- What have we learnt from Origin Energy's data breach? 2026-08-10 09:26 ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Three weeks ago, Origin Energy told 900,000 former and current customers that their information had been exposed in a data breach. The major cybersecurity data leak made headlines and raised the alarm that the threats were becoming more prevalent. It also …
- GitHub Dependabot malware alerts now cover eight ecosystems 2026-08-10 08:38 Help Net Security GitHub has flagged npm malware since March 2026. Anyone pulling in a bad PyPI, Maven, RubyGems, NuGet, Go, crates.io, or PHP Composer package has had no such warning, because GitHub’s malware detection only ever watched one ecosystem. That changed this …
- Can AI Distillation be treated as a Cyber Attack 2026-08-10 08:18 Cybersecurity Insiders Artificial intelligence (AI) distillation is a technique in which a smaller or more efficient “student” model learns from a larger “teacher” model. It is widely used to reduce computational costs, improve inference speed, and deploy AI systems on devices …
- Lawmakers say data loss is keeping hurricane-harmed Georgia farmers from insurance payments 2026-08-10 08:09 Georgia Recorder - Georgia Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene unleashed flooding and fierce winds across the South, some Georgia farmers say they still haven’t received compensation for damages, despite efforts from both sides of the political aisle. Newman Pryor. Photo …
- AI assistant hacks gym booking system in first known Australian autonomous cyberattack 2026-08-10 07:18 Business Today According to an ABC report, a Melbourne man named Andrew asked his personal AI assistant to book him a spot in a popular morning gym class. Since the booking was being made online, the AI was expected to handle the task easily. However, it discovered a …
- Suisun City Cyber Attack 2026-08-10 07:17 The Times of India The cyberattack also affected city records, online services and other internal systems A California city has declared a state of emergency after a cyberattack disrupted several critical public services, including parts of its 911 emergency call system, …
- Charities hit by data breach involving software provider 2026-08-10 07:08 Guernsey Press and Star A cyber security incident involving Beacon CRM, which helps charities manage donors and track fundraising, is believed to have affected more than 1,000 organisations, including at least eight in Jersey. Beacon CRM said the breach was due to an unauthorised …
- Employee computers hacked in Levi cyberattack 2026-08-10 06:24 Human Resources Director Australia "As of the date of this filing, the Company believes that its rapid response efforts successfully contained and terminated the unauthorised access." The cyberincident happened after an unauthorised third party used social engineering techniques …
- Michigan Attorney General Calls for Stronger Data Breach Notification Laws 2026-08-10 05:20 WOWO 1190 AM - Indiana LANSING, Mich. (WOWO) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is encouraging residents to take extra precautions to protect their personal information following several recent data breaches that affected organizations serving people across the state. The …
- OSF Healthcare Settles with HHS Over HIPAA Violations Following Ransomware Attack 2026-08-10 05:07 Healthcare Innovation Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Illinois-based OSF Healthcare System and its Affiliated Covered Entities (OSF) regarding potential violations of the Health …
- Levi Strauss Hit by Cyberattack, Hackers Use Social Engineering to Steal Corporate Data 2026-08-10 05:05 GBHackers Levi Strauss & Co. has reported a cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized third party used social engineering techniques to compromise three employee-issued computers and exfiltrate unspecified corporate information. According to the apparel …
- Have your say: Is your business prepared for a cyber attack? 2026-08-10 05:01 The National Tribune From scams and phishing emails to ransomware and data breaches, cyber threats are becoming a growing concern for small and medium sized businesses across Australia. That’s why the Parliamentary Select Committee on Cyber Security for Small to Medium Sized …
- California city declares state of emergency after cyberattack on computer systems 2026-08-10 04:56 Los Angeles Times The City Council for Suisun City declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack forced the municipality to shut down its information technology network. The attack affected the communication operations of the fire and police departments in the …
- Charities warn users to to ‘be alert’ following possible data breach 2026-08-10 04:45 Newbury News Charities in the West Berkshire area are warning its supporters following a cyber security incident that may have left data at risk. A cyber security incident occurred last week, affecting the customer relationship management (CRM) system used by some …
- North Korean hacking groups are building AI-powered cyberattack tools, and the results are already showing up in the wild 2026-08-10 03:45 Crypto Briefing State-sponsored hackers from Kimsuky and APT45 are using large language models to write malware, forge military IDs, and scale vulnerability exploitation to alarming new levels. North Korea’s most prolific hacking units have graduated from phishing emails …
- California City Declares State of Emergency After Cyberattack 2026-08-09 23:18 Slashdot NBC Bay Area brings news from the small idyllic California town of Suisun City (population: 29,518). The city council "declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack that shut down computer systems including 911 public safety operations.…
