- Fighting for Gavin: SC lawmaker finds unexpected allies, writes book on sextortion after son’s death 2026-08-18 10:21 The Post & Courier - South Carolina ROCK HILL — It’s possible Brandon Guffey would have been walking the campus of Winthrop University this summer to watch his son graduate from the college and hoist up an art degree. Instead, Guffey, Rock Hill’s state House representative for District 48, …
- Microsoft Azure data breach? Over 3.6 million employee records allegedly stolen, check if you are one of them 2026-08-18 10:16 Digit.in Millions of employee records have reportedly leaked online, and the companies which are involved in this alleged hack are the household names. A new report suggests that a hacker going by TheHatman is selling data online allegedly stolen from the Microsoft …
- Shadow hVNC Malware Kit Gives Hackers Hidden Windows Desktop for Covert Remote Control 2026-08-18 09:14 GBHackers A newly advertised malware-as-a-service toolkit named Shadow hVNC combines browser credential theft, hidden virtual desktop control, reverse proxying, and extensive persistence into a single Windows-focused payload. Marketed by a user known as “RemoteX” in …
- Pokémon Center Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Personal and Order Data 2026-08-18 09:14 GBHackers Pokémon Center has begun notifying customers in the United Kingdom and Germany that personal information from their online orders was exposed following a cyberattack on CEVA Logistics, its third-party fulfillment partner. The retailer clarified that the …
- New Mirai-Based Evooo1Bot Botnet Targets Linux Devices 2026-08-18 08:38 Security Affairs Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs disclosed Evooo1Bot in mid-August, a previously undocumented Linux botnet that’s been active since July 2026. The bot borrows Mirai‘s DDoS engine but adds encrypted command-and-control communications, an SSH brute-force scanner …
- VMware Syslog Path Traversal Becomes Root RCE, Persistent SSH Access and ESXi Ransomware 2026-08-18 08:24 Cyber Security News A fast-moving campaign is turning a VMware vCenter flaw into a route to full control of virtual infrastructure. Attackers are abusing CVE-2026-59310, a critical path traversal bug in the Syslog Server, to run commands as root without a normal login. The …
- French Ministry Data Breach Prompts Fresh EU Privacy Concerns 2026-08-18 07:31 Wealth Briefing At the nub of the problem is that cyber attacks, campaigners say, demonstrate the dangers of mass data transfers between governments for the presumed purpose of uncovering tax evasion and illicit financial transfers. Government databases holding details of …
- Akira Ransomware forces victim devices into Safe Mode to evade Security... 2026-08-18 06:30 Cybersecurity Insiders The Akira ransomware group appears to have adopted a more sophisticated technique to evade endpoint security defenses and maintain access to compromised systems. According to research from Huntress, attackers associated with the Akira ransomware operation …
- Fake DMs, phishing & crypto: How hackers are turning high-profile X accounts into traps in India 2026-08-18 05:49 The Print New Delhi: What do former ambassador Navtej Sarna and senior journalist Tavleen Singh have in common? They are both among several prominent Indians whose X accounts have been hacked over the past few weeks, with hackers using the profiles to post near- …
- Chicago Managed IT Firm, LeadingIT, Warns Freight and Logistics Firms of Rising Cyberattack After Uber Freight Incident 2026-08-18 05:37 EIN Presswire CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, August 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Managed IT services provider LeadingIT (600 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60661, (815) 308-2095) announced that its cybersecurity team is tracking a rise in cyberattacks against …
- Lincoln town officials investigate cyberattack 2026-08-18 04:34 WFVX - Maine LINCOLN -- The Lincoln town office was closed Monday as officials investigate what they say was a cyberattack that affected portions of the town's computer network. Early Saturday morning, the town's information technology provider, the Motorbrain …
- Pokémon Center Confirms Data Breach – Hackers Stole Customers’ Personal Data 2026-08-18 04:14 Cyber Security News Pokémon Center has begun notifying customers in the United Kingdom and Germany that their personal information was exposed in a third-party data breach, and that the incident has forced the company to cancel a batch of pending orders. The retailer …
- How fall fairs in Simcoe County are dealing with vendor phishing scam 2026-08-18 01:57 CTV News
- Corporation Service Company (CSC) Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Personal Information 2026-08-18 01:57 EIN Presswire WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating data privacy claims arising from the Corporation Service Company (CSC) data breach. CSC has confirmed that an unauthorized actor …
- Paylogix, LLC Data Breach: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Personal Information 2026-08-18 01:33 EIN Presswire WESTBURY, N.Y., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating data privacy claims arising from the Paylogix, LLC data breach. Paylogix, LLC has confirmed that a cyber incident in November 2025 …
- ETHS opens amid recovery from ransomware attack 2026-08-18 00:56 Evanston RoundTable - Illinois Sign up for our free newsletters! Willie the Wildkit greets students as they head into Evanston Township High School for the first day of school on Monday. “It has taken an extraordinary collective effort to open our doors today,” said District 202 …
