Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Business Associates Tied to 50% of Breach Victims as AI-Aided Attacks LoomVendor incidents and hacks, especially data thefts and ransomware attacks, continue to plague the healthcare sector, accounting for the majority of major data breaches reported so far this year. The advent of AI tools in the hands of bad actors, will only heighten the threats, experts predict.

A China-linked espionage group hid inside North American medical, academic, and military research networks for more than a year, quietly stealing sensitive research and defense email

Back-Office Servicer's Breach Estimate Has More Than Doubled Since FebruaryThe victim tally in back-office services firm Conduent Business Services' 2024 hack has more than doubled to over 62.2 million individuals, from an earlier estimate of "25 million plus." The incident is now on track to be at least the third-largest health data breach ever reported to regulators.

Recent Hacks Underscore Persistent and Growing Threats to Smaller OrganizationsSmall and mid-sized healthcare organizations - including medical specialty practices and regional clinics - continue to fall victim disproportionately to hacking incidents, including ransomware attacks and data thefts - affecting large populations of patients. Why does this keep happening?

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TriMed Is Among Several Other Medical Device Firms Recently AttackedA California maker of implantable orthopedic gear is the latest medical device maker in recent weeks to disclose it's been a victim of a cybersecurity incident. The disclosure of the hack on TriMed comes on the heels of an Iranian hacktivist attack on Stryker and a data theft from UFP Technologies.

TriMed Is Among Several Other Medical Device Firms Recently AttackedA California maker of implantable orthopedic gear is the latest medical device maker in recent weeks to disclose it's been a victim of a cybersecurity incident. The disclosure of the hack on TriMed comes on the heels of an Iranian hacktivist attack on Stryker and a data theft from UFP Technologies.

Also, Russian Signal Phishing, Iran-Linked Malware, Breaches in Spain and FranceThis week, Tycoon 2FA, Trio-Tech, messaging app spying and a ransomware broker sentenced. Iran-linked hackers. Mazda disclosed a breach. Oracle patched a flaw. North Korean actors weaponized VS Code, a Spanish port ransomware attack, a French teacher data breach and a healthcare firm victim surge.

State Officials Investigating Breach of Back-Office Services Provider Found in 2025The victim count in the 2024 hack on back-office support services vendor Conduent Business Services has just ballooned again, with the Xerox-spinoff now reporting to Wisconsin regulators that the incident affected "25 million-plus" people nationwide.

New ransomware of choice, same critical targets North Korea’s Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least one US healthcare organization and an unnamed victim in the Middle East, according to Symantec and Carbon Black threat hunters.…

Cybercrime Group First Listed Ohio Health System as a Data Theft Victim Last JuneOhio-based Kettering Health is notifying current and former patients and "affiliates" that their personal, health and financial information was potentially compromised in a May 2025 ransomware attack and data theft incident claimed by cybercriminal gang Interlock.

Newcomer 'Insomnia' Appears to Favor US Healthcare-Related EntitiesA new cybercriminal gang, Insomnia, appears to have its eyes wide open for potential healthcare-related targets. Since surfacing on the darkweb in recent weeks, the apparent data theft group has chalked up 18 alleged victims on its data leak site, with more than half having ties to healthcare.

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.

Why Are Third-Party Vendor Breaches So Hard to Figure Out?The victim tally of a 2024 hacking incident at medical services provider Conduent again soared after a new regulatory disclosure by the company, in this case to Texas authorities. The company told Lone Star state officials the breach affected nearly 14.8 million Texans, alone.

Americans Extorted at Least 5 Firms, Earning $1 Million From a Medical Device MakerTwo American cybersecurity professionals who moonlighted as BlackCat ransomware gang affiliates pleaded guilty to using the crypto-locking malware to extort at least five victims in the United States, including a medical device maker that paid a cryptocurrency ransom worth over $1 million.

Cybercrime Gang Rhysida Still Lists the Practice on Its Leak Site Among Its VictimsA Kansas medical group will pay $1.2 million to settle proposed class action litigation involving an attack that compromised the sensitive data of nearly 256,000 individuals. The Rhysida ransomware operation claimed responsibility and said it stole 3 terabytes.

Barts Health NHS Trust has revealed itself to be the latest victim of Cl0p’s Oracle EBS campaign

British Health System Investigates Claim Amid Wave of Enterprise Data TheftsRansomware gang Clop has claimed the United Kingdom's National Health Service among its latest victims. The NHS confirmed that it is listed on a cybercriminal group's dark website, but did not comment on Clop's claims. The hack attack appears tied to Oracle E-Business Suite exploits.

DOJ: Suspects Hit 5 Firms, Including 3 in Healthcare, Netted $1.3M in Ransom MoneyThree former employees of two cybersecurity firms stand accused of using BlackCat ransomware in a conspiracy to extort five U.S. companies, including three in the healthcare sector. One of the victim companies paid nearly $1.3 million to the attackers, U.S. federal prosecutors said.

U.S. prosecutors last week levied criminal hacking charges against 19-year-old U.K. national Thalha Jubair for allegedly being a core member of Scattered Spider, a prolific cybercrime group blamed for extorting at least $115 million in ransom payments from victims. The charges came as Jubair and an alleged co-conspirator appeared in a London court to face accusations of hacking into and extorting several large U.K. retailers, the London transit system, and healthcare providers in the United States.