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"On September 17, 2026, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a Resolution Agreement with Ambry Genetics Corporation, a provider of genetic testing and clinical genomics services (Ambry), requiring payment of a $700,000 financial settlement and imposing a two-year corrective action plan (CAP)."

HIPAA settlement reminds organizations to focus on security | Nixon Peabody LLP OCR’s recent settlement with a genetic testing provider reminds HIPAA-regulated entities to ensure Security Rule compliance to prevent data breaches.

"A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses."

‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.

"Google has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had manipulated users into agreeing to be constantly tracked on their mobile phones."

Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interests

Your documents are encrypted. Can you still search them?

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Data Breaches Hugging Your Face?

The rogue agents sent around 70,000 messages on an unsanctioned message board, working together to try exploiting the company’s research infrastructure. Soon after, one of them found publicly accessible Hugging Face data and shared it with the rest of the collective.

OpenAI has also called this incident a “warning shot” for the wider AI community.

https://netlibsecurity.com/blog/data-breaches-hugging-your-face/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=aliens

"Service Management Group LLC (SMG), a privately held experience management software company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, disclosed a data breach involving unauthorized access to its internal corporate systems."

SMG Data Breach Exposes Protected Health and Sensitive Personal Information Explore the recent SMG data breach involving employee PII and PHI. Learn about the incident and steps for affected individuals.

"Calls to slow frontier AI development surged over the weekend, sharpening a more immediate question for security teams: how quickly can they fix the vulnerabilities AI already found?"

AI slowdown calls put software flaws in focus | IBM Calls to slow frontier AI development surged over the weekend, with leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind pushing for common safety standards and independent evaluators. Here’s what you need to know.

"Thousands of students had their classes canceled this week in Springfield, Massachusetts, after the school board's computer systems were hit with a cyberattack, officials said."

Massachusetts school system cancels classes after 'Level 4' cyberattack Thousands of students had their classes canceled after the school board's computer systems were hit with a cyberattack, officials said.

"Your TV is tracking everything on your screen. Dive into your settings right now to disable this hidden default feature before it steals any more of your data."

Is Your TV Spying on You? The Hidden Setting Watching Everything You Do (And How to Stop It) Your TV is tracking everything on your screen. Dive into your settings right now to disable this hidden default feature before it steals any more of your data.

"Federman & Sherwood, a national consumer protection law firm, is investigating the Central National Gottesman Inc. data breach following a notification filed with the Texas Attorney General."

Central National Gottesman Inc. Data Breach – Investigated by Federman & Sherwood September 3, 2026 – Federman & Sherwood, a national consumer protection law firm, is investigating the Central National Gottesman Inc. data breach followi