Vanderbilt cybersecurity incident impacting campus devices and systems
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November 9, 2026
Alleged AI-aided cyberattack exploits assistant interface to breach German web host
Hackers allegedly assisted by AI breached a German web hosting company through a tool designed to allow customers to connect AI assistants to their accounts, the company disclosed.
November 6, 2026
Medical services company settles with 4 states over 2023 hack of sensitive patient records
The case, brought by AGs in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Michigan, targeted the medical transcription, coding and imaging subsidiaries of the Nevada-based Perry Johnson Companies.
FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.4 million in crypto from nation-state hackers
Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, is facing up to 20 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges after admitting to using his position on an FBI...
CEO-spoofing scammers used AI to help steal more than $100 million, feds say
The U.S. is working on extraditing three suspects from Europe in a case involving more than $100 million in fraud from CEO impersonations.
November 5, 2026
EU accuses TikTok of trapping users in harmful ‘rabbit holes’
The European Commission accused TikTok on Friday of failing to prevent its recommendation algorithm from drawing users into “rabbit holes” of content about sadness, self-harm and body image.
Queens Public Library says ransomware attack disrupted Wi-Fi, on-site computers
The library system, which has 66 branches serving the borough’s 2.3 million residents, published multiple alerts on Wednesday confirming that the disruption was caused by a ransomware attack.
Social media giants sue California to overturn law shielding kids 15 and under from compulsive use
Google, Meta and TikTok each filed suit in federal court against an incoming California law that blocks platforms from deploying features considered “psychologically exploitative.”
US issues more sanctions against Prince Group scam center affiliates
The sanctions target four people and 41 companies linked to the Prince Group — a Cambodian company accused of running a billion-dollar scam operation.
Harden cooling systems now, feds warn critical infrastructure operators amid attacks
The U.S. government on Thursday called on critical infrastructure operators to safeguard their cooling systems following hacks that have caused chaos in European supermarkets in recent weeks.
Russian state-linked hackers target iPhone, Android devices in zero-click espionage campaign
Russian state-linked hackers targeted users in Ukraine, the United States and Europe in a campaign to steal sensitive information from iPhone and Android devices, researchers found.
November 4, 2026
Ukraine fires two senior security officials amid corruption probe into scam call centers
Ukraine's security service has fired two senior officials amid a corruption investigation into an alleged criminal network that bribed law enforcement officers to protect fraudulent call centers and...
More Asian airlines announce data breaches after attack on Spanish IT provider Amadeus
Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have all come forward over the last week to report data breaches traced back to...
Canadian extradited to US for allegedly hacking schools in at least four states
The Department of Justice said it identified two suspects in a case that dates back to 2016 and involved illicit cryptomining on the computers of U.S. educational institutions.
French bank confirms cyber heist, hackers suspected to have stolen an estimated $133 million
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa said in a press notice that the attackers were able to make transfers using the bank’s own account after compromising an unnamed supplier.
Ukrainian news outlet Kyiv Independent hit by suspected Russian cyberattack
A suspected Russian cyberattack disrupted the website of The Kyiv Independent, one of Ukraine’s leading English-language news outlets.
Cyberattack wipes cloud data at major Russian hosting provider Beget
A major Russian web hosting provider is struggling to restore its services after a cyberattack destroyed data across its cloud infrastructure and disrupted hundreds of websites.
French blood service hit by Europe-wide cyberattacks on refrigeration
Temperature controls were altered at three of France’s national blood service sites this week amid a wave of cyberattacks affecting refrigeration systems across Europe.
November 3, 2026
Several German lawmakers and foreign policy staff received Apple warnings on spyware
Members of Germany's political elite were among the spyware targets in 99 countries that Apple personally warned recently.
British businesses caught in Europe-wide supermarket fridge attacks
Supermarket and grocery store refrigerator controls across Europe were hacked in the early hours of Monday in the second such wave of attacks in recent weeks — following...
Binance CEO says ‘months-long campaign’ led to $6.3 billion theft as N. Korea denies responsibility
North Korean attackers "combined a range of techniques, including social engineering by fake recruitment interviews," Binance said about the multibillion-dollar crypto heist it discovered in October.
Russia dismantles infrastructure of VasyGrek cybercrime group, detains three suspects
Russia's Interior Ministry said Monday that police had dismantled the group's infrastructure and identified its suspected members following an investigation conducted with assistance from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Russia-linked cyber spies target Ukraine’s war crimes investigations, military aid routes
The hackers use relatively simple malware to steal sensitive documents, login credentials and other information from Ukrainian organizations, particularly those near the front line and the Russian border.
November 2, 2026
UK faces ‘unprecedented rise’ in cyberattacks in coming months, warns cyber chief
"[V]ulnerabilities that have been tolerated for far too long can now be discovered and exploited at a scale that was once unimaginable," the NCSC's chief will warn in...