Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates disclosed a 2025 breach, but was there also one in 2024?

Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates (GPOA) recently began notifying patients of a breach that occurred on or about August 10, 2025.  Although their notification letter to patients does not indicate that this was an incident involving encryption, … Continue reading Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates disclosed a 2025 breach, but was there also one in 2024?

Lazarus hackers adopt Medusa ransomware for extortion campaigns, targeting healthcare and nonprofits

Anna Ribeiro reports: A joint investigation by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter teams details evidence that operators linked to the Lazarus hacker group are deploying Medusa ransomware in ongoing extortion campaigns targeting the U.S. health… Continue reading Lazarus hackers adopt Medusa ransomware for extortion campaigns, targeting healthcare and nonprofits

Korean cops charge teens over bike hire breach that exposed data on 4.62M riders

Connor Jones reports: Two South Korean teenagers were this week charged with breaching Seoul’s public bike service, Ttareungyi. Identified only as Persons A and B, the pair, now of high school age, allegedly carried out the attack on Ttareungyi i… Continue reading Korean cops charge teens over bike hire breach that exposed data on 4.62M riders

Hackers threaten to leak 8 million people’s stolen data if Dutch telecom Odido won’t pay ransom

Daniel Verlaan reports: The cybercriminal group Shinyhunters is responsible for hacking Odido. On the dark web, Odido is being pressured to pay the ransom—over a million euros. “This is your final warning,” the hackers write. “Otherwi… Continue reading Hackers threaten to leak 8 million people’s stolen data if Dutch telecom Odido won’t pay ransom

Some patients listed as “Charlie Kirk” or dead after major NZ health app MediMap hacked

1News reports: A digital medical records data company has been taken offline after some patient records were modified. Some users’ information had been changed, including to say they were deceased. MediMap is used by some health providers in aged… Continue reading Some patients listed as “Charlie Kirk” or dead after major NZ health app MediMap hacked

Top NATO allies believe cyberattacks on hospitals are an act of war. They’re still struggling to fight back.

Maggie Miller, Dana Nickel and Antoaneta Roussi report: NATO countries’ restrained response to hybrid attacks is at odds with public opinion, new polling shows: Broad swaths of the public in key allied countries say actions such as cyberattacks on hosp… Continue reading Top NATO allies believe cyberattacks on hospitals are an act of war. They’re still struggling to fight back.

Ukrainian hackers uncover how Russian drone operators are using Belarus

As seen on InformNapalm: On February 18, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka for his role in escalating and prolonging Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine. One of the sta… Continue reading Ukrainian hackers uncover how Russian drone operators are using Belarus