Data Breach News, Legal News, News, Vendor News
February 13, 2026
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Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton Demands Infor­ma­tion from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Con­duent as Part of Inves­ti­ga­tion into Data Breach 

A press release from the Texas State Attorney General: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (“BCBS”) and Conduent Business Services LLC (“Conduent”), demanding documents and information pertinent to the investigation of the Conduent data breach that exposed the sensitive personal data of approximately four million […]

Data Breach News, Legal News
February 12, 2026
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Comcast agrees to $117.5M data breach class action settlement over 2023 “Citrix Bleed” Incident

Top Class Actions reports: Read more at Top Class Actions. The official settlement website has not been posted yet. All consumers should be alert to the possibility that you may receive scam or phishing attempts claiming you are entitled to a settlement. Wait for the official settlement site to learn how class members are being […]

Miscellaneous News, Data Breach News
February 10, 2026
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Discord Age Verification Faces Backlash — Could Your ID Leak Like Before?

The International Business Times reports: Discord is preparing to enforce a global age verification system from early March that will require users to confirm their age using a face scan or a government‑issued ID before accessing adult content. The new measures are designed to protect younger users but have prompted backlash from privacy advocates and […]

Data Breach News, News
February 09, 2026
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SoundCloud data breach exposes 29.8 million user accounts

Fox News reports: Hackers have exposed personal and contact information tied to SoundCloud accounts, with data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned reporting impacts to approximately 29.8 million users. The breach hit one of the world’s largest audio platforms and left many users locked out with error messages before the company confirmed the incident. SoundCloud […]

Vulnerabilities, Data Breach News, Malware Ransomware
February 03, 2026
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Notepad++ hijacked by suspected state-sponsored hackers

The Record reports: A software update mechanism for the popular text editor Notepad++ was hijacked by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers, allowing them to silently redirect some users to malicious update servers, the project’s developers announced on Monday. In a security update posted on the project’s website, the development team said the attack did not exploit a flaw […]

Data Breach News, Healthcare, Vendor News
February 03, 2026
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Vendor breaches continue to pose threat to patient privacy

Updates to two business associate breaches reveal that millions of patients have been impacted by third-part breaches, with Healthcare Interactive’s breach affecting 3 million patients and TriZetto Provider Solutions’s breach reportedly affecting another 700,000 patients. Healthcare Interactive Healthcare Interactive (“HCIactive”) is a Maryland-based provider of AI-powered software solutions for insurance enrollment and benefits administration. In […]

Data Breach News
January 31, 2026
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ShinyHunters has been more active. Google reports on the activity.

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking the expansion of ShinyHunters-branded SaaS data theft. In a new blog post, they write: Mandiant has identified an expansion in threat activity that uses tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) consistent with prior ShinyHunters-branded extortion operations. These operations primarily leverage sophisticated voice phishing (vishing) and victim-branded credential harvesting […]

Vendor News, Data Breach News
January 31, 2026
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Conduent warns of further financial fallout from cyberattack

Cybersecurity Dive reports: Conduent said it may face additional financial risks related to a January 2025 attack that impacted a number of state governments and other organizations.  The attack at the New Jersey-based payments contractor led to data breaches across a number of organizations, including state government agencies and insurance providers. In the state of Wisconsin, […]

Data Breach News, News
January 30, 2026
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Trump files $10B lawsuit against IRS over alleged tax return leaks to major news outlets

Fox News reports: President Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, accusing the agency of unlawfully leaking his confidential tax returns in a politically motivated violation of federal privacy laws. A spokesman for Trump’s legal team told Fox News “a rogue, politically motivated” IRS employee disclosed private and confidential tax information involving Trump, his family […]