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.

More victims have emerged after attackers breached application vendor Klue and used its OAuth tokens to steal customers' Salesforce data.

Klue's Battlecards is now the third integrated application that has been compromised to steal customers' Salesforce data, and victims include Huntress, the cybersecurity vendor.

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.

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.

Researchers at security vendor Cleafy detailed a malware known as "SuperCard X" that uses the NFC reader on a victim's own phone to steal credit card funds instantly.

Researchers say 'proactive' approach is needed to combat global cybercrime Here's one you don't see every day: A cybersecurity vendor is admitting to breaking into a notorious ransomware crew's infrastructure and gathering data it relayed to national agencies to help victims.…

Don't laugh. This kind of warning shows crims are getting desperate Dark web analysts at infosec software vendor Fortra have discovered an extortion crew named Ox Thief that threatened to contact Edward Snowden if a victim didn’t pay to protect its data – a warning that may be an indicator of tough times in the ransomware world for some, at least.…

The vendor's products fall in a category that ransomware operators like to target to circumvent victims' ability to recover from a successful attack.

Firewall Vendor Warns Attackers Using Valid Credentials They Previously StoleAttackers wielding an emerging strain of ransomware called Helldown have been gaining a foothold in victims' networks by exploiting a previously unknown flaw in their Zyxel firewalls, security researchers warn. Zyxel has warned attackers may be using valid credentials they previously stole.

Concentra Health Services Joins List of Those Affected in Transcriber's Data BreachA Texas-based physical and occupational therapy provider is notifying nearly 4 million patients that they have joined the soaring tally of victims of a data theft incident at a Nevada medical transcription vendor last year. The supply chain hack appears to have affected at least 14 million people.

Accounting software firm Tipalti says it’s investigating alleged break-in of its systems The AlphV/BlackCat ransomware group said it plans to "go direct" to the clients of a firm it allegedly attacked to extort them, claiming to have infiltrated the systems of accounting software vendor Tipalti.…

The New York attorney general's office has announced a $410,000 fine against a stalkerware developer who used 16 companies to promote surveillance tools illegally. [...]

Victims include at least 15 healthcare organizations, one Fortune 500 company, and other organizations in multiple countries, security vendor says.

Bronze Starlight’s use of multiple ransomware families and its victim-targeting suggest there’s more to the group’s activities than just financial gain, security vendor says.

Just because you're the victim of a cybercrime doesn't let you off your cybersecurity obligations