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- Majority of Organizations Agree That Many GRC AI Tools Aren’t Ready
on July 17, 2026 at 4:00 amA report by Drata recently analyzed survey responses from security and IT professionals on AI adoption trends.
- AI Agents Expected to Handle a Third of Marketing Decisions Within 2 Years
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on July 15, 2026 at 4:00 amA recent report by Kana analyzed the adoption of AI systems.
- Security Leaders Discuss Exposure of 24B Credentials
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 13, 2026 at 7:00 amResearchers discovered 8 terabytes of exposed credentials.
- Estonia to Grant Digital IDs to AI Agents
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 10, 2026 at 6:00 amThe nation intends to assign digital identification numbers to AI agents.
- 6 Data Breaches to Know About (June 2026)
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 8, 2026 at 4:00 pmSecurity magazine dives into 6 data breach stories from the last month.
- Accenture Confirms Breach After Hackers Claim Source Code Theft
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 8, 2026 at 3:49 pmIT services organization Accenture has confirmed it experienced a data breach.
- China Claims “Backdoor” Security Risk in Claude Code, Anthropic Responds
on July 8, 2026 at 3:30 pmA Chinese cybersecurity platform has claimed to discover a “backdoor” security concern in Anthropic’s Claude Code.
- KDDI Corporation Breach Impacts 12.2M Customer Emails
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 7, 2026 at 6:00 pmA prominent Japanese telecommunications organization revealed a data breach may have impacted 12.2 million customer emails.
- Department of Homeland Security Investigating a Data Breach
on July 7, 2026 at 3:00 pmThe DHS announced it is investigating a data breach involving an information-sharing network.
- Security Guard Assaulted at Firework Show
on July 6, 2026 at 5:00 pmA fight broke out at a country club, resulting in the injury of a security guard.
- Security Guard Found Alive After 8 Days Beneath Earthquake Rubble
on July 6, 2026 at 4:15 pm43-year-old Hernán Alberto Gil Flores was retrieved from a collapsed mall following an earthquake.
- Researchers Discover First Documented Case of Agentic Ransomware
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 6, 2026 at 3:00 pmResearchers believe they have discovered the first documented case of an extortion operation run end-to-end by an LLM.
- Imposters Scams Caused $3.5B in Losses in 2025
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on July 3, 2026 at 8:00 amSince 2020, reported loses have tripled.
- Card Data Theft Remains Top Concern for US Consumers
on July 2, 2026 at 4:00 amAccording to a recent survey by Capco, the fraud types that most concern US consumers are card and card data theft (46%), identity theft (44%), purchases they did not make (40%) and account takeover (35%).
- Nearly Half of Organizations Lack “Full” Visibility Into Employee AI Usage
on July 1, 2026 at 4:00 amA recent report by Bitdefender analyzed employee AI tool usage.
- Cal Water Confirms User Credentials Exploited in Hacking
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 25, 2026 at 4:00 pmA Cal Water spokesperson reached out to Security magazine with an update on its investigation.
- 61% of Healthcare Organizations Predict a ‘Fatal’ Cyberattack Within 5 Years
on June 25, 2026 at 3:54 pmA recent report by Omega Systems analyzed cybersecurity incidents within healthcare organizations.
- Hackers Exposed Knicks, Madison Square Garden Data
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 25, 2026 at 12:00 pmSecurity leaders discuss the release of Knicks and Madison Square Garden customer and corporate data.
- 88% of School Panic Button Alerts Were for Student Behavior
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on June 24, 2026 at 4:00 amA recent report by CENTEGIX analyzed school safety trends, specifically surrounding wearable panic buttons.
- Chinese Hackers Targeting AI, Cyber and National Defense Research
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 18, 2026 at 4:20 pmThe campaign was undetected for more than one year.
- Kodak Confirms Breach Following Claims 2.2M Records Stolen
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 17, 2026 at 4:59 pmThis breach may include internal corporate data and the personal information of customers.
- Thornton Township High School District Implements ZeroEyes
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on June 17, 2026 at 4:00 amIllinois’ Thornton Township High School District 205 announces a deployment of ZeroEyes AI gun detection solution.
- Error in Breach Notice Leaves Victims Confused, Skeptical
on June 16, 2026 at 5:30 pmPatients received notices after a hospital data breach — but the letters looked like scams.
- Trump Signs National Security Memo to Bolster Military, Intelligence System Cybersecurity
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 16, 2026 at 5:00 pmPresident Trump signed a new National Security Presidential Memorandum to support the nation’s National Security Systems (NSS).
- Update on the Cal Water Hacking Incident
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 16, 2026 at 3:41 pmCal Water has responded following the claims of a cybersecurity incident.
- Breaking Down the Novo Nordisk Data Breach
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 15, 2026 at 3:12 pmExperts break down the risks of Novo Nordisk data breach.
- Maine Data Breach Reporting Portal Abused, Taken Offline
on June 15, 2026 at 2:11 pmTwo organizations had false data breach notices filed against them, causing the Office of the Maine Attorney General to remove its public-facing data breach database.
- Security Experts Discuss Validity of Handala’s Cal Water Hacking Claim
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 12, 2026 at 4:07 pmHandala claims to have the ability to disrupt U.S. water supply, but what is the truth?
- Security Experts Discuss the Claude Fable 5 Launch
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on June 12, 2026 at 4:00 pmThe model does not come without risks. Security experts share their perspective on this launch.
- Claims of 2.4M Impacted by VRChat Breach Revealed False
on June 11, 2026 at 3:30 pmAn online virtual world platform experienced a data breach.
