Tag: technology
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Unlimited Technology Systems Data Breach Exposes Data of 3.8 Million Healthcare Patients
Hackers stole personal, medical, and insurance data of 3.8 million people from Unlimited Technology Systems’ data center. Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed a data breach affecting more than 3.8 million people after hackers accessed one of its commercial data centers between October 5 and 10, 2025. Unlimited Technology Systems is a U.S.-based healthcare technology company headquartered…
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Practice Management Firm Notifies 3.8M of 2025 Breach
Ohio-Based Unlimited Technology Systems Serves Thousands of Medical Practices. Practice management and financial software firm Unlimited Technology Systems is notifying 3.8 million people of an October 2025 data theft. The third-party vendor hack currently ranks as the largest health data breach reported to federal regulators so far in 2026. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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ISMG Editors: AI Is Supercharging Attackers
Also: CIOs Rethink Data in AI Rollouts, ShinyHunters Hits Biotech. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors discussed new research showing how AI is making cyberthreat actors more capable, why the technology is forcing CIOs to rethink data platforms they spent years modernizing and a string of attacks in the biotech sector. First seen on…
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Unlimited Technology Systems breach impacts 3.8 million people
Healthcare software company Unlimited Technology Systems reported that more than 3.8 million people were impacted by a data breach incident that occurred in October 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unlimited-technology-systems-breach-impacts-38-million-people/
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Top 10 Breaches of the Week
Security Boulevard’s weekly after-action roundup looks at the breaches and security incidents that mattered most over the past two weeks. This edition spans large healthcare exposures, attacks on government and financial infrastructure, a fast-moving software supply-chain compromise, and incidents where the final scope is still being established. #1: Unlimited Technology Systems: 3.8 million healthcare records..…
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New N-able Zero Day Puts MSPs on Defensive
Second Hotfix Issued for RMM Technology Widely Used by Managed Security Providers. Software developer N-able issued a second hotfix this week after more zero-day exploits against its remote management and monitoring tool. Successful attacks facilitate full account takeover. Hotfix 2 is required, even if you already applied the earlier hotfix, the company said. First seen…
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Agentic AI for Cyber Defenders: What Security Teams Built at Black Hat USA 2026
Tags: ai, automation, conference, control, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, group, iam, intelligence, ISO-27001, mitigation, network, nvidia, offense, open-source, RedTeam, risk, skills, soc, technology, threat, tool, usa, vulnerabilityAgentic AI armed attackers first, but it also put real building power in defenders’ hands. Here’s what security practitioners built in two days at Black Hat USA 2026, and how the CyberAgents Exchange keeps that work compounding long after the event. Key takeaways Building defensive cybersecurity tooling no longer requires a developer. Agentic tooling drove…
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200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach
Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint servers belonging to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (BIT), … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/07/swiss-government-microsoft-sharepoint-vulnerabilities/
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Ransomware Surges in July After Q2 Lull
Finance, technology and healthcare sectors were particularly heavily targeted in July, according to Comparitech First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-surges-july-q2-lull/
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Frontier AI Has a Cybersecurity Expertise Problem
First OpenAI’s model went rogue and broke out of testing containment to hack real systems, then Anthropic, and now Meta AI. Do you see a trend? Here is what it means: Although these frontier AI companies employ some of the world’s brightest engineers, architects, and developers, technical excellence is not the same as deep cybersecurity…
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Hackers Target Internet-Exposed Rockwell PLCs in U.S. Water Systems
A coordinated cyber campaign targeting internet-facing programmable logic controllers (PLCs) has disrupted water and wastewater operations across the United States, raising concerns about the vulnerabilities in exposed operational technology (OT). These incidents highlight how publicly accessible industrial controllers can enable attackers to alter configurations, disrupt system visibility, and affect essential services. Hackers Target Internet-Exposed Rockwell…
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Why CTOs Must Get Hands-On With Enterprise AI
1Password’s Nancy Wang on AI Builders, Agent Identity and Secure Adoption. AI is changing how software is built, who gets to build it and how enterprises must manage identity. 1Password CTO Nancy Wang explains why technology leaders need hands-on experience with AI and why autonomous agents require security guardrails of their own. First seen on…
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Why AI Governance Requires Continuous Compliance Assurance
Schellman CEO Avani Desai on Building Governance Before Technology Enforcement. Artificial intelligence governance must evolve as agentic AI systems make decisions at machine speed. Schellman CEO Avani Desai explains why organizations need continuous auditing, unified controls and multiple frameworks to prove AI trustworthiness without slowing innovation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-governance-requires-continuous-compliance-assurance-a-32438
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The Best Firewall Management Tools, Compared and Priced (2026)
The firewall policy management market had its earthquake: Skybox Security shut down overnight in February 2025, selling its technology to Tufin and leaving customers to migrate a reminder that in this category, vendor viability is a feature. The value verdict: Tufin (now absorbing Skybox’s base) and AlgoSec lead enterprise policy governance, FireMon owns real-time visibility…
