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 10th August and 16th August 2026.10th August
71% of CISOs spend 10+ hours on board reports
AI Agent Exploits Gym System Vulnerability, Cancels Waitlist Booking in Australia
AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack
AI, mobile fraud drive Africa’s cybercrime losses to $484 million
Ajax caught in CEVA hack fallout, fans left waiting
Armenian police warn of new phishing scheme purporting to be a bank
At A Loss – Courts Struggle to Define “Loss” Under Computer Hacking Law
Can AI Distillation be treated as a Cyber Attack
Critical Progress LoadMaster flaw now actively exploited in attacks
Data Breach Cost Climbs to ₹25.5 Crore in India
Framework Computer Data Breach: US-Based PC Brand Warns Users After Metabase Zero-Day Exploit Exposes Personal Details
“Ghostjacking” Exploits AI Agents’ Trusted Access to Evade Firewall Controls
GitHub Dependabot malware alerts now cover eight ecosystems
Go-Based macOS Malware Steals Crypto and Secrets
Hackers Are Building ChatGPT-Like AI To Read Stolen Files And Create Phishing Scams
Hackers phish their way into US defense manufacturer’s Microsoft 365 account
ING and Ace & Tate report security incident at logistics partner
Kimsuky hackers weaponize AI-generated crypto documents in spear-phishing campaign
Kimsuky Testing Leaves Internal IP and Attack Infrastructure Artifacts Exposed
Korea's data-breach wave hits creator media, 3Pro TV latest target
Levi Strauss Hit by Cyberattack, Corporate Files Accessed
Levi Strauss Hit by Cyberattack, Hackers Use Social Engineering to Steal Corporate Data
LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers
Member of The Com sent to prison for blackmail, sextortion
Microsoft Entra ID is removing an extra MFA hurdle for Windows Hello and macOS PSSO users
N-able ships second N-central hotfix as attackers keep exploiting CVE-2026-18577
Newcastle University confirms data breach after ExfilSquad claims 440k records
Nichirei Hit by Cyberattack; Russian Hacker Group Leaks Stolen Data on Dark Web
North Korean Hacker Group 'Kimsuky' Suspected of Independently Developing AI Tools for Cyberattacks
North Korean Hackers Build Local AI Tools For Attacks
North Korean Hackers Deploy AI to Refine Spear Phishing Attacks
OpenAI locks down Astra over potential critical cyber capabilities
OpenAI's Next AI Model Astra Shows Cyber Performance Strong Enough to Trigger Pause
OpenClaw agent independently hacks gym website to move its owner up the queue
Origin Energy data leak cybersecurity lessons have experts worried
Ransomware Kingpin Gets 16 Years for Global Cyberattacks
Ransomware, cloud attacks remain key threats in 2026
Romance scams get a new twist: fake girls invading DMs to promote OnlyFans accounts
Solidity Pro VS Code Extensions Steal Crypto Wallets, API Keys, and Credentials
Steam Data Breach: Valve Warns EU Hardware Buyers
The Next AI Safety Challenge Isn't Intelligence, it's Authority
Think before you click: Why phishing remains one of the biggest cyber threats
US Sanctions Iranian $6 billion Crypto “Exchange” Shelbit
Valve notifies Steam hardware customers of a data breach
XSS2Shell Vulnerability Puts 500 Million WordPress Sites at Risk of RCE