Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Dutch police suspect local hackers behind the Odido breach that exposed 6M customers after a phishing attack and seek public help identifying them. Dutch police have identified strong indications that Dutch nationals were involved in the February 2026 cyberattack on telecom provider Odido, which resulted in data from more than six million customers being stolen […]

Also, Taiwan Rail Hack, Massive DDoS Attack and Karakurt Jail SentenceThis week, Microsoft Edge exposed passwords, Taiwan police make arrests in high-speed rail hack and a 2.45 billion-request DDoS attack. A Karakurt negotiator jailed, North Korean IT worker scams led to prison terms and France detained a teen over a government data breach. Another Ivanti zero-day.

The European Union's Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities. [...]

Volvo Group North America disclosed that it suffered an indirect data breach stemming from the compromise of IT systems at American business services giant Conduent, of which Volvo is a customer. [...]

Also: Unleash Protocol Hack, LastPass Breach Linked to Crypto TheftsThis week, an alleged fraud kingpin deported to China, Bitfinex hacker gained early release, Unleash Protocol's $3.9M hack, TRM tied crypto thefts to the LastPass breach, Trust Wallet's link to the Sha1-Hulud attack, Flow's NFT loan fallout, Ledger's data exposure and Kontigo reimbursements.

National Accident Health Says Breach Exposed Medical Info of 181,000 PeopleA Maine-based third-party administrator that handles healthcare claims involving day care centers, youth sports and NCAA athlete accidents is notifying more than 181,000 individuals that their medical information and personal identifiers may have been accessed or stolen in a hacking incident.

OpenAI is notifying some ChatGPT API customers that limited identifying information was exposed following a breach at its third-party analytics provider Mixpanel. [...]

Two British teenagers have denied charges related to an investigation into the breach of Transport for London (TfL) in August 2024, which caused millions of pounds in damage and exposed customer data. [...]

Also, Internet-Exposed Call Center Software Under Attack and Patch TuesdayThis week: Chinese hackers exploited ArcGIS, Internet-exposed call center software under attack, October patch Tuesday, Massachusetts student sentenced for $3 million extortion hack, New York fined eight insurers $14.2M over data breaches, more than 100 VS Code extensions leak secrets.

Proliferating Age Verification Systems a Hacker TargetA vendor breach linked to Discord exposed government ID uploads used in age verification, raising alarms among privacy experts who warn that third-party data collection systems are becoming high-value targets amid rising legislative mandates for online age checks.

No Law Enforcement Information or Austrian Personal Data Compromised, Officials SayThe Austrian government said a "targeted and professional" hack attack breached about 100 government email accounts in its interior ministry, which is chiefly responsible for public safety. Attackers also stole data, although officials said no law enforcement or personal data was exposed.

Also, Crypter Takedown, Threat Intel Naming Accord and Regulators Ping CrowdStrikeThis week, Ukraine hacked Tupelov, Russian hacking, crypter sites seized and the U.S. will seize North Korean IT worker crypto. Regulators probed CrowdStrike. A Rosetta Stone for intel. A Romanian man admitted to swatting, Lee Enterprises hack exposed data and an FBI vet joined the private sector.

Salt Typhoon Exposed Major Flaws in Telecom Networks. Few Changes Have Been MadeAfter China's Salt Typhoon breach of U.S. telecom networks, federal experts told Congress on Wednesday the nation remains dangerously exposed to another attack - despite warnings, investigations and interagency coordination, all of which have yet to produce systemic cyber defense improvements.

Firm Failed to Close Outdated User Account, Waited 43 Days to Notify RegulatorsThe U.K. Information Commissioner's Office imposed a fine of 60,000 pounds against Liverpool-based law firm DDP Law for GDPR violations relating to a 2022 ransomware hack and data leak that exposed sensitive information including the details of its clients' cases.

UK ICO Says Advanced's Security Measures 'Fell Seriously Short'A British IT service company must pay a 3.07 million pound fine for a 2022 ransomware hack that exposed medical records of tens of thousands of National Health Service patients. Hackers breached the Advanced system through a user account that did not have multifactor authentication in place.

Ethical hacking group Chaos Computer Club uncovered exposed data of electrical vehicle owners across the company's VW, Audi, Seat, and Skoda brands.

The data breach exposed more than 10m customer conversations from an AI call center platform in the Middle East

The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union told the Maine Attorney General the MOVEit data breach compromised information of over 500,000 members

Toyota confirmed that customer data was exposed in a third-party data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of stolen data on a hacking forum. [...]

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. This post examines what we know about a breach that has exposed hundreds of millions of consumer records. We'll also take a closer look at the data broker that got hacked -- a background check company founded by an actor and retired sheriff's deputy from Florida.