Welcome to this week's Data Breaches Digest, a catalogue of links concerning Data Breaches and Cyber Security that were published on the Internet during the period between 5th October and 11th October 2026.📅 6th October
8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register
8.8 Million People Affected in Major Denmark Data Breach
Accenture Contractor Removed After FBI Data Breach Exposes Thousands of Employees
Accenture contractor removed from FBI following damaging data breach
Alleged Hacker Attack on Online Retailer ASOS
ASOS confirms data breach after “HACKED” in-app notifications
ASOS Customers Receive Bizarre “Hacked” Message Amid Suspected Snowflake Compromise
ASOS customers receive threatening notification in apparent cyber attack
ASOS customers sent ‘hacked’ alert as shares plunge after warning echoes M&S cyber attack
ASOS data breach: Hackers sent users a threatening message
ASOS hacked: App sends threat to customers
ASOS hacked: App users receive notifications apparently sent by hackers
ASOS hacked? A threatning 'we will leak it' alert has shoppers checking their accounts; is their data at risk and should customers delete the app?
ASOS hacked? Customers receive chilling notification claiming data was stolen
ASOS investigating if client data base is compromised
ASOS stock sinks 13% after hackers send threatening notification through its app
Atlassian urges immediate patching of critical Data Center file access vulnerability (CVE-2026-21589)
Atlassian Warns of Critical CVE-2026-21589 File Access Flaw in Data Center Products
China-linked TA419 targets US AI policy experts in phishing
Citizen Watch Says Data Breach at Outsourcing Partner May Have Exposed Personal Information of About 100,000 Customers in Japan
ClickFix Attack Hides VBScript Payload in Browser Cache
ClickFix Smuggles Payloads Through Browser Cache to Bypass Windows Run Limits
Coupang CISO Apologizes for Data Breach at South Korea's National Assembly Audit; Shifts to Hardware-Based Key Management
Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products
Critical Medical Devices Unable to Support Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Transition
Cyber Threats targeting AI Experts at U.S. Legal Organizations, Universities and Businesses
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is AI Phishing Making Awareness Training Obsolete?
Danish data breach: Everything we know about the cyber attack that hit 8.8 million Danes
Data Breach Affects Alabama Power and Georgia Power Customers
Data breach at Denmark’s population register exposes 8.8 million people
Dell System Update flaw allows attackers to gain root privileges (CVE-2026-86360)
Denmark Data Breach Exposes Names, Addresses and ID Numbers of 8.8 Million People
Denmark Says Attackers Accessed Central Person Register (CPR) Data for 8.8 Million People via Company Account
Denmark sees serious data breach affecting 8.8 million people
Denmark's Biggest Data Breach? Hackers Access 8.8 Million Central Person Register (CPR) Records
Derbyshire automotive supplier takes £46 million revenue hit after customer cyber attack
Engineer sentenced for locking over 3,000 devices on employer network
Ex-Engineer Daniel Rhyne Gets 32 Months in Prison for Sabotaging Employer’s Network and Demanding Bitcoin
Fake ChatGPT, Gemini Sites steal advertising accounts, MFA codes
FBI Confirms Multiple Arrests in ShinyHunters Investigation
FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach
FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Data Breach Exposes Employee Information
FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach
FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After PeopleSoft Breach Exposes Employee Data
FBI Removes Accenture Contractor Over ShinyHunters Job Site Data Breach
From Phishing To Quishing - How To Protect Yourself From QR Code Scams
From ransomware to data breaches: How businesses can build financial resilience against cyber threats
Gentlemen Ransomware Affiliate Uses MCP as C2 Channel in Live Cyberattacks
Gentlemen Ransomware Affiliate Uses Stolen GitLab CI/CD Secrets to Breach Dozens of Organizations
Georgia Power says hackers accessed 400,000 customer accounts
Google Pauses OSS Product Bug Bounty Rewards After Surge in Invalid Automated Reports
Hacker gang says it breached Deutsche Telekom’s IT arm
Hacker Group Claims to Have Stolen Trump Mobile Customers’ Personal Data
Hackers Message ASOS Users in Alleged Data Breach
Hong Kong Broadband Network modem QR code redirected to phishing site after domain lapse
How AI-Powered Phishing Works in 2026 (and How to Stop Scams in Their Tracks)
