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 […]
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, […]
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’ […]
In March 2026, a hacktivist acquired 8.3 million tips to platforms and mobile apps by Navigate360‘s subsidiary, P3 Global Intel. The tips, which were supposed to protect tipsters’ anonymity, were submitted by students using programs such as Safe2SayPA, Safe2Tell, and Sandy Hook Progress. Other tips were provided via local Crime Stoppers organizations throughout the country […]
Threat actors may claim to have hacked an entity when the reality is that they hacked the entity’s vendor. This is one of those instances. iTWeb reports: Insurer Hollard has rejected claims that its IT systems were hacked, saying a threat actor’s allegations stem from a cyber incident at a third-party service provider. This, after […]
The Coupang data breach has been one of South Korea’s biggest, and government regulators and the firm continue to disagree over how Coupang should compensate victims. Now the Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the firm is rejecting a proposal to compensate 50 victims 100,000 won ($73) each for emotional distress suffered. With tens of millions of victims […]
The Crypto Times reports Revolut has confirmed that approximately 680 customers were affected in the customer-data disclosure incident: The 680 figure was first reported by the Financial Times, which described the group as “nearly 700.” A source close to the bank confirmed the number to City AM, which said Revolut had contacted all affected customers […]
The Guardian reports that months before the Hugging Face incident made worldwide headlines and triggered investigations by state regulators, there was another attack by Open AI agents on a second service: Agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages in a cyberattack on software service RubyGems in May, two months before they hacked […]
Revolut is a global digital banking and fintech platform that is headquartered in the U.K. And to their embarrassment, they handed over personal and sensitive customer data to scammers who used a government email domain to trick them. HackRead reports: The incident did not involve attackers breaching Revolut’s systems. Instead, the fraudulent requests came from […]
Most companies rebound fairly quickly if their stock prices are impacted by a data breach. But an update to the Stryker incident is an exception. MassDevice reports: Stryker (NYSE: SYK) stock plunged this week after its CFO said the orthopedic and surgical device giant is still managing supply disruptions after an Iran-backed cyberattack earlier this year. SYK […]
