DentaQuest disclosed a data breach that may have exposed the personal and dental health information of more than 23 million people. DentaQuest is notifying more than 23 million people of a data breach after hackers accessed its network in May 2026. The incident may have exposed customers’ personal information and dental health data. DentaQuest, part […]
A new report links 148 ransomware attacks to Italian organizations in H1 2026, with manufacturing the most targeted sector. Six months, 148 confirmed ransomware claims against Italian targets, and one sector taking the brunt of it. That’s the headline number from a new semi-annual tracker compiled by ransomNews under its RedACT project, which pulls together […]
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Origin Energy confirmed a data breach after a hacker claimed to have stolen data from 2 million customers and threatened to leak it. Origin Energy disclosed a cyberattack that exposed customer data after a hacker claimed to have stolen records belonging to 2 million customers and threatened to publish them. An alleged hacker calling themselves […]
Hunt.io uncovered a cyber-espionage attack on Thailand’s Finance Ministry using Hermes AI agent and Hades malware for reconnaissance and persistence. Researchers at Hunt.io have uncovered an intrusion targeting Thailand’s Ministry of Finance that offers a rare look inside a live cyber-espionage operation. Instead of recovering malware after the fact, the team found exposed staging servers […]
UAC-0099 delivers malware via a fake Notepad++ plugin after phishing, using a loader that sabotages itself if run without the correct arguments to hinder analysis. CERT-UA published a new advisory attributing a phishing campaign to UAC-0099, a Russia-aligned threat actor active since at least mid-2022 and previously known for exploiting WinRAR vulnerabilities and using phishing […]
Cisco Talos uncovered msaRAT, a Chaos ransomware RAT that hides C2 traffic by routing it through Chrome or Edge using the Chrome DevTools Protocol. Cisco Talos disclosed msaRAT, a Rust-based remote access trojan attributed to the Chaos ransomware group that routes its entire command-and-control channel through the victim’s own Chrome or Edge browser. The malware […]
Qilin ransomware exploits the PAN-OS GlobalProtect flaw CVE-2026-0257 to gain unauthorized VPN access to unpatched networks. Arctic Wolf researchers warn that the Qilin ransomware gang is exploiting the critical PAN-OS GlobalProtect vulnerability CVE-2026-0257 to compromise corporate networks. CVE-2026-0257 is a PAN-OS authentication bypass vulnerability affecting GlobalProtect portals and gateways. Palo Alto Networks addressed the vulnerability on May […]
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