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Ernst & Young Client Data Stolen in Third-Party Platform Breach
Names, Social Security numbers, and card details belonging to Ernst & Young clients were taken after criminals broke into a third-party software platform the firm used to manage data.
An AI Bot Broke Into Hugging Face. Hugging Face Used AI to Figure Out What It Did.
The machine learning platform says an automated attack ran tens of thousands of actions inside its systems before being caught. Here is what got in, what was taken, and what ordinary users need to know.
Hugging Face Says an Autonomous AI Agent Broke Into Its Production Systems
The AI hosting giant disclosed unauthorised access to internal datasets and staff credentials, in what it says was an attack driven by an automated AI agent rather than a human operator.
Australian Health Clinics Waited 22 Days to Warn Patients After Hackers Stole Medical Records
Partnered Health, which operates more than 60 clinics across Australia, sat on a serious data theft for three weeks before telling anyone. A cybersecurity academic says that gap is long enough to cause real harm.
Hackers Hit 21 Australian Health Clinics, Putting Medicare Numbers and Test Results at Risk
Partnered Health confirmed a data breach on 23 June that reached patient files across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Experts warn the stolen records could surface for sale on hidden online marketplaces.
Abbott Digs Into Two Cyber Incidents at Its Cancer Diagnostics Arm
The medical giant is investigating a break-in at old Exact Sciences systems and a separate extortion claim tied to a research portal.
Ernst & Young Tells Clients Their Tax Data Was Taken From a Support Ticket System
The Big Four firm says an outside party pulled documents from a third-party helpdesk platform between late March and mid-April. Affected clients get 24 months of identity monitoring through Experian.
Ransomware Hits Naval Contractor, Lidl Discloses Data Breach, and Iran Tracks US Military Phones
A defence shipbuilder confirms a ransomware attack, a major supermarket chain notifies customers of stolen data, and new evidence suggests Iranian operatives tracked phones belonging to US military personnel.
Cyberattack Hits Nichirei, Japan's Frozen Food Giant, Putting Personal Data at Risk
A July 13 attack knocked out warehouses and shipping lines across Japan. Nichirei says personal information may have been stolen, and a regulator report has already been filed.
Malware Disguised as Font Files Targets Windows Users
A global phishing campaign active since March 2026 is hiding credential-stealing malware inside fake font files, and the evasion chain is getting harder to catch.
23andMe to pay $18 million after 43 states found 'flimsy' security let hackers steal 6.9 million profiles
A coalition of state attorneys general says the DNA testing firm lacked basic protections like multifactor authentication before the 2023 breach that exposed genetic data on nearly seven million customers.
Fake Emails Now Beat Software Flaws as the Number-One Way Ransomware Gets In
A Sophos survey of more than 2,000 organisations hit by ransomware finds that phishing and malicious emails now cause half of all attacks, while stolen passwords are defeating even multi-factor authentication at an alarming rate.
Lidl Customers in Three Countries Warned After Supplier Breach Exposes Personal Data
The German discount chain says a file at an outside IT provider was raided, spilling names, phone numbers and dates of birth for online shoppers in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Half a Million Patients' Data Stolen From New Jersey Lab Company
A criminal group called WorldLeaks broke into Centers Laboratory's systems last August and walked off with records covering 542,377 people, including Social Security numbers and medical details.
MSG's Secret Celebrity Database Tagged Nearly 40,000 People by Sexuality, Race, and 'Risk' Level
A data breach at Madison Square Garden exposed an internal tracking list that sorted celebrities, public figures, and ordinary visitors using labels including 'LGBTQIA,' 'DO NOT HOST,' and a personal 'risk' score.