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Mysterious Hoard of Leaked Login Credentials Contains 16 Billion Passwords

June 23, 2025

A new set of 16 billion login credentials is not an intentional public leak or data breach. It was accidentally exposed to the internet via improperly secured Elasticsearch and object storage instances for a short period, but long enough for security researchers to hit upon it.

Chinese APT group hacker in front of laptop showing compromise of government organizations

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Chinese APT Group Compromised at Least 70 Government Organizations in 23 Different Countries

March 21, 2024

Trend Micro finds the Chinese APT group has compromised at least 70 government organizations over the last two years, in 23 different countries. But the group's logs indicate it has targeted over 110 organizations in 10 additional nations.

Hacker hand stealing data from laptop showing web application attacks since COVID-19 vaccines

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Healthcare Web Application Attacks Increased by 51% Since the Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccines

January 21, 2021

Healthcare web application attacks increased by 51% since the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines. Cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injections were the most detected by volume.

Hacker working with tablet at table and flag of Russia on background showing cyber attack on Ukraine government websites

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Ukraine Government Websites Weather Cyber Attack Campaign, Strongly Suspected to Come From Russia

January 19, 2022

Russia's current conflict with Ukraine is so far playing out with cyber attacks rather than physical warfare. A series of defacement attacks on government websites appears to be the opening salvo.

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Harrods Hit in Third Cyber Attack Targeting a UK Retailer

May 8, 2025

UK retailer Harrods is the most recent victim of a cyber attack, hot on the heels of similar cybersecurity incidents affecting Marks & Spencer and the Co-op, prompting an NSCS advisory.

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Critical Infrastructure Hit Again as German Fuel Suppliers Victimized by Cyber Attack, Oil Shipments Forced to Use Alternative Depots

February 7, 2022

German fuel suppliers have been hit by a cyber attack threatens fuel supply. Nature of attack has yet to be identified, but the extent of the disruption would indicate ransomware or a malicious malware attack that wiped files.

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French Luxury Giant Dior Confirms Data Breach after a Cyber Attack

May 21, 2025

French luxury giant Dior suffered a cyber attack that resulted in a data breach in numerous countries after unauthorized individuals accessed its information systems.

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OpenAI: We’ve Found at Least Six More Instances of AI Models Going Rogue Due to “Misalignment”

September 21, 2026

New papers from OpenAI discussing the rogue actions of their AI models are becoming almost a weekly feature at this point. The latest of these, titled "Our framework for reporting model misalignment," describes six newly-documented instances that took place sometime in the last few months.

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Secure the Refrigerator: Broad New California and Oregon IoT Security Laws Come Into Effect

March 24, 2020

New California and Oregon IoT security laws aim to address the growing concerns on the security of Internet-connected devices that seem to be expanding endlessly.

Clinical labs team working with microscope showing stolen patient data on dark web due to data breach

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Australian Clinical Labs Questioned About Long Delay in Public Notification of Patient Data Theft; Records Have Been Available on Dark Web for Five Months

October 31, 2022

Australian Clinical Labs reportedly detected the attack not long after it occurred and was contacted by government authorities in March, and were also notified in June that some of the patient data had been found available for sale on the dark web.

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Chinese APT Group Compromised at Least 70 Government Organizations in 23 Different Countries

Healthcare Web Application Attacks Increased by 51% Since the Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccines

Ukraine Government Websites Weather Cyber Attack Campaign, Strongly Suspected to Come From Russia

Harrods Hit in Third Cyber Attack Targeting a UK Retailer

Critical Infrastructure Hit Again as German Fuel Suppliers Victimized by Cyber Attack, Oil Shipments Forced to Use Alternative Depots

French Luxury Giant Dior Confirms Data Breach after a Cyber Attack

OpenAI: We’ve Found at Least Six More Instances of AI Models Going Rogue Due to “Misalignment”

Secure the Refrigerator: Broad New California and Oregon IoT Security Laws Come Into Effect

Australian Clinical Labs Questioned About Long Delay in Public Notification of Patient Data Theft; Records Have Been Available on Dark Web for Five Months

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People