Fox54 in Alabama reports: A second proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over the data breach that compromised patient information at Huntsville Hospital
Source: California DFPI, August 13, 2026
The Record reports: The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, according to a presidential
Becker’s Health IT reports: Read the rest of the rules at Becker’s Health IT.
ClaimDepot reports: Consumers who received a notice that the 700Credit data breach may have affected their personal information could qualify to submit
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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
IANS reports: IT services firm Cognizant has notified customers of a data breach that occurred on April 21, 2026, which may have exposed personal information, while stating that there is no evidence so far that the data has been misused, as per multiple reports. In a notification sent to affected individuals, the US-headquartered company said it was informing customers as a precautionary measure despite having no reason to believe the information had been improperly used. “While we have no reason
On August 6, HIPAA Journal reported: On July 23, 2026, the HIPAA Journal reported on a data breach at Unlimited Technology Systems, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based provider of revenue cycle management and practice management software. At the time, the scale of the data breach had yet to be made public, but it has recently been confirmed to be the second-largest healthcare data breach of the year to date, ahead of the 3.4 million-record data breach at Trizetto Provider Solutions, but behind
In March 2025, CISA published an advisory on the Medusa ransomware gang. They have now updated it, noting: Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant first identified in June 2021. As of April 2026, Medusa developers and affiliates—referred to as “Medusa actors” in this advisory—have impacted over 500 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors. Affected industries include medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. Per FBI, the Medusa ransomware variant is unrelated to the MedusaLocker variant and the Medusa
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new resources for K-12 schools this week. Their press announcement: Source: CISA
The Register reports: France’s tax authority has confirmed that an intruder accessed its systems and extracted data in June after an alleged cybercriminal advertised a purported database of 2 million taxpayers. Using the alias “ZeroBytes,” the alleged crook behind the attack on the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) advertised the stolen database on a cybercrime forum on Wednesday. They claimed the database contained details of more than 2 million French taxpayers and that they gained access using stolen credentials
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IANS reports: IT services firm Cognizant has notified customers of a data breach that occurred on April 21, 2026, which
SuspectFile provides more details on the previously disclosed cyberattack affecting Coca-Cola’s subsidiary, Fairlife. One week. According to Anubis, that is
On August 6, HIPAA Journal reported: On July 23, 2026, the HIPAA Journal reported on a data breach at Unlimited
TechTimes reports: Notification letters from a company called AssuranceAmerica began arriving in mailboxes on July 10 — and if one
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised
IANS reports: IT services firm Cognizant has notified customers of a data breach that occurred on April 21, 2026, which
IANS reports: IT services firm Cognizant has notified customers of a data breach that occurred on April 21, 2026, which may have exposed personal information, while stating that there is no evidence so far that the data has been misused, as per multiple reports. In a notification sent to affected individuals, the US-headquartered company said it was informing customers as a precautionary measure despite having no reason to believe the information had been improperly used. “While we have no reason
On August 6, HIPAA Journal reported: On July 23, 2026, the HIPAA Journal reported on a data breach at Unlimited Technology Systems, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based provider of revenue cycle management and practice management software. At the time, the scale of the data breach had yet to be made public, but it has recently been confirmed to be the second-largest healthcare data breach of the year to date, ahead of the 3.4 million-record data breach at Trizetto Provider Solutions, but behind
In March 2025, CISA published an advisory on the Medusa ransomware gang. They have now updated it, noting: Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant first identified in June 2021. As of April 2026, Medusa developers and affiliates—referred to as “Medusa actors” in this advisory—have impacted over 500 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors. Affected industries include medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. Per FBI, the Medusa ransomware variant is unrelated to the MedusaLocker variant and the Medusa
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new resources for K-12 schools this week. Their press announcement: Source: CISA
Fox54 in Alabama reports: A second proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over the data breach that compromised patient information at Huntsville Hospital
Source: California DFPI, August 13, 2026
The Record reports: The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, according to a presidential
Becker’s Health IT reports: Read the rest of the rules at Becker’s Health IT.
ClaimDepot reports: Consumers who received a notice that the 700Credit data breach may have affected their personal information could qualify to submit
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
IANS reports: IT services firm Cognizant has notified customers of a data breach that occurred on April 21, 2026, which
SuspectFile provides more details on the previously disclosed cyberattack affecting Coca-Cola’s subsidiary, Fairlife. One week. According to Anubis, that is
On August 6, HIPAA Journal reported: On July 23, 2026, the HIPAA Journal reported on a data breach at Unlimited
TechTimes reports: Notification letters from a company called AssuranceAmerica began arriving in mailboxes on July 10 — and if one
WJAR reports: A data breach four months ago has Warwick-based Beacon Mutual Insurance notifying people whose personal information was compromised
IANS reports: IT services firm Cognizant has notified customers of a data breach that occurred on April 21, 2026, which
