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 19th October and 25th October 2026.📅 20th October
5 Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups that should be on businesses’ radars
970,000 Medi-Cal Members Affected by Paradigm Healthcare Data Breach
A Hacker Used the World’s Worst Password to Steal an Entire Country’s Data
A Single Hacker Successfully Hacks 100 Companies Using AI Agents
A Star-Studded Biotech Conference Was Actually a Ransomware Front
AI Agents Help Chinese-Speaking Hacker Breach More Than 100 Company Websites
AI Hacker Breaches 100+ Companies for $50 Each
AI-powered hacker breaches 100+ firms worldwide for 6.7 million won
AI-Powered Hacker Breaches Over 100 Companies Without Human Supervision
Authentication Shouldn’t End After MFA Succeeds
California Educational Testing Service (ETS) Breach: Reports Cite 7 Million Students At Risk
California Settles 23andMe Data Breach Claims for $6 million
Chinese hacker used AI to attack over 1200 websites, doing almost nothing himself
Chinese Hacker Uses AI Agents To Breach Deere, SharkNinja Sites
Citizens Bank data exposed: here’s what customers need to know
ClickFix Attackers Exploit Siemens Software Center Flaw to Deploy Remote Access Trojan
ConnectWise Resets Credentials as Cloud Backup Remains Offline After Security Incident
Curaçao Gaming Authority set to launch temporary licensing portal after data breach
Decades of legal aid records exposed in major data breach
Defense contractors in two NATO allies hacked in recent Russia-linked campaign
Did Hackers Breach State Bank of India (SBI) Customers' Data? Here's What SBI Said On Hacker Group's Claim
Ex-OpenAI Engineer Detained in Spy Device Case as Saudi Royal Contacts Emerge
FBI Suspects Ransomware Negotiator Helped Operate ShinyHunters Extortion Website
FBI Uncovers Suspected Links Between Ransomware Negotiators and ShinyHunters Hackers
Feds say ransom negotiator actually ran ShinyHunters extortion site
Hacker group claims access to 3.75 lakh State Bank of India (SBI) data entries, 2,722 documents
Hacker Group Claims Access to Data of 3.75 Lakh State Bank of India (SBI) Customers
Hacker group claims data of 3.75 lakh State Bank of India (SBI) customers exposed
Hacker Group Claims State Bank of India (SBI) Data Breach Affecting 3.75 Lakh Customers
Hacker Leverages AI Agents to Breach More Than 100 Company Websites
Hacker used AI agents to breach over 100 websites
Hacker Uses AI Agents to Breach Over 100 Company Websites With Minimal Human Effort
Hacker Uses AI Agents to Breach Over 100 Websites for Just $5,000
Hackers Claim State Bank of India Data Leak Exposing 375,000 Records and 2,722 Documents
Hackers Exploit Palo Alto VPN Flaw to Bypass MFA and Steal Credentials From VMware Disks
Hackers Exploit Zimbra Mail Server Flaw to Execute Commands and Steal Emails
Hackers Hijack Five OVHcloud CLI Releases to Distribute Secret-Stealing Malware
Hackers Steal 1.8 Million Records From Nikkei
Hackers Use Fake AOMEI Updates to Install Persistent Backdoors on Windows Computers
Hackers Use New ROMULUS ClickFix Platform to Deliver LegionLoader and Other Malware
Hackers Using Fake Google Meet Pages to Steal Google Credentials
Health Prime International reports data breach following third-party cyberattack
Hong Kong: Judiciary Warns Public About Fraudulent Phishing Emails Pretending to Be Court Summons
How A Chinese-Speaking Hacker Used AI Agents To Breach Over 100 Companies
How One Hacker Used AI Agents To Target Over 1,200 Websites For Just $5,000
Japan: Phishing Reports Surge 15% to 94,661; Personalized Scam Emails Confirmed
Know Your Customer (KYC) Data Of 3.75 Lakh State Bank of India (SBI) Customers Hacked, Leaked On The Web
Legal Aid South Africa resets all passwords after phishing attack
Luxembourg: Education Ministry warns students of phishing emails
Microsoft Accounts for One in Three Brand Phishing Attempts in Q3 2026
Microsoft Warns AI Agents Could Become Insider Threats to Enterprise Security
Nearly 480,000 Phishing Emails Traced to Computer Hidden Behind Hotel Fridge
New details on Alabama nursing board data breach
Nigerian hacker gets eight-year jail term for stealing 800 Americans’ Identities
One Hacker Uses AI Agents to Breach Over 100 Company Websites for Just $5,000
One Hacker’s AI Agents Broke Into 100+ Company Websites for About $5,000
OpenCode Confirms Security Breach as Large-Scale AI Distillation Attack Impacts Users
