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Dental Practices Under Attack by Ransomware Gangs
More than a dozen dental practices have recently disclosed data breaches. Six of them are dental practices linked to Soniva Dental. Soniva has 14 locations in Texas and Massachusetts, and as of yesterday, six of its Texas locations had notified the Texas Attorney General’s Office of breaches: Soniva Dental’s website is currently offline with a […]
Coordinated Cyberattack Targets 30+ Minnesota Water Systems as One Plant Goes Offline
The Hacker News reports: A coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems on July 26 and 27, triggering a statewide cybersecurity response. Braham, Plymouth, South St. Paul and Maple Plain have publicly described a plant outage, communications failures or affected automated controls. Braham‘s water plant went offline, and the […]
Industry Leaders Unite in Open Secure AI Alliance for AI Safety and Security
Seen on Nvidia’s Blog: Open source software is a critical pillar of the global economy. It underpins cloud computing, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, government and internet services by making technology accessible and observable to communities of experts. Cybersecurity is among the top three beneficiaries of open source software. The Open Secure AI Alliance — building […]
ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam
Bleeping Computer reports: Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. The emails claim to come from ShinyHunters and tell recipients that hackers compromised their devices after obtaining their email addresses from breached company databases. However, the messages appear […]
Ernst & Young data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion gang
Bleeping Computer reports: The ShinyHunters extortion gang has claimed responsibility for a recently disclosed Ernst & Young data breach, saying it obtained credentials for some of the company’s systems via a supply-chain attack. Ernst & Young disclosed the breach earlier this month, saying a third-party support ticket system used by its IT personnel was compromised […]
Cyberattacks are targeting Midwest businesses more than elsewhere in the U.S.
NPR in Kansas City reports: Organizations in the Midwest experienced 7% more cyberattacks than the national average during the first five months of 2026, according to data from Check Point Research. Healthcare, financial services, and energy and utilities are among the most targeted industries. “The central U.S. has hospitals, manufacturers, banks and utilities that are highly […]
700Credit $17.5 Million Data Breach Class Action Settlement
ClaimDepot reports: Consumers who received a notice that the 700Credit data breach may have affected their personal information could qualify to submit a claim for up to $2,500 from a class action settlement. The cybersecurity incident impacted approximately 5.8 million individuals. 700Credit LLC, a company that provides credit reports and other information to auto, RV, powersports and marine […]
79% of ransomware attacks now originate from compromised identities, Sophos report finds
Manila Standard reports that identity is the dominant initial access vector in ransomware attacks, according to a new report from Sophos: Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, released its seventh annual State of Ransomware report, a vendor-agnostic survey of IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries identifying the impact of ransomware on businesses and how prepared organizations […]