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 17th August and 23rd August 2026.17th August
4 in 5 ransomware attacks due to compromised identities
40,000 Impacted by SafePal Data Breach
680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach
A simple video call can compromise millions of Android phones via a Unisoc modem flaw
Akira Ransomware Uses Safe Mode to Bypass EDR
Apple Mac Malware Lets Attackers Control Browser Sessions After Infection
Attackers exploit patched macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy cryptominer
Attackers Probe Critical GeoServer SQL Injection Vulnerability
Australian kidswear brand launches investigation following hacker claims
Azure Cloud Credential Theft leads to Data Breach of McDonald’s and Vodafone
Baylor Genetics Data Breach Compromises Personal and Health Information
Baylor Genetics Reports Data Breach Exposing Patient and Employee Information
Binance-Backed SafePal Reveals Data Breach: 40,000 Users' Info Exposed
Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk
Bits of Gold Confirms Major Data Breach Affecting 200,000 Crypto Customers
Bits of Gold data breach exposes personal details of up to 250,000 crypto customers
Canada: Manitoba’s largest hospital still working to recover from ransomware attack
Cavern C2 Uses DNS and Google Apps Script to Blend Into Legitimate Traffic
ChainDrop npm Worm Hijacks GitHub Actions OIDC to Poison 444 Packages With Valid SLSA Provenance
Check Point ransomware report signals rising AI use, faster exploit weaponization, widening threat landscape
China-Nexus Threat Actor Targeting Critical VMware Flaw
Columbia Machine Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers
Cost of a Data Breach Reaches Record $5 Million on Average
Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts
Crypto wallet provider SafePal discloses data breach affecting nearly 40,000 users’ order information
Cyber Attack Targets French Tax System, 678,000 Users Affected
Data breach also affects About You: logistics operations relocate
Digital Fraud Is Getting Harder to Spot: Read How Scammers Are Changing Their Tactics
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Proposes 17 Cybersecurity Standards to Support Cyber Resilience Act
Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet Exploits Known Flaws to Turn Edge Devices Into SOCKS5 Proxies
Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet Hijacks Routers and Firewalls for DDoS, SOCKS5 Proxy and Credential Theft
ExfilSquad Hackers Leak 382GB of Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Data From 13 Victims
Facial recognition gone wrong (again): Sainsbury’s suspends AI software in one of its stores
France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals
'Fraudulent Letters' - Trezor, SafePal Warning As 53,487 Owners Exposed
French tax agency hit by cyberattack, hundreds of thousands potentially exposed
French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals
General Electric (GE) and Philips Investigate Data Theft Claims Following Clop Ransomware Breach
Guam: $1 Million stolen in Judiciary cyber attack wired to JP Morgan accounts, seized by FBI
Hackers are dumping millions of records from McDonald’s, Vodafone, and other Fortune 500 companies
Hackers Exploit Attempts Target Critical SAP Commerce Cloud RCE Flaw
Hackers Use Compromised Azure Credentials to Steal Millions of Enterprise Employee Records
Hello, who’s this? RingCentral discloses data breach in wake of ShinyHunters hack claims
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) hit by ransomware attack, data of nearly 1,800 users compromised
How QR-code phishing can slip past corporate security measures
India: Consumer Forum Orders Bank to Pay Rs 1.10 Lakh Over Unresolved Phishing Fraud
Infostealers Harvest 1.7 Billion Credentials in Six Months
Infostealers Hit 7.4 Million Hosts and Steal 1.7 Billion Credentials in 6 Months
Irregular faces criticism over ‘spin’ in AI hacking postmortem
Israel’s Bits of Gold Suffers Data Breach Affecting 200,000 Customers
Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers
Israeli Crypto Broker Bits of Gold Warns Customers After a Data Breach
Latvian State Forests blames miscommunication for recent cyber attack
LexisNexis Shuts Down Data Services Following Third-Party Cyber Attack
Liechtenstein Rules Out Paying Hackers’ Ransom After Data Breach
Massive Azure Breach Hits McDonald’s, Vodafone, TCS and More
MessiahGPT: An Uncensored AI Platform Selling Automated Cyberattack Tools on the Dark Web
MessiahGPT Unrestricted AI Model Lets Hackers Generate Ransomware and Phishing Kits
Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day
Nearly 700,000 French Taxpayer Records Reportedly Stolen in Government Cyberattack
New MessiahGPT AI Model Fueling Automated Ransomware and Phishing Attacks
New MessiahGPT BlackHat AI Tool Helps Hackers Create Ransomware and Phishing Attacks
New Ransomware Strain ‘JanaWare’ Quietly Targets Turkish Users for Years
NHS admits patient data breach...via pager
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) apologises over organ transplant data breach
Philips and General Electric (GE) investigating Clop ransomware data theft claims
Poland probes MyDr healthcare software breach potentially affecting 19 million people
Police bust cybercrime ring accused of stealing €30 million in four-day spree
Ransomware Attacks Double Year over Year as July 2026 Cyber Threat Volumes Continue to Rise Worldwide
Ransomware gang crashes own attack - with no-one to blame but themselves
Rivers Casino Philadelphia Must Face Data Breach Lawsuit, Judge Rules
SafePal Bitcoin Wallet Data Breach Stokes Fears of Physical Attacks
SafePal breach affects 39,798 customers, data allegedly for sale
SafePal Breach Hits Nearly 40,000 Customers, Data Is Already for Sale
SafePal Data Breach: 39,798 Customers’ Personal Information Exposed, Funds Secure
SafePal Data Breach Exposes 39,798 Crypto Customers, Wallet Keys Remain Secure
SafePal data breach exposes 39K users - Why phishing risks are rising
SafePal Data Breach Exposes Order Info for Nearly 40,000 Users
SafePal Data Breach Exposes Order Information of Nearly 40,000 Customers
SafePal Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of Nearly 40,000 Crypto Wallet Customers
SafePal Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of Nearly 40,000 Customers
SafePal Data Breach Hits Nearly 40,000 Customers' Order Records
SafePal Data Breach Hits Tens of Thousands of Customers
SafePal Exposes Personal Data of 39,798 Customers
SafePal latest crypto hardware wallet maker affected by breach, with nearly 40,000 impacted
Sakura Internet's rental server service hit by unauthorized access, potential data breach affecting 583 accounts
Shell Investigates Data Breach After Cl0p Ransomware Claims Theft of 89GB of Corporate Data
Shell Investigates Data Breach After Cl0p Ransomware Group Claims 89 GB Data Theft
Signed ClickOnce Installer Uses Google Workspace Decoy to Deploy Credential Stealers and RAT
Sogang University data breach exposes information of 180,000 people
Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware
The Romanian hacker "Virus", sentenced in the USA in the Gozi case, was caught in Sinaia with false diplomatic plates
UK police data lapse exposed highly sensitive records, watchdog says
Ukraine says cyberattack hit Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries amid drone strikes
UNISOC Modem Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution via Video Calls
Unisoc VoLTE Video Call Exploit Chain Can Give Attackers Full Android Kernel Access
Unlimited Technology Systems data breach exposes information of 3.8 Million patients
US Courts To Begin Publishing Spyware Records From 2029
West Midlands Police officer 'snooped' on people in secret data breach
WiFi networks can be used to identify people without cameras, study claims
Windows 11 is fully removing a legacy tool that malware and ransomware have abused for years, meet WMIC
Windows 11’s strongest security defenses can be bypassed without a screwdriver
Windows Malware Corrupts PE Headers While Dropping Files to Evade On-Access Scanners
WordPress Plugin Flaw Exposes 40,000 Sites to Admin Takeover
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