OpenCode Data Breach Exposes API Keys Linked to Third-Party Services
Over Half of Financial Service Leaders Miss Spoofed AI Traffic
Overseas Phishing Calls Disguised as Korean Numbers Cost Victims 1.5 Billion Won
OVHcloud CLI compromised as a hacker swaps its GitHub binaries
Phishing targeting office workers: AI and technology emails most effective bait
Qilin and INC Ransomware Hackers Exploit Palo Alto Networks VPN Flaw to Breach Networks
Rank Math PRO WordPress Plugin Hacked to Spread Malware and Steal Credentials
Russian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective Loader
Siemens Customers Targeted by ClickFix Attackers Exploiting DLL Side-Loading Flaw
SOCtoberfest: The four habits that stop most attacks - passwords, MFA, phishing and patching
Someone allegedly offered €100,000 to bury German Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party email leak
South Korea: Account-Freezing Scam Prolongs Unfreeze Times Up to 18.6 Days
South Korea: Dozens of USIM Cards Found in Drainage...Ring Arrested for Altering Overseas Phishing Numbers to '010'
South Korea: Foreign Operators Caught Converting 070 Phishing Calls to 010 Numbers
State Bank of India (SBI) Data Breach: Hacker claims 3.75 lakh customer records leaked on dark web
State Bank of India (SBI) Data Breach Allegedly Exposes Personal Information of 3.75 Lakh Users
State Bank of India (SBI) Data Breach Claim: 3.75 Lakh Accounts Reported
State Bank of India (SBI) data breach claim: Hackers allegedly access 3.75 lakh accounts
State Bank of India (SBI) Data Breach Claim - Hackers Allegedly Claim Access to 3.75 Lakh Users’ Database
State Bank of India (SBI) data breach? Hacker group claims access to 3.75 lakh records, 2722 documents
Synnovis ransomware attack, patient died and alleged Qilin member extradited to Germany
The Netherlands sees the number of cybersecurity firms skyrocket amid rising threats
US Army is developing AI agents that could strike enemy networks and vanish without a trace
Your frontline workers have a workaround for that MFA prompt
📅 19th October
2.76 million pieces of customers' information at Hollys leaked in cyber attack
A Chinese hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites - Deere and SharkNinja among websites hit by open-source AI-powered problem-solving platform demo
A hacker claimed a popular toy from Amazon was storing over five million private child conversations, and he says its personality could be hijacked
A Lone Hacker Used AI Agents to Breach More Than 100 Companies
Ahold Delhaize confirms 'malicious actions' behind cyber outages affecting grocery brands
AI Agent Hacker Breaches 100+ Firms for $5,000
AI agents broke into 100+ sites for one hacker at $50 each, researcher says
AI Streaming Scam: Fake Songs Hijack Real Artists’ Profiles on Spotify and Apple Music
Australia: Accounting firm investigating ransomware attack
Australia ranked 11th in Microsoft's Digital Defence Report as phishing rises
Australia's nuclear agency targeted with ads linked to spyware that infect devices without a click
Australian software giant Canva confirms third-party data incident
BAE Systems Cyberattack Halts Bankruptcy Notices at Every U.S. Federal Court
Bullhorn takes staffing platform offline to contain cyberattack
Burger King Japan Confirms Data Breach Exposing 11.18 Million Customer Records
Burger King Japan Data Breach Exposes 11.18 Million Records
Calendar Invite Phishing Is Surging. Here’s How to Spot It Before You Click
California secures $6 million 23andMe settlement over data breach claims
California student records exposed in data breach involving testing provider Educational Testing Service (ETS)
California to receive $6 million settlement after 23andMe data breach
Canada: Cybersecurity firm hired by Hamilton says director arrested by FBI didn't handle city's ransomware response
CenterPoint Energy data breach affected over 1.6 million individuals
Check Point Q3 2026 Audit: Microsoft Impersonated in 33% of Global Brand Phishing Attacks
Computer Task Group (CTG) Data Breach Exposes SSNs and Financial Account Information
Conduent Agrees to Pay $80 million to Settle Data Breach Class Action
Connecticut Fines Frontier $625,000 Over Data Breach
ConnectWise breach puts more than 300 companies’ secrets at risk
ConnectWise SkyKick Credential Abused to Access 160+ Microsoft 365 Tenants