India: Mumbai Police Recover 25 Phones in Credit Card Phishing Case
Japan collars fugitive suspect of ransomware syndicate Qilin
Japan hands over ‘Qilin’ hacker group member to Germany
Japan hands over Russian national suspected of being ransomware group member to Germany
Japan hands over Russian ransomware suspect to Germany
Japan's Nimoca reports data breach affecting 521 customers; names and addresses not exposed
Korean Prime Minister Warns of AI-Driven Phishing After Data Breaches
Massive Data Breach in Denmark Exposes Personal Info of 8.8 Million, Exceeding Total Population
Nikkei discloses breaches of employees’ Microsoft, Google email accounts
Nikkei Discloses Two Employee Cloud Account Compromises
No honor amongst thieves, as hacker betrays his own gang
Norway seeking temporary ban on smart glasses in public domain
One missed security patch: FBI kicks out Accenture contractor after data breach
OpenAI addresses medicare data breach in Australia, promises faster incident reporting
OpenAI and Anthropic tell Australia they would welcome data breach rules, weeks after rogue AI agent hacked government websites
OpenAI faces scrutiny over Medicare data breach
OpenAI, Anthropic tell Australia they would welcome data breach rules
Oracle Health Data Breach From Last Year Was Reportedly Huge
Oracle medical data breach affected nearly 20 million people
Pakistan: Phishing domains impersonate government agencies
Post Claims Sale of Over 100 Million Rakuten Member Data; Rakuten States "No Data Breach Confirmed"
Potential widescale cyber attack on ASOS but head office “unaware”
"Qilin" Hacker Group Member Held in Japan, Sent to Germany
Qantas 5.7 Million Customer Data Breach Suspect Detained in Jordan
Rakuten Drive Reports Data Breach, 15,000 Accounts' Stored Data Leaked
Ransomware Affiliate Double-Crosses RaaS Operator to Steal Victim Funds
Ransomware attack hits University of Illinois Chicago's College of Medicine
Ransomware Group 'Qilin' Operative Detained in Osaka, Extradited to Germany
Received a 4 a.m. call? Your Telegram may be hacked 5 minutes later
Red Hat’s Lightwell Project Remediates 400 Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Rogue OpenAI agents made unauthorized Wikipedia edits and millions of requests to Wikimedia
Russian hackers found in hotel chain WiFis, targeting travelers
San Francisco wants to police its people with Israeli-made tech
South Korea: Are Korea's financial defenses ready for an AI hacker army?
South Korea: Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) identifies 19 hacker IPs used in financial sector attacks, spanning 12 countries
Stay alert, stay safe: Why cyber awareness matters more than ever
Stolen IFAPME data released for free on the dark web, exposing over 700K people
Trump Mobile data breach hits family’s own cybersecurity chief
Trump Mobile data breach, BYOD gang leaks 3,615 customers' records
UK: Police Urge Passkey Use After Surge in Cybercrime Profits
Unprecedented data breach in Denmark exposes 9 million citizens
US: Plans by CISA, Department of Defense (DoD) to Protect Elections May Be Too Little, Too Late
Voice Phishing Losses Hit Record 1.26 Trillion Won in Korea
Wikimedia: Rogue OpenAI agents behind unauthorized Wikipedia edits
Wikimedia Finds Unauthorized OpenAI Agent Activity Across Its Platforms
Wikimedia Says OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agents Possibly Behind May Wikidata Outage and Malicious Edits
World's Largest Ransomware Group Qilin Member Arrested in Japan
Your Service Desk Agents Can’t Out-Talk an AI
📅 5th October
3 ways to respond to time bomb ransomware
8 Steps to Take Immediately After Clicking a Phishing Link
16-year-old allegedly led ransomware gang behind hundreds of attacks
100,000 Alabama Power Customers Affected in Southern Company Data Breach
A Texas judge approves $177 million AT&T data breach settlement
AI slop submissions force Google to freeze its open-source bug bounty
Alabama Power says 100,000 customers affected by data breach
Alegeus Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers
Alleged developer of Ploutus ATM malware appears in US court after arrest
Alleged ShinyHunters member reportedly detained in Jordan, assisting law enforcement
Apple iCloud Mail vulnerabilities allowed spoofed sender addresses
Apple Plans Tighter macOS Full Disk Access Controls Over AI Agent Data Access
Apple tightens macOS disk access as AI agents become more powerful
Arizona Courts Cyber Attack Exposed 30 Years of Personal Data
Attackers Abuse Legitimate ScreenConnect Client in Phishing Campaign to Gain Remote Access
