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Latvian officials resign after cyberattack exposes data on 1.2 million people
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19 Aug 2026
Latvia’s road traffic agency confirmed that hackers stole data connected to about two-thirds of the country’s population in a major cyberattack that has prompted calls for senior officials to
US charges Iranians for sprawling hacking campaign on government agencies, universities
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19 Aug 2026
The Justice Department accused 17 alleged hackers with ties to the Iranian government of breaching email accounts at U.S. government agencies and stealing intellectual property from dozens of
More than 200 victims of Medusa ransomware identified over the last year, CISA says
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18 Aug 2026
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI updated an advisory on the group initially released in March 2025 — writing that as of April 2026, Medusa actors have hit more
Berlin cuts two state ministries off government network after security breach
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18 Aug 2026
The affected ministries — one responsible for urban development, construction and housing, and the other for mobility, transport, climate protection and the environment — have been isolated from
University of Texas forced to take systems offline in San Antonio after cyberattack
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18 Aug 2026
The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, said its IT team identified threat activity on its academic campus over the weekend and took some systems,
Hackers target Ukrainian agency managing assets seized from sanctioned Russians
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18 Aug 2026
The agency said the latest attack came amid preparations to select a manager for seized corporate rights in IDS Ukraine, one of the country’s largest producers of bottled mineral water and
Ukrainian software developer faces 12 years in Swiss ransomware trial
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17 Aug 2026
The unnamed 52-year-old is accused of attacking Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail alongside other enterprises as part of an international ransomware operation.
Nearly 750k had financial info, SSNs leaked in South Carolina loan company breach
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17 Aug 2026
The breach affected anyone who received a loan through the company or inquired about a loan product through a third party.
SafePal latest crypto hardware wallet maker affected by breach, with nearly 40,000 impacted
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17 Aug 2026
The crypto hardware wallet company SafePal confirmed a data breach on Sunday, telling users that nearly 40,000 customers had information stolen during a recent security incident.
Irregular faces criticism over ‘spin’ in AI hacking postmortem
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17 Aug 2026
The company at the center of a series of incidents in which AI models compromised real-world computer systems during security evaluations is facing criticism after the release of a report that
Poland probes MyDr healthcare software breach potentially affecting 19 million people
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17 Aug 2026
MyDr, a privately-owned Polish company that supplies software to doctors, clinics and other healthcare providers, said on Friday that it had identified and removed the cause of the incident and
Ukraine says cyberattack hit Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries amid drone strikes
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17 Aug 2026
Ukraine’s military intelligence claimed it disrupted the operations of Russia’s largest online marketplace, Wildberries, in a cyberattack intended to amplify the impact of drone strikes on the
Investigation of banking hack leads to arrests in Germany, Brazil
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14 Aug 2026
Germany’s federal police agency, the BKA, said three suspects were picked up in Europe and charged with fraud, and Brazil’s federal police said four others were arrested on similar charges.
France investigates tax authority breach after hacker claims 600,000 victims
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14 Aug 2026
French authorities confirmed that someone gained unauthorized access to systems at the Directorate General of Public Finances in late June after stealing or misusing someone’s identity.
Flock tightens privacy controls amid scandals over officer abuse
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13 Aug 2026
All Flock Safety customers will be required to adopt its "Audit Assistance" feature for tracking abnormal uses, and the company says it will hold license plate data for only seven days in most cases.
New Mirai variant adds stealth capabilities to notorious botnet code
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13 Aug 2026
Beyond Mirai’s usual functions, the new code features include encrypted communications with command-and-control servers and a “sniffer” that looks for default access credentials.
Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreaming after teen suicide
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13 Aug 2026
Discord's Go Live feature contributed to a 13-year-old girl's death by suicide, according to Brazilian regulators, who told the company to suspend the streaming technology.
Trump taps cyber firms to go on offensive against criminals
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13 Aug 2026
The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, the White House announced.
Germany moves to give spy agencies hacking and sabotage powers
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13 Aug 2026
Germany’s cabinet approved legislation that would let its intelligence agencies hack foreign systems, sabotage adversaries’ supply chains and feed false information to extremists inside Germany,
FBI: Hackers using social engineering to breach accounts and steal explicit content
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12 Aug 2026
Leaked passwords, social engineering and spoofed social media sites are among the tools hackers are using to gather individuals' private content and sell it online, the FBI said.