ConnectWise Shuts Off Cloud Services After ‘Unauthorized Access’ to Microsoft 365 Tenants
ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup service after attackers abuse its Microsoft 365 access
ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup service after supply chain attack
ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup service as hacker targets Microsoft 365 users
Curaçao's Reputation as a Top Online Gambling Licensing Hub Takes a Hit Following Curaçao Gaming Authority Data Breach
Cybercriminals favor Microsoft over Apple and Google in brand phishing attacks
Data Breach at Hankyu Hanshin Department Store Common ID System Affects Nearly All 1.26 Million Members
Data Breach at Japanese Karaoke System Maker Daiichi Kosho Affects More Than 8.7 Million People
Data breach exposes California student information: How to protect your family
Data breach exposes info for nearly 4K Kentucky Medicaid recipients
Delek US Energy Data Breach Compromises Social Security Numbers
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Banning DeepSeek from US Federal Civilian Agencies
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Breach Hits California Students: 4-Month Gap
Educational Testing Service (ETS) data breach exposes California students’ personal information
Exploited Vulnerabilities Typically Take Three Months to Patch, Moody’s Finds
F5 releases out-of-band patches for critical NGINX vulnerabilities
Fairlife Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers
Fake Calendar Invites Target 40,000 Firms in Microsoft Credential Theft
Fake Web3 Accelerator Uses npm Packages to Spread Malware and Hijack AI Agent Traffic
FANCL and Attenir Suffer Data Breach Affecting 780,000 Customers, Exposing Addresses, Names, Phone Numbers
FBI and CISA Warn of AI-Written Phishing Before the 2026 Midterms
Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site
Fiji: Government urges cybersecurity vigilance after suspected China-linked cyber attack in Suva
Final Fantasy 14 Accounts Suffer Major Data Breach
Florida announces massive data breach weeks after ‘malicious actor’ accessed DMV driver license records
Florida confirms driver’s licence and motor vehicle data breach by ‘malicious actor’
Florida Data Breach Involved Personal Driver Information
Florida DMV hacked after police department insecurely stored login info
Frazer LLP Data Breach: 69GB of Client Data Stolen
Frontier settles data breach affecting 59K Connecticut residents for $625K
GhostAction Attackers Plant Credential Stealer Disguised as Font in 94 GitHub Repositories
Global cyberattacks jump 48% as Africa faces heavy threat burden
Google Expands Android AI Security to Combat Scam Calls, Phishing and OTP Theft
Google Messages’ New Scam Protection Uses Cloud AI: What Happens to Your Privacy?
Google Unveils New Android AI Protections to Block Scam Calls, Phishing Links and OTP Theft
Hacker Accesses Personal Data of Millions of California Students
Hacker Steals Data on Millions of California Students From Testing Vendor
Hacker's AI agents broke into 100+ sites, including John Deere and SharkNinja
Hacker’s Cyberattack Shuts Down Jerome Schools
Hackers claim producer of “Friends” and “The Office”: next big hits may have been stolen
Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor
Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware
Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
Hackers steal customer data from major Russian hosting provider FirstVDS
Half the AI bot traffic hammering your website comes from Meta
Healthcare Workers Claim Authentication Errors Delay Patient Care
Hollys Breach Exposes 2.76 Million Records in Korea
How a Booking Phishing Email Can Shut a Hotel Down
How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites
Indiana University Health (IU Health) Data Breach Compromises Medical Information
Interpol’s new campaign shows how anyone can fall victim to deepfake scams
iRhythm Data Breach Affects 8.2 Million Individuals
Japan's Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores Says 1.26 Million Member Records May Have Leaked via Booking Site Breach
Jerome School District Cyberattack Cancels Monday Classes in Idaho
Jerome schools closed again Tuesday after weekend cyber attack targets district networks and demands ransom
Judge denies WhatsApp’s bid to hold spyware maker in contempt for allegedly targeting users