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Your Face Sure Rings A Bell: Facial Recognition, Wrongful Arrests and the New Alibi for Bad Policing
Facial-recognition errors are leading to wrongful arrests. Police and technology vendors must be held accountable when unreliable AI becomes probable cause. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/your-face-sure-rings-a-bell-facial-recognition-wrongful-arrests-and-the-new-alibi-for-bad-policing/
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Meta Confirms AI Model Launched Autonomous Attack on Another Organization
Meta has become the latest technology company to disclose that an AI agent accessed another organization’s online systems during a controlled cybersecurity evaluation. This development has intensified scrutiny regarding the safeguards surrounding autonomous models and the testing environments for agentic AI. The incident reportedly occurred when a Meta AI model, evaluated by the independent security…
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Kill switch fears now rival ransomware as a top security risk for European businesses, Proton study finds
For years, the security team’s job has been to defend against cyberattacks. New research from Proton suggests that job now needs to extend to a very different kind of threat: the risk that a foreign government orders a US technology provider to cut a business off entirely. A study of 1,500 business decision-makers across the…
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Why Post-Quantum Security Is Climbing the Enterprise Agenda
Tags: ai, attack, computer, computing, conference, container, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, google, government, hacker, Hardware, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, risk, technology, threat, toolWhy Post-Quantum Security Is Climbing the Enterprise Agenda andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 08/06/2026 – 04:56 Learn why post-quantum security is becoming an enterprise priority, how AI and quantum computing are reshaping cryptography, and how Thales Luna 8 helps organizations prepare. Data Security Key Management Encryption Key Management Bree Fowler – Journalist More About This Author > At…
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Few Federal Agencies Trust Their Own AI Agent Security
AI Pilot Projects Are Widespread But Few Agencies Know Who Answers for a Failure. Federal agencies are widely piloting agentic AI but few have moved agents into production, and most technology leaders lack high confidence in their ability to deploy the systems securely, according to a Booz Allen Hamilton survey of federal IT and cybersecurity…
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Secret White House AI Safety Framework Draws Criticism
Watchdogs Say Public Accountability Suffers When AI Oversight Stays Hidden. The White House declined to publicly release its voluntary AI safety framework, prompting criticism from technology watchdogs and lawmakers who say secret oversight undermines accountability. Critics argue transparency is essential as the government expands its review of frontier AI models. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Tom Cotton prods Treasury for tax code tweaks to modernize OT
Tags: technologyThe Senate Intel Committee chair wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about changes to spur investment in aging technology to better guard against cyberattacks. First seen on fedscoop.com Jump to article: fedscoop.com/treasury-tax-code-ot-cyberattacks-tom-cotton-letter/
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Chi Onwurah pushes to curb digital twins of real people
The chair of the science, technology and innovation committee says digital twins of people should be covered by data protection law First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366647583/Chi-Onwurah-pushes-to-curb-digital-twins-of-real-people
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Optiv Debuts Agentic Security Operations, Overhauling Its Managed Detection Service
Optiv unveiled Optiv Agentic Security Operations on Wednesday at Black Hat USA 2026, a major expansion of its managed security services and a substantial overhaul of the offering formerly known as Optiv MDR. The new service combines Google Security Operations technology, already central to the prior offering, with deeply integrated cloud and AI security capabilities..…
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Cyberattacks on water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents
Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology, as the scope of a campaign allegedly linked to Iranian hackers continues to grow. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-cyberattacks-water-treatment
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SharePoint Flaws Used to Hack Switzerland’s Federal IT Agency
Swiss Federal IT Agency FOITT says attackers exploited SharePoint flaws to compromise about 200 accounts. Servers are being rebuilt as investigations continue. Switzerland’s Federal Office for Information Technology and Communications, known as BIT or FOITT, disclosed that unknown attackers had compromised approximately 200 accounts on its on-premises SharePoint servers. The FOITT said the unknown attackers…
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Government Technology – The Real Issue Isn’t Screen Time in Schools, but Technology Governance
This article was originally published in Government Technology on 7/29/26 by Charlie Sander. For all the public attention on AI and devices in classrooms, a more important question may be whether schools have the right instructional practices, governance strategies and cybersecurity foundations in place. The debate over the use and role of technology in schools…
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Why Healthcare Leaders Are Rethinking Their Data Strategy Before Scaling AI
e=4>AI is reshaping healthcare, but success depends on more than technology alone. As data volumes surge and operational demands increase, healthcare organizations need a foundation built on trust, security, and actionable intelligence. Learn how leading healthcare organizations are reducing risk, enabling AI adoption, and driving better outcomes through modern data strategies. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Swiss IT agency hacked, 200 accounts compromised, SharePoint vulns suspected
The Federal Office for Information Technology and Communications (BIT) said specialists detected anomalies in on-premises Microsoft servers. The Swiss agency could not confirm exactly how the hackers got in. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/swiss-bit-foitt-hacked-possibly-sharepoint-vulnerabilities