- 'Turf War' Between Claude Agents Leads to Self-Replicating Malware 2026-08-18 00:46 Dark Reading It turns out that AI agents don't always play nice together. In the latest episode of agentic AI producing unexpected results, Anthropic recently observed "a multiagent turf war" between three instances of the same Claude model with …
- ECU Health warns MyChart phishing emails could steal personal and financial information 2026-08-18 00:07 WCTI - North Carolina ECU Health is warning patients about phishing emails that appear to reference MyChart. According to ECU Health, some patients have received emails with the subject line “Your MyChart Medicare Kit Awaits.” ECU Health said the emails are not from ECU Health …
- Hearing for first adult charged in connection with high school sextortion ring postponed 2026-08-17 23:41 WPXI - Pennsylvania
- Suisun City cyberattack investigation stretches into second week 2026-08-17 22:57 Times Herald - California Suisun City is extending the closure of City Hall and in-person public services as officials continue working to investigate and recover from a cyberattack that forced the shutdown of the city’s information technology network. City Hall and the city’s …
- Lincoln Town Office Closed Following Weekend Cyber Attack 2026-08-17 22:55 I-95 - Maine While most of the world resumes business as usual on a Monday morning, folks in the Lincoln Town Office were closed following what they say was a cyberattack on parts of their network over the weekend. Photo by David Pupăză on UnsplashRed error messages on …
- ECU Health warns patients of email phishing scam 2026-08-17 22:31 Outer Banks Voice - North Carolina By Submitted Story on August 17, 2026 Emails labeled “MyChart Medicare Kit” are not from ECU Health, MyChart ECU Health is aware that some patients have received phishing emails with the subject line “Your MyChart Medicare Kit Awaits.” These emails are not …
- Comcast (CMCSA) Agrees $117.5 Million Settlement Over Massive Customer Data Breach 2026-08-17 22:24 Yahoo Sports - Canada Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Comcast (NasdaqGS: CMCSA) has agreed to a US$117.5 million class-action settlement tied to an October 2023 cybersecurity breach …
- HoneyMyte Upgrades CoolClient With Windows Kernel Rootkit to Hide Malware and C2 Connections 2026-08-17 22:17 GBHackers HoneyMyte, the China-aligned espionage group also tracked as Mustang Panda, has upgraded its CoolClient backdoor with a signed Windows kernel-mode rootkit that can conceal malware artifacts and command-and-control infrastructure from security tools. The …
- 2 men charged in Peters Township sextortion investigation appear in court 2026-08-17 22:02 CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania Two men charged in the Peters Township sextortion case were in court Monday. The alleged ringleader, Zachariah Meyers, and Aaron White, who investigators said had child porn, went before judges. Before a district judge, Aaron White was asked about his …
- One in Three ANZ Organisations Still Pay Ransomware Demands but Many Don't Get Their Data Back 2026-08-17 21:43 WhaTech More than one in three organisations across Australia and New Zealand that experienced a ransomware attack paid the ransom demand, yet many were still unable to recover their data or restore normal operations, according to new research from Commvault. …
- 2 men charged amid Pennsylvania sextortion investigation appear in court 2026-08-17 21:41 CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
- Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk 2026-08-17 20:56 CryptoSlate Israel’s largest regulated cryptocurrency broker, Bits of Gold, is investigating a data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of up to 250,000 customers. While customer funds and digital assets remain secure, the incident prompted …
- Phishing scams disguised as party invitations target email accounts 2026-08-17 20:36 Atlanta News First - Georgia ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - As weddings, end-of-summer and fall holiday gatherings fill calendars, federal investigators are warning that scammers are disguising phishing attempts as online invitations, messages that can look polished, name a …
- Phishing scams disguised as party invitations target email accounts 2026-08-17 20:35 Atlanta News First - Georgia ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - As weddings, end-of-summer and fall holiday gatherings fill calendars, federal investigators are warning that scammers are disguising phishing attempts as online invitations, messages that can look polished, name a …
- Are Antivirus Apps Necessary on Android? What They Mean for Phone Security and Malware Protection 2026-08-17 20:28 iTech Post - New York Android phones have built-in security features that can detect and block many types of malicious software. As a result, the need for separate antivirus apps is less straightforward than it once was. Android already provides several layers of phone security …
- Windows 11 WMIC Removal Targets a Legacy Tool Abused by Malware and Ransomware for Years 2026-08-17 20:28 iTech Post - New York Microsoft is moving ahead with the final removal of WMIC from Windows 11, ending the availability of a legacy command-line utility that has been part of Windows administration for decades. The Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line, better known …
- Christian charities in the UK affected by cyber attack 2026-08-17 20:16 Christian Daily International Unsplash / Andras Vas A cyber-security attack has given hackers unauthorised access to the data of Christian organisations in the United Kingdom. Hackers infiltrated the systems of Beacon, a modern, cloud-based Customer Relationship Management …
