Breaches

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    Hackers steal customer data from major hospital software vendor

    The breach is another reminder of how vulnerable the healthcare industry is to supply-chain attacks.

    By • July 20, 2026
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    Abbott discloses cyberattack on cancer diagnostics business

    The cyberattack follows Abbott’s recent $21 billion purchase of Exact Sciences. Abbott did not disclose what kind of information was accessed.

    By Ricky Zipp • July 17, 2026
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    Managing identity sprawl

    Cyber threat actors know the simplest way to hack into an enterprise and remain under the radar is with stolen, legitimate user credentials -- and cloud services and AI are making managing and securing digital identities more challenging than ever.

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    Data breach hits car insurance provider

    Hackers gained access to more than 6.9 million records at AssuranceAmerica by targeting a company employee.

    By • July 9, 2026
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    Ransomware ecosystem grows, but ‘four-headed monster’ dominates

    AI is helping hackers, a new report finds, but mostly by automating very human behaviors.

    By • July 9, 2026
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    Accenture faces massive data breach that could put clients at risk

    The threat actor claiming responsibility says they stole source code, encryption keys and more.

    By • July 8, 2026
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    Alleged member of Scattered Spider extradited to US

    A man with dual U.S.-Estonian citizenship was charged in connection to the hack of a luxury jewelry retailer.

    By • July 6, 2026
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    Most cybersecurity workers have been told to conceal a breach, report finds

    Security firm Bitdefender also found that U.S. companies were simultaneously more confident and more strained on cyber defense than foreign peers.

    By • July 2, 2026
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    Insurance body confirms hackers posted Oracle PeopleSoft breach data

    NAIC warned that some ratings agencies have suspended data feeds as a precaution. 

    By • Updated June 29, 2026
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    Ransomware attacks grew in 2025 as traditional data breaches fell

    In a new report, Bitsight charted a massive surge in internet-exposed AI services.

    By • June 24, 2026
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    Klue investigating supply chain attack that targeted Salesforce integrations

    Customer data from several prominent cybersecurity firms was among that of hundreds of potential enterprise victims.

    By • June 23, 2026
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    CISA urges device hardening after thousands of Fortinet credentials compromised

    Security researchers warn of a months-long FortiBleed campaign targeting western organizations.

    By • June 22, 2026
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    AI adoption correlates with incident frequency, underscoring need for governance

    Even organizations that haven’t been breached expect an AI-related incident in the near future, a new survey found.

    By • June 16, 2026
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    IT sector faces growing threats from IP-hungry China, AI-enabled cybercriminals

    Businesses also need to watch out for North Korean remote IT worker schemes, according to a new CrowdStrike report.

    By • June 9, 2026
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    Dozens of Red Hat npm packages targeted in supply chain attack

    Researchers said a variant of the Mini Shai-Hulud is involved in the compromise.

    By • June 2, 2026
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    Iranian government, not hacktivist group, breached LA Metro system, security firm says

    A report by Israel-based Gambit Security dismisses the hackers’ claims of being patriotic but unaffiliated activists.

    By • May 26, 2026
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    Grafana Labs links GitHub environment breach to TanStack npm supply chain attack

    The company behind the widely used observability platform refused an extortion demand and has since taken steps to harden its security.

    By • May 21, 2026
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    7-Eleven hit by data breach

    The retailer confirmed that an unauthorized third party gained access to certain systems used to store franchisee documents earlier this spring.

    By Brett Dworski • May 20, 2026
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    Compromised coding tool helped hackers breach thousands of GitHub repositories

    The attack is the latest example of hackers’ intense focus on open-source packages.

    By • May 20, 2026
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    Grafana Labs says hacker gained access to codebase through leaked token

    The company, which operates a widely used observability platform, is refusing to pay an extortion demand.

    By • Updated May 19, 2026
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    Second Canvas data breach causes major disruptions for schools, colleges

    The Instructure-owned learning management system went offline on May 7 after a threat actor once again gained unauthorized access.

    By Anna Merod • May 11, 2026
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    Businesses hide vast majority of ransomware attacks, report finds

    The security firm BlackFog said the number of disclosed incidents it tracked in Q1 was roughly one-tenth of the number of undisclosed incidents.

    By • May 7, 2026
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    Iran-sponsored threat group behind false flag social engineering campaign

    The state-linked actor has been masquerading as a criminal ransomware group in attacks targeting U.S. organizations.

    By • May 6, 2026
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    Trellix investigating breach of source code repository

    The cybersecurity company said there is no immediate evidence of code being exploited or released.

    By • May 5, 2026
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    Major critical infrastructure supplier reports cyberattack

    Itron, which makes devices that measure energy and water use, said its operations were continuing, despite the intrusion.

    By • April 27, 2026
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    Hasbro expects March cyberattack to impact second-quarter revenue

    The toymaker is reviewing files and working to fully bring certain systems back online. The company will incur some costs related to the investigation.

    By • April 24, 2026