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
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
The Record reports: The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, according to a presidential memorandum released late on Wednesday. The firms will partner with the Justice and Homeland Security departments on offensive operations and surveillance targeting “transnational cybercrime, fraud, and other predatory schemes against American citizens.” “By partnering with vetted United States companies subject to the direction and oversight of the Federal Government, we will enhance our ability to counter [Transnational Criminal Organizations] threats and combat
Becker’s Health IT reports: Read the rest of the rules at Becker’s Health IT.
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In March 2025, CISA published an advisory on the Medusa ransomware gang. They have now updated it, noting: Medusa is
Fox54 in Alabama reports: A second proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over the data breach that compromised patient information at Huntsville Hospital
Dark Reading reports: A ransomware affiliate is approaching victims of the attacks it may have helped carry out, in an interesting technique
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
Non-profit organizations are not immune to cyberattacks by unscrupulous threat actors. In this case, a third-party vendor was hit, as
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
The Record reports: The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, according to a presidential memorandum released late on Wednesday. The firms will partner with the Justice and Homeland Security departments on offensive operations and surveillance targeting “transnational cybercrime, fraud, and other predatory schemes against American citizens.” “By partnering with vetted United States companies subject to the direction and oversight of the Federal Government, we will enhance our ability to counter [Transnational Criminal Organizations] threats and combat
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
In March 2025, CISA published an advisory on the Medusa ransomware gang. They have now updated it, noting: Medusa is
Fox54 in Alabama reports: A second proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over the data breach that compromised patient information at Huntsville Hospital
Dark Reading reports: A ransomware affiliate is approaching victims of the attacks it may have helped carry out, in an interesting technique
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
Non-profit organizations are not immune to cyberattacks by unscrupulous threat actors. In this case, a third-party vendor was hit, as