- Recovery work continues after ransomware attack at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre 2026-08-17 20:08 CBC/Radio-Canada Manitoba Manitoba's largest hospital is still working to recover from a cyberattack a week after first discovering it. Initial review suggests personal health, financial data not accessed, Shared Health says The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 17, 2026 3: …
- SafePal breach exposes customer details to phishing risk 2026-08-17 19:52 Arabian Post SafePal has warned nearly 40,000 customers that their personal information was exposed after attackers exploited a flaw in an order-tracking system, creating a heightened risk of targeted phishing and impersonation attacks against cryptocurrency holders …
- Public Protector calls for sextortion to be prosecuted under corruption laws 2026-08-17 19:45 Cape Times The proposal by Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka that perpetrators of sextortion be charged with corruption has sparked debate among experts about the effectiveness of this legal strategy. This as Ifeel Simango, 30, from Soweto was arrested following an …
- Ukraine says cyberattack hit Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries amid drone strikes 2026-08-17 19:30 The Record 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 company’s infrastructure. The operation was reportedly carried …
- Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg still working to recover from ransomware attack 2026-08-17 19:22 Winnipeg City News Manitoba’s largest hospital is still working to recover from a cyberattack a week after first discovering it. Shared Health says in an update that the ransomware has hit maintenance systems at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre and Cancer Care Manitoba, but …
- Geekom Pulls Download Pages After Malware Found in Legacy Mini PC Drivers 2026-08-17 19:17 TechPowerUp
- Manitoba's largest hospital still working to recover from ransomware attack 2026-08-17 19:06 CTV News
- New macOS malware ‘AmnesiaStealer' hijacks browser sessions after infection 2026-08-17 18:47 GEO TV Cybersecurity analysts have found a new macOS malware that not only steals users’ sensitive data but also gets remote access to the victim’s browser sessions. Known as “AmnesiaStealer” by Jamf Threat Labs, the multi-stage malware spreads via a counterfeit …
- SafePal Says 39,798 Customers Hit by Data Breach 2026-08-17 18:39 Security Affairs SafePal Says 39,798 Customers Hit by Data Breach SafePal says a breach exposed personal data of 39,798 customers, but not wallet credentials, private keys, seed phrases, or payment information. SafePal disclosed a data breach affecting about 39,798 …
- Manitoba’s largest hospital still recovering after cyberattack 2026-08-17 18:38 Global News By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2026 2:09 pm 1 min read Manitoba’s largest hospital is still working to recover from a cyberattack a week after first discovering it. Shared Health says in an update that the ransomware has hit maintenance …
- This Malware Can Take Over Web Browsers on macOS, but You Can Protect Yourself 2026-08-17 18:27 Lifehacker - Massachusetts In a new ClickFix attack iteration, hackers are pushing an infostealing malware to macOS users that is capable of hijacking your sessions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and a number of other Chromium-based browsers. AmnesiaStealer grants remote control …
- Geekom admits to shipping malware-laced network drivers for AMD mini PCs — company responds with guidance, removes malicious package 2026-08-17 18:22 Tom's Hardware Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter For the most part, you can rest assured that your device will remain uncompromised by malware if you keep to verified, trusted sources for downloading software. And yet …
- IT company Resolve stumbles across new cyberattack manipulating ChatGPT 2026-08-17 17:51 The Star Sheffield IT support company Resolve has spotted a new cyber attack that relies on trusted sources of information – like ChatGPT and Google – to trick users into installing malware. The business discovered the attack after they received an alert to notify …
- Cyberattack hits Berlin state ministries 2026-08-17 17:50 Anadolu Agency Ayhan Simsek 17 August 2026•Update: 17 August 2026 Several Berlin state ministries have been cut off from the government’s IT network following a security breach, the premier’s office said Monday, as investigators work to contain the incident and determine …
- Azure Cloud Credential Theft leads to Data Breach of McDonald’s and… 2026-08-17 17:49 Cybersecurity Insiders Over the past few days, hackers have allegedly been offering sensitive corporate data belonging to several major companies for sale on underground channels. Among the organizations reportedly affected are McDonald’s and Vodafone, with employee-related …
- Manitoba’s largest hospital still working to recover from ransomware attack 2026-08-17 17:11 Brandon Sun By: The Canadian Press Posted: 12:04 PM CDT Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 WINNIPEG - Manitoba's largest hospital is still working to recover from a cyberattack a week after first discovering it. Read this article for free: We need your support! Local …
- Pakistan to deport 284 foreigners arrested for sextortion, cybercrimes 2026-08-17 17:07 The Pioneer Pakistan will deport 284 foreign nationals, mostly from China, Vietnam and Indonesia, for their alleged involvement in cybercrimes, including sextortion, an official said on Monday, August 17. Most of them arrived in Pakistan on tourist visas and were …