Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

HIPAA Settlement Small Compared to Many OthersU.S. federal regulators fined a dental practice software vendor with a seemingly lowball financial penalty for a high-stakes 2020 hack affecting 15 million individuals that the company failed to report. Maryland-based MMG Fusion agreed to $10,000.

Reported Victim Tally in HCIactive's Health Data Theft Incident SoarsThe victim count in a 2025 hack against a Maryland-based firm that provides "AI-powered" administrative and technology services to healthcare practices soared to nearly 3.1 million nationwide, according to an updated breach report from Healthcare Interactive.

Nation-State Teams Tied to Grain Sector Targeting, Plus More Joined-Up OperationsRussia's nation-state hacking groups have returned to pummeling Ukrainian targets with destructive, wiper malware, including in apparent attempts to disrupt its economically valuable grain sector, alongside the repeat targeting of allied European nations, researchers report.

Recent Incidents Highlight Patient Record Cyber Risks Tied to Third-Party SuppliersVendor security risk has long been a source of pain for many healthcare providers. Veradigm - formerly Allscripts - and ApolloMD are among the latest software and services vendors reporting hacking incidents potentially triggering headaches for customers and their patients.

Report North Korean Hacking Group Adds Ransomware to Traditional PlaybookA ScarCruft subgroup dubbed "ChinopuNK" has launched a disruptive ransomware campaign across South Korea, using phishing lures, AutoIt loaders and microphone-capturing malware - marking a major change in the North Korean hacking group's traditionally espionage-focused cyber tactics.

Early Hacktivists Laid the Blueprint for Chinese HackingThere's a reason why many of the same tools appear time and time again in Chinese nation-state hacking: A first-generation of hackers who grew up together online and continue to swap techniques to this day. A report shows the influence of the so-called "Red 40".

Ocuco and Episource Breaches Affect Health Sector Clients, PatientsAn Ireland-based provider of eye care practice software and a California-based medical coding services firm have reported separate hacking incidents to U.S. and state regulators that have likely affected dozens of their clients and hundreds of thousands of people.

BladedFeline Hackers Spying on Kurdish Officials Since at Least 2017An Iranian state espionage group stayed hidden for more than half-a-decade until security researchers spotted it in 2023, researchers said Thursday in a report detailing a growing arsenal of hacking tools it deployed against Kurdish and Iraqi government officials.

BladedFeline Hackers Spying on Kurdish Officials Since at Least 2017An Iranian state espionage group stayed hidden for more than half-a-decade until security researchers spotted it in 2023, researchers said Thursday in a report detailing a growing arsenal of hacking tools it deployed against Kurdish and Iraqi government officials.

Breach Victim Tally Soars Since Firm Filed an Initial Breach Report in Early AprilKelly Benefits is notifying nine large clients and nearly 264,000 individuals that their sensitive personal information was potentially compromised in a December data theft incident. The tally of affected people has climbed eight-fold since the company’s first estimate earlier this month.

The Edge Device Hacking Wave Hasn't Spared French CompaniesFrance playing host to the Olympics resulted in a surge of cyberattacks requiring intervention of the state cybersecurity agency, it said in an annual report also flagging an uptick in attacks levied against network edge devices. The games went smoothly.

Secret Blizzard Used Third-party Amadey Bots to Hack Ukrainian Military DevicesA Russian state-backed hacker group used third-party data-stealing bots and possibly a backdoor used by another Russia-based threat group to infiltrate and spy on devices used by frontline Ukrainian military units, according to a report from the Microsoft threat intelligence team.

FSB Hackers Have Hijacked Others' Command and Control BeforeA Russian state hacking group hijacked the command and control infrastructure of a Pakistan-based espionage network as part of an ongoing intelligence-gathering operation targeting victims in Asia, finds a report from Microsoft and Black Lotus Labs.

The FBI said Friday afternoon it is investigating Chinese nation-state hacking into to commercial telecommunications infrastructure following a news report that Beijing actors targeted data from phones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

Report: North Korean, Russian, Chinese, Iranian Actors Are Targeting Research OrgsRussian state hackers are targeting think tanks studying strategic interests and the defense sector, warned the French cyber agency. A hacking group that officially is Unit 26165 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate appears to be Russia's most prolific targeter of think tanks.

Perry Johnson & Associates' 2023 Data Theft Breach Affected About 14 MillionThe 2023 hack at medical transcription firm Perry Johnson & Associates, which affected dozens of clients and about 14 million individuals, triggered the largest health data breach reported to regulators last year. Now the incident appears to be under federal criminal investigation.

Data Stolen Over a Year Ago, But WebTPA Didn’t Discover Hack Until DecemberA Texas-based firm that provides health plan administration services is notifying more than 2.4 million individuals of a hacking incident and data theft that happened more than a year ago. Why did it take WebTPA so long to report that a breach occurred?

Mandiant Says APT42 Members Have Been Posing as Journalists to Steal Troves of DataMembers of the Iranian state hacking group APT42 have been observed posing as journalists from credible news outlets and well-known research institutions as part of a global effort to harvest credentials and hack into victim cloud networks, according to a Mandiant report published Wednesday.

Russian Hackers Using Open-Source Malware on Popular Messaging Apps, Report SaysUkraine's Computer Emergency Response Team is warning in an April report that a Russian hacking group known as UAC-0184 is using open-source malware to target Ukrainian soldiers on popular messaging apps such as Signal, as concerns grow over the Kremlin’s advanced hacking capabilities.

Russian Cyber Sabotage Unit Sandworm Adopting Advanced Techniques, Mandiant WarnsRussia's preeminent cyber sabotage unit presents "one of the widest and high severity cyber threats globally," warned Mandiant in a Wednesday report. Mandiant newly designated Sandworm as APT44 to differentiate it from another hacking unit it will still track as APT28.