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Pentagon breach exposed sensitive data on nearly 3 million people
ABC News reports that a breach of the Pentagon’s personnel database exposed sensitive information, including Social Security numbers and details about the jobs they held: The breach affected 2.76 million living people and another 294,000 who are deceased, the official said. The scope and sensitivity of the exposed information could raise national security concerns, particularly […]
LabCorp settles suit by state attorneys general for $2.2 million
In June, LabCorp settled a class action lawsuit over the 2018 American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) breach for $35 million. Now it has settled charges by state attorneys general stemming from the same incident. Bank Info Security reports: LabCorp has agreed to pay $2.2 million and improve its data security and vendor risk management practices […]
Crooks use fake desktop apps to fool HR staff into giving them remote access
Would you fall for this? And if you did, how long would it take your firm to recognize it? The Register reports: You work in your company’s human resources department and use HR software to check employee information, benefits, and payroll. So, when you see a downloadable Windows version promising a faster alternative to the […]
OpenAI’s Systems Meddled With U.S. Government Sites After Going Rogue
The New York Times reports that OpenAI went rogue – again. OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue and meddled with the websites for the Education Department, the Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission this summer without the A.I. lab’s knowledge, according to security researchers and a person familiar with the episodes. The incidents involving […]
Doubts grow over claims OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal
Claims that AU Medicare had been hacked by an OpenAI agent made headlines everywhere this week. But was the compromise really a sophisticated action by an OpenAI agent, or was it easy peasy because AU Medicare had an obvious vulnerability? The Record reports: Security researchers are questioning whether an OpenAI agent needed to hack an […]
Hacked FBI Data Has Sensitive Information About Employees’ Intelligence Roles
More details have emerged about data allegedly hacked from the FBI job application portal, and experts suggest it could put individuals at risk. Reuters reports: FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence, drug cartels, and more, […]
ShinyHunters claims it hacked FBI employee data
In May 2026, the FBI published a bulletin about ShinyHunters that contained statements that ShinyHunters found offensive. So it hacked the FBI, defaced one of its websites, and then published a “PSA” explaining why they hacked the data. Mashable reports: The alleged stolen data includes names, home addresses, phone numbers, and details about some employees’ […]
Stock Market Trading in Nepal Halted Due to a Ransomware Attack on Data Hub
Ratopati reports that a ransomware attack on a Nepal Stock Exchange data center resulted in the closing of stock market trading on Monday. There are 90 broker companies in Nepal. These brokers use two data centers to store data related to transactions with their clients. Of these, Data Hub handles the data center work for […]