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New StormEncryptor ransomware used by former Medusa affiliate
A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. [...]
IT threat evolution in Q2 2026. Mobile statistics
This report contains mobile threat statistics for Q2 2026, along with noteworthy discoveries and quarterly trends: the Anatsa banker and a transition to droppers.
Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People
The vulnerabilities affected software used by eight of Belgium’s ten largest banks and over 60 government agencies. The post Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Hackers Impersonate IT Support to Breach Leading Financial Companies
Hackers used fake IT help desks to steal MFA credentials, targeting over 200 firms, including major financial companies. A hacking campaign operating under names including Redact, Pink, Falcon, and Helix has built credential-stealing websites targeting employees at Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group, Clearlake Capital, and Moody’s, among
Microsoft 365 AitM Phishing Hijacks Accounts to Collect Payroll and Finance Emails
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to an active "widespread email-driven phishing campaign" that employs adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to take control of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to identify key personnel involved in financial workflows and gather related email. "The campaign uses residential proxies to disguise malicious sign-ins as ordinary consumer traffic,
Ransomware Surges in July After Q2 Lull
Finance, technology and healthcare sectors were particularly heavily targeted in July, according to Comparitech
Hedge fund cyberattacks tied to BlackFile-linked UNC6671 extortion group
A recent wave of cyberattacks targeting hedge funds, private-equity firms, and other financial organizations has been linked to UNC6671, an extortion group reportedly associated with the BlackFile threat actors. [...]
Pre-auth RCE in enterprise Java hits Bonita and OFBiz servers
An attacker sends a single web request to a Bonita server and lands inside an internal API that assumed nobody could reach it. The request arrives unauthenticated. From there the attacker runs code on the host. Bonita BPM handles loan approvals, insurance claims, and employee onboarding for banks, insurers, and government agencies, and its internal surface answers to strangers. Vulnerability resea
Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach Exposes Information of 311,000 Individuals
Brown Health Medical Group-MA breach exposed personal, medical, and financial data of over 311,000 individuals after hackers accessed its servers. Brown Health Medical Group-MA data breach exposed personal, medical, and financial data of over 311,000 individuals after hackers accessed its servers. The healthcare group identified a data security breach involving a legacy file server on […]
311,000 Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach
Hackers stole personal information, medical records, and financial information from the organization’s server. The post 311,000 Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CareCloud Breach Exposes Medical and Financial Data of 345,000
CareCloud disclosed a breach affecting 345,000 people after hackers stole medical and financial data from its AWS-hosted systems. TechCrunch reports that CareCloud, the New Jersey-based health tech company that stores patient records for more than 45,000 providers across the US, is finally notifying people impacted by a breach the firm first disclosed back in March. […]
South Korea Warns of State-Backed Watering Hole Attacks
South Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses. South Korea agencies (The National Intelligence Service, the National Police Agency, the Korea Internet & Security Agency, and the Financial Security Institute) jointly published an advisory warning that a state-backed hacking group is actively targeting South Korean
Charities remain locked out of CAF Bank online accounts
A week into shutdown, 14,000 customers still have no restoration date and some are struggling to pay staff
Hermes AI agent used to automate attack on Thai Finance Ministry
A threat actor used the open-source Hermes AI agent in unattended "YOLO" mode to automate post-exploitation activity during an alleged breach of Thailand's Ministry of Finance. [...]
Upbound says hack caused $13 million in fraudulent Acima leases
The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. [...]
Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update Addresses 1235 CVEs
Oracle addresses 1235 CVEs in its third quarterly update of 2026 with 1449 patches, including 261 critical updates. Key Takeaways The third Critical Patch Update (CPU) for 2026 contains fixes for 1235 unique CVEs in 1449 security updates, the largest CPU release. 261 issues (18% of all patches) were assigned a critical severity rating Oracle E-Business Suite received the highest number of patches