- California city declares state of emergency after cyberattack on computer systems 2026-08-09 20:40 The Daily Pilot - California The City Council for Suisun City declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack forced the municipality to shut down its information technology network. The attack affected the communication operations of the fire and police departments in the …
- U.S. Defense Manufacturer IEH Hit by Phishing Attack, Exposing Potentially Export-Controlled Data 2026-08-09 18:09 Security Affairs U.S. Defense Manufacturer IEH Hit by Phishing Attack, Exposing Potentially Export-Controlled Data IEH was breached by a phishing attack that exposed its Microsoft 365 inbox, including emails and potentially export-controlled military data. IEH Corporation …
- California City Pulls Plug on It's Computer System After Cyberattack 2026-08-09 16:28 Breitbart A northern California city of 30,000 people had to disconnect its entire computer network after a cyberattack, idling the municipality’s 911 emergency line for police and fire dispatch. Officials in the city of Suisun City, located about 45 miles from San …
- Laptop maker Framework discloses data breach after zero-day hits analytics vendor Metabase 2026-08-09 15:34 Notebook Check ⓘ NotebookcheckThe Framework Laptop 13 Pro A laptop maker known for repairability just learned that trust extends only as far as your weakest vendor. Framework's customer data ended up in the wrong hands, and the company didn't even need to make a …
- OpenAI offers to strengthen Michigan cybersecurity after water cyberattack 2026-08-09 14:15 Detroit Free Press - Michigan Updated Aug. 7, 2026, 5:19 p.m. ET After Michigan officials reported a "coordinated cyberattack" earlier this month, OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence product ChatGPT, is offering the state its services, including access to its …
- 3Pro TV Data Breach Exposes 460,000 Records, Including 2,979 Bank Accounts 2026-08-09 14:05 Seoul Economic Daily Photo=eBroadcastingMore than 460,000 pieces of personal data, including bank account and credit card information, were exposed in a breach at South Korean financial media outlet 3Pro TV. E-Broadcasting, the company that operates 3Pro TV, posted a notice on …
- Data Breach Hits 17,000 Democratic Party Members, Fueling Blame at Leadership 2026-08-09 11:43 Seoul Economic Daily Kim Min-seok (left) and Jung Chung-rae, candidates for leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, prepare for a commemorative photo at a joint speech event for party leader and Supreme Council member candidates held at the Hoengseong National Sports Center …
- Kokua Line: Is UH settling cyberattack lawsuit? 2026-08-09 10:46 Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM Potential claimants are being notified by email of a proposed class-action settlement in the August 2025 University of Hawaii Cancer Center cyberattack involving the private information of about 1.2 million …
- "Buy Gift Cards for a Loan": New Voice Phishing Scam Spreads in Korea 2026-08-09 09:30 Seoul Economic Daily Financial Supervisory Service. Yonhap NewsA new phishing scheme is spreading in South Korea in which fraudsters lure people with low credit scores by promising loans, take over their bank accounts and use them to launder proceeds from voice phishing, …
- Police warn of iMessage phishing scams impersonating Singapore Courts, Traffic Police 2026-08-09 06:52 Asiaone Members of the public should be wary of phishing scams on Apple iMessage impersonating the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Traffic Police (TP) and Singapore Courts. In a statement on Saturday (Aug 8), the police said that the scam pattern has been observed …
- Unmasking ShinyHunters Ransomware: The Billion-Dollar Threat You Can’t Ignore 2026-08-09 06:41 The Edvocate The August 2026 Onslaught: A New Era of Ransomware Aggression It was a summer that cybersecurity experts won’t soon forget. August 2026 erupted with an alarming wave of ransomware attacks and data breaches, painting a stark picture of an increasingly …
- SC issues notice on plea seeking CBI probe into alleged medical data breach affecting 2 lakh Indians 2026-08-09 06:02 Medical Dialogues New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has issued notice on a plea seeking a CBI probe into an alleged large-scale cyber attack and medical data breach affecting nearly two lakh Indian citizens. According to a recent report by LawBeat, the data breach …
- Suisun City Council declares state of emergency after cyberattack 2026-08-09 04:05 NBC Bay Area - California The Suisun City Council declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack that shut down computer systems including 911 public safety operations. "Malicious software infected and compromised" the East Bay community's information …
- Democratic Party Data Breach Exposes 17,000 Members' Information 2026-08-09 02:01 Seoul Economic Daily Cho Seung-rae, chairman of the National Assembly's Finance, Economy and Planning Committee, moves to hold a closed-door party-government meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yun-cheol and others at the National …
- Northern California city declares emergency after malware disrupts 911, public safety systems 2026-08-08 23:36 CBS News Bay Area - California A Northern California city declared a state of emergency Saturday after malware disrupted 911 routing, police and fire dispatch and other critical city systems. Suisun City officials said the cybersecurity incident began around 5:45 a.m. Friday. The city …
- Cyberattack disrupts Suisun City emergency services 2026-08-08 23:13 Times Herald - California Suisun City’s city council declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a Friday cyberattack compromised information technology systems, forcing the city to shut down its entire network and reroute emergency dispatch operations. Malicious software …