Three intrusions at UK criminal records office went undetected for two years
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12 Aug 2026
Unread antivirus alerts and an unpatched content management system exposed Britain's ACRO to three separate data breaches, according to a reprimand notice.
Microsoft’s massive Patch Tuesday releases continue as AI reshapes bug discovery
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12 Aug 2026
This month’s update features about five times the volume of patches Microsoft was shipping in a typical month before AI-assisted vulnerability discovery took hold.
CISA gives federal agencies two weeks to patch Microsoft bug exploited in DPRK campaign
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12 Aug 2026
Researchers disclosed the bug to Microsoft after examining a long-running campaign by North Korean hackers to exploit the job application process.
NSA installs DHS lawyer as new general counsel
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11 Aug 2026
Kerianne Tobitsch, who most recently served as a senior lawyer at the Homeland Security Department, is the NSA's new general counsel, sources told Recorded Future News.
Ransomware group hijacks hospital system’s Facebook page amid ongoing cyberattack fallout
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11 Aug 2026
The hackers claimed to have exfiltrated 6 terabytes of data, including highly sensitive health information like records related to sexual assault, mental health, abortions and sexual harassment
Cyberattack on logistics giant Ceva hits retailers and Steam customers across Europe
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11 Aug 2026
Operations at eight European warehouses belonging to France's CEVA Logistics have reportedly been disrupted by a cyberattack, and several other companies are feeling the effects.
Local governments in four states dealing with cyberattacks that have shut down services
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11 Aug 2026
Municipalities in California, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Texas are all recovering from disruptive cyberattacks that have affected government operations.
Kids’ online safety bill faces dim prospects of passage this session despite progress
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11 Aug 2026
Proponents of the Kids Online Safety Act are cheering recent progress but acknowledge a long road ahead for legislation that, despite mounting political pressure, may be difficult to pass this
FBI, South Korea warn of Gunra ransomware gang targeting critical infrastructure
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10 Aug 2026
The Gunra ransomware gang is breaching critical infrastructure organizations through vulnerabilities in popular brands of firewalls, the FBI and South Korea’s government warned.
Poland uncovers second heat plant cyberattack that went hidden for months
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10 Aug 2026
The incident occurred on the same day as coordinated cyberattacks struck more than 30 other renewable energy installations and a larger heat plant, as Poland publicly disclosed in January.
Senate Democrats introduce bill to distribute $300 million annually to shore up water system cybersecurity
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10 Aug 2026
Two Democratic senators introduced legislation that would allocate $300 million each year to fund cybersecurity improvements for the water and wastewater sector.
Russian military hackers pose as recruiters to target Ukrainian IT workers
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10 Aug 2026
Ukraine’s computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, said Saturday that the campaign has been running since at least May and is linked to Sandworm, the notorious hacking unit associated with
British ‘Com’ member who abused more than 100 girls worldwide jailed for two years
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10 Aug 2026
Justin Swaddle, of Leeds in northern England, targeted 117 female victims aged 13 to 17, according to the National Crime Agency.
China-linked hackers turning popular cybersecurity tool into ransomware launchpad, Microsoft warns
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10 Aug 2026
A China-linked threat actor is believed to be exploiting a critical vulnerability affecting cybersecurity software from the company N-able.
New Zealand sanctions Russian hackers, propaganda groups over Ukraine war
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10 Aug 2026
New Zealand announced new sanctions on Russian hackers, technology companies and Kremlin-linked organizations over their roles in supporting Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Water utilities group partners with DEF CON offshoot for Water Watch Center
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7 Aug 2026
The National Rural Water Association and a group of cybersecurity experts have formed a program to help cash-strapped utilities face the increase in threats to their systems.
US cyber ambassador nominee Cassady confirmed in Senate
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7 Aug 2026
NTIA official Adam Cassady becomes the second person confirmed to be the State Department's ambassador-at-large for cyber policy.
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million in kids online safety case
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7 Aug 2026
The money will be used to create a fund to mitigate social media harms, including by carving out $420 million for treatment for New Mexico youth who have been hurt on the platforms.
