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150,000 Impacted by Madera Community Hospital Data Breach

Security Week - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 4:33am

An extortion group stole personal, financial, and medical information from the hospital’s network.

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Microsoft Bug Bounty Program: $20 Million Paid to 500 Researchers

Security Week - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 1:18am

The biggest single reward paid out by Microsoft between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, was $200,000.

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New York Awards $9 Million to Strengthen Cybersecurity at 153 Water Systems

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 9:54pm

The grants will help local governments assess and improve cyber defenses amid a multistate campaign targeting water and wastewater infrastructure.

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Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 1)

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:50am

Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.

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Visa to Acquire Fraud Intelligence Firm BioCatch for $2.4 Billion

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:32am

The payments giant says BioCatch’s behavioral and device intelligence will help financial institutions combat account takeovers, scams and other forms of digital fraud.

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Cyberattack Hits Liechtenstein’s Register of People Behind Companies and Foundations

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:15am

The list of people behind companies, foundations and trusteeships is part of efforts to combat money laundering and terror financing.

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River Bank Says Hackers Deleted Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 9:02am

The bank holding company was hacked in June, but the investigation into the incident continues.

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Horizon3 Raises $250 Million to Fund Continuing Growth

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 9:00am

Venture financing has become an essential factor in growing new business in today’s fast moving economy. Horizon3’s latest funding explains how and why.

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N‑able Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Hack N-central Servers

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 8:34am

The N‑central vulnerability CVE-2026-18577 has been exploited in the wild after threat actors found a patch bypass.

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Brinks Home Discloses Data Breach as Hackers Leak Files

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 7:45am

The physical security firm says its alarm monitoring and system functionality have not been affected.

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Recent SonicWall Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 6:39am

The INC Ransomware gang has been targeting vulnerable SMA1000 appliances for root access and lateral movement.

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Russian State APT Linked to Recent Public Wi-Fi Gateway Hacking

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 5:17am

Midnight Blizzard has been stealing Microsoft account credentials via compromised Wi-Fi networks at hospitality organizations.

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US Water Cyberattacks Extend Beyond Minnesota to at Least 6 Other States

Security Week - Mon, 08/03/2026 - 4:48am

Michigan, South Dakota, and Georgia are reportedly on the list of states whose water systems have been targeted by Iran-linked hackers.

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Balance Theory Raises $19 Million to Help Enterprises Manage Cybersecurity Investments

Security Week - Sat, 08/01/2026 - 8:30am

The funding round was led by SYN Ventures, with participation from existing investors DataTribe and TEDCO.

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Ruby on Rails Patches Critical Vulnerability

Security Week - Sat, 08/01/2026 - 7:15am

The flaw can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files and potentially achieve remote code execution (RCE).

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In Other News: OpenAI Open Source Tool, AWS Links Hacks to North Korea, Mythos Crypto Research

Security Week - Fri, 07/31/2026 - 11:47am

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: parcel delivery company OnTrac hacked, Adobe patches, UK Department for Education loses 607,000 records.

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Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Systems Investigated as Officials Warn About Iranian Hackers

Security Week - Fri, 07/31/2026 - 11:17am

Iran has the “geopolitical motivations” and a recent history of targeting water systems, experts pointed out.

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Google AI Uncovers 13-Year-Old Chrome Flaw Amid Record Patching Pace

Security Week - Fri, 07/31/2026 - 6:28am

The internet giant has built an agent harness to find vulnerabilities across Chrome’s codebase.

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EU to Crack Down on AI Deepfakes, Illicit Imagery and Hacking With New Team in Brussels

Security Week - Fri, 07/31/2026 - 6:00am

When the AI Act comes into force, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers with labels or digital watermarks that chatbots or imagery are generated with AI.

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Prompted by OpenAI Disclosure, Anthropic Finds Its Own Models Hacked 3 Organizations

Security Week - Fri, 07/31/2026 - 5:39am

A security company’s systems were hacked after it installed a malicious Python package deployed by Claude. 

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