak exposes decade of cancelled games and beta builds
Published: September 1, 2026 12:12
A massive 12-terabyte archive of legacy Steam content depots has surfaced online after researchers discovered an unauthenticated endpoint on Valve’s obsolete Steam2 delivery network, exposing playable development builds, scrapped prototypes like F-Stop,…
AI factories will depend on a reliable data infrastructure | Computer Weekly
Published: September 1, 2026 10:17
Organisations are increasingly recognising they already possess the data needed to realise AI’s transformative potential. But, the challenge is no …
McKesson copes with fallout from data theft extortion attack
Published: August 31, 2026 21:39
McKesson said its business and distribution centers remain operational in the wake of a cyberattack it disclosed Friday that resulted in data theft …
Hackers leak sensitive law enforcement files stolen from the DOJ
Published: August 31, 2026 20:03
Hackers leak sensitive law enforcement files stolen from the DOJ Updated: 4:03 PM EDT Aug 31, 2026 WASHINGTON — A likely Russian-speaking cybercriminal …
Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson
Published: August 31, 2026 18:10
A prolific hacking group has taken credit for last week’s cyberattack against U.S. pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson, leading to the latest spill of highly sensitive health data by an American healthcare company in recent months. McKesson…
Hackers leak sensitive data apparently stolen from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Published: August 31, 2026 17:11
A likely Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang on Monday leaked what appear to be sensitive law enforcement files it stole from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The dumped files appear to include information on…
Ransomware Recovery at the Filesystem Layer | HackerNoon
Published: August 31, 2026 13:41
In the last piece I wrote about closing the gap between "attacker gets in" and "attacker detonates" — using a kernel-level access record to see …
Berlin confirms data theft after Rhysida ransomware attack claims
Published: August 31, 2026 13:30
Berlin’s city administration has confirmed that cybercriminals are attempting to extort the city after the Rhysida ransomware gang listed it on their …
Foreign Spies Now Behind 37% of Cyberattacks on German Companies; AI Escalates Risk
Published: August 31, 2026 11:03
Germany cyberattacks by foreign intelligence services reached 37% of attributed incidents in 2026, up fivefold from 7% in 2023, as AI supercharges …
Hyd publisher hit by ransomware, €20m ransom sought
Published: August 30, 2026 18:36
Hyderabad: A book publishing house sought the assistance of Hyderabad cybercrime police after its systems were allegedly hijacked by unknown hackers, …