Keio Corporation Investigates Ransomware Attack Linked to Cybercrime Group Qilin
Korean Coffee Chain Hollys Suffers Major Data Breach, 2.76 Million Customers Affected
Labcorp Reaches $2.3 Million Settlement with 44 Attorneys General Over Debt Collector Data Breach
Lexington Hospital Corp. discloses vendor-linked data breach affecting 67,000 people
Microsoft accounts for 33% of brand phishing attacks in Q3, Apple, Google trail
Microsoft behind a third of brand phishing
Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as ‘frontier models can’t be trusted’
Microsoft Tops Brand Phishing Attacks in Q3, Apple and Google Trail
Microsoft tops phishing list as attackers turn to AI tools
Microsoft, Apple, Google, LinkedIn and Amazon Lead Phishing Attacks in Q3 2026
Milk Dragon phishing kit makes online fraud easier to scale
Millions of California Student data exposed in Cyberattack on Education Contractor
Moldova warns of phishing campaign targeting state agencies
Moroccan Police Arrest Two Suspects in Telecom Hacking, National Road Safety Agency (NARSA) Phishing Scheme
New York and Connecticut Attorney Generals settle $2.7 million breach case
Nikkei discloses third data breach in a month, 1.8 Millions records exposed
One Compromised Login Exposed Millions of California Students’ Records
One Hacker Used AI Agents to Breach More Than 100 Websites
One Hacker Used AI Agents to Break Into John Deere, SharkNinja, and Cummins
One hacker’s AI agents broke into John Deere and SharkNinja sites for $50 each
OpenAI Model Hacked Crypto Wallet and Spent Funds to Deploy Smart Contracts
OpenCode Breach Could Affect OpenAI, Anthropic and Google
OpenCode Console Breach May Have Exposed OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API Keys
OpenCode hack exposes API keys amid AI distillation attacks
Over 390,000 phishing attacks exploit legitimate cloud platforms in 12 months
OVHCloud CLI repo compromised. Customer reports incident
Popular WordPress SEO Plugin Rank Math PRO Hijacked to Deliver Self-Restoring Backdoor
Qilin Claims Responsibility for Ransomware Attack on Keio Railway Subsidiaries
Ransomware attack prompts proposed class action lawsuit against senior living operator
Ransomware claim emerges as disruption threatens Colorado County, Texas, services
Ransomware drives up insurance costs for nearly half of Singapore firms
Ransomware pressure now reaches employees’ homes and families
Secret Broadcom chip flaw lets nearby hackers take over millions of routers
Security Leaders Discuss BAE Cyberattack
Singapore: Organisations face ransomware attacks at 1.5 times the global rate
South Korea: Account-Tying Scam Freezes 6,500+ Accounts, Unfreeze Delays Up to 18.6 Days
State Bank of India (SBI) Customer Data Leak Claim Appears Online, Still Unverified
State Bank of India (SBI) data breach reported, hacker claims sensitive info including KYC records of 3.75 lakh users at risk
Statewide student data breach: What California families should know
Stitch Connect Data Breach Impacts 4,062 Texans: Medical Info Exposed
Testing Company Data Breach Affects Millions of California Students
The AME Group Ransomware Attack Exposes Indiana University Health (IU Health) Data
The FBI Issues an Urgent Warning Over Midterm Election Scams
The Fear of a One-Man-Band Weaponizing AI Agents Is Becoming Reality
The Money Store Data Breach Exposes Personal and Financial Information
The Right Steps After a Phishing Scare at Work
Ticketmaster Confirms Brazil Customer Data Breach as Scope, Timing Remain Unclear
Two more Serbian opposition figures targeted with spyware, researchers say
Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26%, Hitting Four Year Low
US Ransomware Negotiator Suspected of Helping ShinyHunters Extort Victims
Vishing (voice phishing): how the attack works and how to stop it
Watch out - these are the phishing scams experts say are most likely to catch your workers out
What next? Canva’s most recent data breach a ‘textbook case’ of supply chain risk
Whopper of a data breach sees Burger King Japan expose over 11 million customer records
With open-weight AI, more of the security burden falls on enterprises
WordPress SEO plugin Rank Math compromised to backdoor websites
Your AI assistant could fall for phishing scams
Your Security Stack Knows Who Logged In. But Does It Know What AI Agents Do Next?
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