Attackers Target Rejetto HFS Flaw That Enables Admin Session Forgery and RCE
Authenticated Doesn’t Mean Safe: Why AI Agents Need Action-Level Security
Belarusian hacktivists spent two years inside Russian healthcare network, researchers say
Blackstone Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers
Bromcom notifies customers of personal data breach affecting SSO technology
California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Agent Cybersecurity Breaches
CISA flags new exploited NetScaler flaw as attackers crash appliances (CVE-2026-88779)
Citrix NetScaler Targeted Via New Zero Day
Citrix Warns of Actively Exploited NetScaler Vulnerabilities Affecting ADC and Gateway
City of Princeton confirms information taken during data breach
ClingSTUN Malware Turns Unpatched IoT Devices Into Proxy Nodes
CVE-2026-88779: Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Data breach at Denmark’s national population register exposes 8.8 million people
Data Breach in Denmark Exposes Personal Data of 8.8 Million People
Data breach in Denmark leaks personal data of 8.8 million
Denmark: Data of millions compromised in hack
Denmark data breach exposes 8.8 million people’s personal data
Denmark data breach exposes Central Population Register (CPR) records of 8.8 million people
Denmark data breach exposes information of 8.8 million people
Denmark data breach exposes personal details of 8.8 million people
Denmark hacker attack exposes data of 8.8 million people
Denmark investigates major Data Breach after 8.8 million Central Person Register (CPR) records Exposed
Denmark population registry data breach affects 8.8 million people
Denmark’s population database hit by major data breach
Denmark’s Population Registry Breached, 8.8 Million Affected
Desert De Oro Foods Data Breach Impacts Sensitive Personal Info of Employees
Detained ShinyHunters hacker reportedly helping FBI track down fellow members
Dutch Ex-Hacker Arrested Over Suspected Link To FBI Breach Gang
Fake brand discounts on social media prey on shoppers’ fear of missing out
Families United Network Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers
Family Physicians Data Breach Exposes PHI and PII
FitnessKPI denies data breach but confirms some logs still spilled
Frontline Education Breach Impacts K-12 School District Staff
Georgia Power customer data may have been accessed in data breach, company says
Georgia Power data breach exposes info of 300,000 customers
Google Gemini-Powered PageBreak Agent Finds More Than 500 XSS Vulnerabilities
Google halts open-source bug bounty program amid AI spam surge
Google Suspends Open Source Bug Bounty Over AI-Generated Reports
Google Suspends Open-Source Bug Bounty Due to AI Vulnerability Reports
Google’s AI Hacker Finds 500+ XSS Flaws and Builds Working Exploit Chains
Hackers Abuse Trusted Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Software to Bypass Suspicion and Gain Remote Access
Hackers breached Denmark's national registry, exposing data on 8.8 million people
Hackers Exploit 24 IoT Vulnerabilities to Install ClingSTUN Linux Backdoor
Hackers hit Denmark: 8.8 million people exposed in a massive data breach
Hackers steal 8 million citizens’ records from Danish government database
How one person’s personal information can put the whole family at risk
How Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) abuse gives attackers a way in that looks like business as usual
India: Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Star Health Data Breach Case Against Cybersecurity Researcher Himanshu Pathak
IQVIA fined $7.8 million for failing to properly anonymize health data
Iranian hacker accused of draining 31TB from university inboxes extradited to the US
Iranian hacker Amir Barati faces extradition to the US over alleged data theft campaign
Japan Plans Major Cyber Hunt to Detect Hidden Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
Japanese media group Nikkei discloses intrusions targeting employees and users
Joint FBI ‘Operation KillSwitch’ Dismantles KillSec Ransomware Network and Secures 110 Terabytes of Stolen Data
Lincoln Property Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Personal Information
Malicious VS Code Themes Hide GlassWorm Malware Targeting Developers
Managed Care of North America (MCNA) data breach settlement reached over breach affecting nearly 9 million people
Massive zero-day: cyber pro breaks out of virtual machine, takes root on KVM host
McLean Mortgage reaches settlement over 2025 data breach affected over 30,000
Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users' Mailboxes