- Rock Hill Schools Partners with Less Than Three Foundation to Educate Students and Families on Online Safety and Sextortion Prevention 2026-08-08 22:31 Tega Cay Sun - South Carolina ROCK HILL, S.C. – Rock Hill Schools will partner with the Less Than Three Foundation and South Carolina Representative Brandon Guffey to host a series of student assemblies and a community parent forum focused on online safety, sextortion awareness, and …
- Levi Strauss Data Breach – Hackers Gained Access to the Company’s Systems 2026-08-08 20:20 Cyber Security News Levi Strauss & Co., the denim giant, reported a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized third party accessed the company’s internal systems via a targeted social engineering attack. According to a regulatory filing submitted to the U.S. Securities …
- Cyber Command Confronts a Troubling Suicide Cluster 2026-08-08 20:09 Sri Lanka Guardian A succession of suicides among personnel working for or closely with US Cyber Command has prompted concern among military leaders and lawmakers, raising fresh questions about the psychological pressures facing one of the most secretive parts of the US …
- AI Breaches Surge 56% as Cyber Attack Costs Skyrocket to $6 Million 2026-08-08 17:25 Small Business Trends One in four malicious data breaches is now powered by artificial intelligence, a striking 56% increase from last year. According to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, these AI-enabled breaches are costing organizations an average of $6 million— …
- Sextortion gang uses fake profiles to blackmail targets, minor among 3 held 2026-08-08 17:09 The Times of India
- Nearly 800 Malicious npm Packages Spread Malware Across Windows, macOS and Linux 2026-08-08 16:41 PhoneWorld Cybersecurity researchers have discovered nearly 800 harmful packages on the npm software registry. The malicious npm packages are connected to a campaign that can affect computers running Windows, macOS, and Linux. According to researchers, the packages …
- Received a Text About Unpaid Tolls? The FTC Says It’s Probably a Phishing Scam 2026-08-08 16:24 Money Magazine - Puerto Rico We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. Learn more. If you received a text message about unpaid tolls, there’s a good …
- The Fake CAPTCHA Scam: When ‘Prove You’re Human’ Installs Malware 2026-08-08 15:01 NTD We’ve all clicked through hundreds if not thousands of CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) boxes: pick the traffic lights, retype the wavy letters, or check the box that says you are not a robot. That …
- One Letter Away: How to Spot the ‘Meta Verrified’ Phishing Scam on Facebook 2026-08-08 14:08 WEAU - Wisconsin EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) — A new phishing scam is targeting Facebook users with urgent warnings of account deletion, using a single misspelling to trick people into giving up personal data. The scam begins with a direct message in Facebook Messenger from …
- Football club Ajax, ING, and Ace & Tate hit by logistics firm data breach 2026-08-08 12:33 NL Times Amsterdam football club Ajax, eyewear retailer Ace & Tate, and bank ING have been affected by a data breach at logistics company CEVA Logistics. Online retailer Bol and department store de Bijenkorf previously disclosed that they were also impacted. …
- Personal details could have been leaked as 1,500 charities hit by cyber-attack 2026-08-08 11:03 Southern Daily Echo Southampton Hospitals Charity confirmed it is one of the charities targeted in a cyber-security incident linked to Beacon CRM, a customer relationship management provider. The charity uses Beacon’s system to manage supporter records, and Beacon informed …
- EFCC Arrests ‘Spiritualist’ in Edo Over $1,100 Sextortion of Foreigner 2026-08-08 10:48 247 U Reports BENIN CITY — Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a 22-year-old self-acclaimed spiritualist, Odigie Moses, over the alleged sextortion of an Indian woman to the tune of $1,100. The suspect was apprehended by EFCC …
- Storm-1175 Launches StormEncryptor Ransomware Attacks Using N-able Security Flaw 2026-08-08 10:21 GBHackers Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a new ransomware campaign attributed to the financially motivated threat actor Storm-1175 that began deploying a previously undocumented ransomware strain, StormEncryptor, on August 2, 2026. The activity …
- IEH Corporation Phishing Breach Exposes Employee and Customer Data for 7 Days 2026-08-08 10:09 WebProNews - Kentucky A phishing attack that tricked one of its employees has allowed intruders to access sensitive data belonging to IEH Corporation, the aerospace and defense manufacturer admitted this week. The breach, which the company disclosed in a filing with US …
- EFCC Arrests Edo ‘Spiritualist’ Over Alleged $1,100 Sextortion 2026-08-08 09:33 TVC News Nigeria The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Odigie Moses, in Edo State over an alleged $1,100 sextortion case. The EFCC disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X handle on Friday, saying the …
- EFCC Arrests Spiritualist For Alleged Sextortion 2026-08-08 09:29 Oriental News Nigeria Tunde Bakare The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested one Odigie Moses, a self-acclaimed spiritualist for alleged sextortion to the tune of $1,100 (One Thousand, One Hundred Dollars). He was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State. The …
- City of Coweta refuses to pay ransom after system-wide cyberattack 2026-08-08 09:21 KTUL - Oklahoma COWETA, Okla. — City computers in Coweta remain locked down following a system-wide ransomware attack earlier this week, but city leaders said they have no plans to pay the hackers who are responsible. On Wednesday, hackers targeted the City of Coweta with …
- Beware of Phishing Scams, Says DCC 2026-08-08 09:20 Redheaded Blackbelt - California Press release from the Department of Cannabis Control: Several licensees have reported receiving emails that appear to come from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) and request that they review or verify important information by clicking a “REVIEW …