Conduent to pay $80M to settle 3rd-largest healthcare data breach
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over
October 27, 2026
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over
ITPro reports: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has banned the use of DeepSeek by civilian federal agencies, citing
HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads
The Register reports that the California Attorney General has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into the AI lab’s models
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The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds
The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over the third-largest healthcare data breach on record, which exposed data on about 62.2 million people. Conduent signed the settlement Oct. 16 with plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, according to an SEC filing. The $80 million nonreversionary fund covers class member recoveries, credit and medical data monitoring, plaintiffs’ attorney fees and administration costs, and
Forbes reports: Crypto thieves are targeting iPhone users at scale with a sneaky kind of cyberattack that only requires victims to view an ad or visit an infected webpage, researchers tell Forbes. Hundreds of websites have been compromised as part of the hack, they say and, in one case, a malware ad was served over Instagram. “Users aren’t visiting malicious websites. They’re not doing anything wrong. They’re just scrolling and being infected,” says Rocky Cole, CEO and cofounder at mobile
Cyber Security News reports: A Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites while spending an estimated $5,000 on AI tokens, according to a Reuters investigation in October. The operation shows how one person can direct software to carry out complex attacks with little ongoing human input. The targets included sites linked to Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins, although the reported impact differed across those companies. After the campaign began on September 25, the agents attempted
CBS News reports: The California Department of Education (CDE) on Friday disclosed the breach involving the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which is under contract to provide state and federally required testing to all students enrolled in the state’s public schools. ETS provides support for the state’s assessment programs, including the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress and the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California. On Sept. 25, ETS found unauthorized activity involving a secure file transfer protocol site used
The Record reports: IT management software company ConnectWise shut down several of its services this weekend after Microsoft and other cybersecurity companies warned of a supply chain attack impacting its cloud backup system. ConnectWise initially said on Friday that it was investigating “attempts of unauthorized access associated with the ConnectWise Cloud Backup environment,” and confirmed such access on Saturday. Incident responders at cybersecurity firm Huntress said a credential belonging to ConnectWise Cloud Backup was compromised and used to gain access
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TechCrunch reports: Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks
CBC reports: More Ontario police units have now paused their use of the Crime Stoppers program, after CBC News revealed
The Record reports: At least 600 organizations across the U.S. and Europe have been breached by the SafePay ransomware gang
Reuters reports that French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food.
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over the third-largest healthcare data breach on record, which exposed data on about 62.2 million people. Conduent signed the settlement Oct. 16 with plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, according to an SEC filing. The $80 million nonreversionary fund covers class member recoveries, credit and medical data monitoring, plaintiffs’ attorney fees and administration costs, and
Forbes reports: Crypto thieves are targeting iPhone users at scale with a sneaky kind of cyberattack that only requires victims to view an ad or visit an infected webpage, researchers tell Forbes. Hundreds of websites have been compromised as part of the hack, they say and, in one case, a malware ad was served over Instagram. “Users aren’t visiting malicious websites. They’re not doing anything wrong. They’re just scrolling and being infected,” says Rocky Cole, CEO and cofounder at mobile
Cyber Security News reports: A Chinese-speaking hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites while spending an estimated $5,000 on AI tokens, according to a Reuters investigation in October. The operation shows how one person can direct software to carry out complex attacks with little ongoing human input. The targets included sites linked to Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins, although the reported impact differed across those companies. After the campaign began on September 25, the agents attempted
CBS News reports: The California Department of Education (CDE) on Friday disclosed the breach involving the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which is under contract to provide state and federally required testing to all students enrolled in the state’s public schools. ETS provides support for the state’s assessment programs, including the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress and the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California. On Sept. 25, ETS found unauthorized activity involving a secure file transfer protocol site used
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over
ITPro reports: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has banned the use of DeepSeek by civilian federal agencies, citing
HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads
The Register reports that the California Attorney General has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into the AI lab’s models
Miscellaneous News
The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds
The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000
Categories
TechCrunch reports: Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks
CBC reports: More Ontario police units have now paused their use of the Crime Stoppers program, after CBC News revealed
The Record reports: At least 600 organizations across the U.S. and Europe have been breached by the SafePay ransomware gang
Reuters reports that French supermarkets are facing millions of euros in losses after a cyberattack forced them to throw away food.
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
Becker’s Health IT reports: Business services provider Conduent has agreed to pay $80 million to settle class action litigation over