Milk Dragon scam uses fake deals on social media to steal payment data
Millions of Airbnb, Uber, and Google records are for sale, hackers claim
More UK Schools Are Recovering Faster from Cyber Incidents
Most workers have encountered cyber threats at work, EU survey says
NEAR Intents Hack: Hacker Returns $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum
NEAR Intents Hacker Returns $3.8 Million in Full
Nearly 40,000 phishing attacks hit US financial firms in H1 2026 - automated AI agents and a new Seychelles bulletproof host fuel aggressive new campaigns
Nearly 100,000 Alabama Power accounts affected by Southern Company data breach
New Dell System Update flaw lets hackers gain root privileges
New NetScaler Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks Can Knock SAML Deployments Offline
New Stealthy Linux Backdoors Target Telecoms, Masquerade as Email Traffic
Nikkei Cyberattack Hijacks Employee Accounts, Sends 9,000 Spoofed Emails
Only 14% of 19.5 Million TVING Data Breach Victims Seek Compensation
Oracle health data breach touched nearly 20 million people
Out-of-band Exchange Server update fixes high-severity mailbox access bug (CVE-2026-96940)
Persona Dental Data Breach Impacts 3,386 Patients
Pilgrim Title Data Breach Compromises Government IDs and Financial Account Information
Potential data breach possibly affected as many as 100,000 Alabama Power customers
Ransomware disrupts University of Illinois Chicago medical school; hackers steal data
Ransomware gang threatens to dump more South African client data
Ransomware group threatens to leak customer data from top insurance companies in South Africa
Ransomware Hits JetBrains TeamCity Flaw, 9.8 CVSS
Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2
Rejetto HFS servers now actively scanned for critical RCE flaw
Report Details AI Tactics and Techniques Used to Launch Cyberattacks
Restorative Therapies Data Breach: Medical Records Exposed
Security Industry Specialists (SIS) Data Breach Exposes SSNs and Driver's Licenses
Sensitive data breached in ransomware attack on Alabama Board of Nursing personnel systems
ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau
ShinyHunters Suspect Saif al-Din Khader Detained in Jordan, Helping FBI, Sources Say
Simple But Effective Hacking Surges
South African firms hit with R17 million ransomware recovery costs as attacks worsen
South Korea: "Posted Externally"...Emergency at Seoul Cyber University Over Personal Information Leak
South Korea Probes AI-Powered Cyberattacks After Major Banks Suffer Data Breaches
South Korea probes bank breaches amid suspected AI-powered attacks
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Hack Exposes Data of 25,000 Customers
Southern Company hit by data breach
St. Lucie County Finds Unpermitted Flock Cameras, Raising Privacy Concerns
Star Blizzard Targets 100+ Organizations with Phishing and RedFlick Technique
Star Health and Allied Insurance data breach case reaches Supreme Court
Star Health Data Breach: Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Case Against Cybersecurity Expert
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Data Breach Exposes Data of Up to 200,000 People
Teen Scores $5K Bounty for JWT Flaw in Microsoft Titan Analytics Service
Teenager Suspected of Running KillSec Ransomware Group as Police Seize Servers in International Crackdown
Three questions a hospital CISO should ask a healthcare fintech vendor
TIAA Discloses Data Breach Exposing Social Security Numbers
Times Car Data Breach: 30,000 People Express Interest in Class-Action Lawsuit
Times Car Breach Hits 6.6 Million as Keio Confirms Ransomware
Times Car data breach exposes 6.6 million customer accounts in Japan
Ukraine grocery chain ATB confirms cyberattack as hackers threaten to leak data
Unexpected Twist in $3.8 Million Crypto Attack: Hacker Returns All the Money!
University of Illinois Chicago affected by ransomware attack on medical school
University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine systems impacted by ransomware attack
US, Australia warn of latest Citrix vulnerability after NetScaler advisory
What one hour of ransomware costs dairies, feedyards, hog barns and mills
Why AI-Written Phishing Is Outpacing the Native Filters Built to Stop It
Why Poppins Payroll Data Breach Is Particularly Concerning
Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool
World Acceptance Data Breach Impacts 51k Individuals
Zaxis Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers
Zscaler Report Finds 275% Jump in Ransomware Data Theft
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