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Welcome to DBD. On March 8th 2026, DBD celebrated it's sixth anniversary and PRiSM celebrated it's third anniversary. Both projects have made a huge impact on my life and I'd like to thank each and everyone of you who have supported me, with special thanks to those individuals and communities who have helped me build up my knowledge on cybercrime and ransomware over the years. Thanks again for all your continued support. Stay safe. :)

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Monday, 11 May 2026

Data Breaches Digest - Week 20 2026

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 11th May and 17th May 2026.


11th May

AI cyber attack threatens global financial crisis, warns International Monetary Fund

AI-Driven Cybercrime Spikes: Ransomware Victims Up 389% in New Fortinet Study

Australia: Deadline set by cybercriminal group looms as some institutions regain Canvas access

Australian toy distributor listed by M3rx ransomware

California Hits General Motors With Record $12.75 Million CCPA Privacy Settlement

Data breach fears for schools and universities grow after suspected ransom note

Fake income tax emails target Indians: Kaspersky warns of ‘SilverFox’ hacker attack

Fake OpenAI Privacy Filter Repo Hits #1 on Hugging Face, Draws 244K Downloads

Fine of nearly £1 million issued against South Staffordshire Plc and South Staffordshire Water Plc following major cyber attack and data breach

Fortinet Warns AI Is Accelerating Global Cybercrime as Ransomware Victims Surge 389%

Iran’s cyberwar targets ordinary Americans. We need to dismantle the hacker network

Kaspersky Warns of Phishing Attacks Via Compromised Amazon Simple Email Service Accounts

Millions of Android users tricked into paying for fake call logs

Police Shut Relaunched Crimenetwork Dark Web Marketplace

Pro-Iranian hacker group claims to expose identities of Israeli special forces officers

Ransomware hackers are now threatening to indulge in Physical Harm or Violence

Rapid7 links Chaos ransomware campaign to Iranian state-sponsored MuddyWater espionage operation

Renegade recovers $190K after hacker returns 90% of stolen funds

Security teams are turning to AI to survive alert overload

Soomgo reports hacker extortion to authorities, probes possible data leak in Korea

South Korea: Former Police Officer Sentenced for Voice Phishing Money Laundering

The scam economy has found its AI upgrade

TrickMo Android banker adopts TON blockchain for covert comms

Uber hid drivers’ data rights, Dutch watchdog rules, stands by €10 Million penalty

Zara Data Breach Impacts Nearly 200,000 Customers

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