Data Breach News
June 16, 2026
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One threat actor demanded $50 million from Novo Nordisk. Another one demanded $25 million. Neither got paid.

DataBreaches.net reports that Novo Nordisk wasn’t attacked by just one criminal group but by two. The first group was FulcrumSec, who first contacted Novo Nordisk on June 1. After Novo Nordisk stopped responding to them, FulcrumSec leaked some of the data, providing DataBreaches.net with some exclusive material revealing how they approached the pharmaceutical giant. The […]

Data Breach News, News
June 13, 2026
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Novo Nordisk identifies a hacking incident; pseudoanonymized patient data from clinical trials and provider data accessed

Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk, the world’s largest producer of insulin, and maker of GLP-1 medications Wegovy and Ozempic, has disclosed a data breach. The following is from its press release of June 11, 2026:  Novo Nordisk A/S has identified an IT security incident involving unauthorised access to a limited number of internal IT systems. […]

Vendor News, Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
June 13, 2026
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Paylogix Discloses Ransomware Attack in November 2025

Claim Depot reports: Paylogix, a New York-based insurtech company that provides technology and billing solutions for voluntary employee benefits, disclosed a data breach that occurred in November 2025. Paylogix posted a notice of the data event on its website stating that between Nov. 13 and Nov. 18, 2025, unauthorized individuals gained access to certain Paylogix computer systems […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
June 12, 2026
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Ransomware attacks jump 48% year over year despite decline in overall cyberattack activity – Check Point

Industrial Cyber reports: Global cyberattack activity eased in May 2026 following April’s sharp rebound, but the broader threat landscape remained volatile, according to research from Check Point Research. Organizations experienced an average of 2,055 weekly cyberattacks during the month, representing a 2% increase year-over-year despite a 7% decline from April. Education remained the most targeted sector, […]

Data Breach News, Education Sector, News
June 11, 2026
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ShinyHunters claims breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations

TechCrunch reports that ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for hacking Oracle PeopleSoft servers at more than 100 organizations, many of them universities. The breaches, first reported by BleepingComputer involved: “Student, applicant, financial aid, immigration, health, and administrative data has been exfiltrated,” read a message that the hacker said was sent to one of the victims. The hackers claimed […]

Vendor News, Data Breach News, Legal News
June 11, 2026
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St. George Fire sues cybersecurity company, alleging negligence left network open to 2023 cyberattack

WBRZ reports: he St. George Fire Protection District is suing Baton Rouge cybersecurity company General Informatics, blaming them for allowing hackers to gain access to the fire department’s network in 2023. The lawsuit, filed by the fire department on May 23, claims that General Informatics was hired to prevent cyberattacks and now seeks damages from […]

Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware, News
June 10, 2026
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Mississippi Hospital Hit in 2023 by Ransomware Gang Hit Again in 2025 by Second Gang

In 2023, Singing River Health System in Mississippi was hit by the Rhysida gang. In October 2023, Singing River Health System and its wholly owned subsidiary, Singing River Gulfport notified HHS that 895,204 patients had been affected. In response to the incident, they reportedly implemented a series of improved technical safeguards. Whatever they did was […]

Healthcare, Data Breach News
June 09, 2026
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Senate HELP committee chairman seeks info on NYC Health + Hospital data breach

Fierce Healthcare reports that a legislator is seeking answers about the recently disclosed breach affecting 1.8 million patients: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D., R-La., is seeking information from New York City officials about a late 2025 cybersecurity breach at NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public U.S. health system. […]

Data Breach News, Miscellaneous News
June 07, 2026
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Data of 600,000 Gaza households exposed in WFP cyberattack

The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000 households in Gaza, the UN’s food agency has confirmed, in what may be the largest-known breach of humanitarian beneficiary data to date. WFP is investigating a “security-related incident” in which “unauthorised actors” accessed personal information […]