Berlin officials confirmed cybercriminals are attempting to extort the city after the Rhysida ransomware gang publicly listed it on their leak site last Friday, following an intrusion discovered in mid-August. The attackers claim to have stolen nearly 1.44 million files totaling 5.79TB, including government, legal, financial, HR, and health records, along with credentials belonging to senior officials and infrastructure security assessments. Mayor Kai Wergner said Berlin will not pay, and law enforcement including the State Criminal Police Office and federal security agencies are investigating.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-31
The ATF confirmed a cyberattack on a standalone system separate from its main network, formally classifying it as a 'major incident' that requires notifying Congress within a week. An ATF spokesperson said the affected system held sensitive data, including targets of ATF investigations. The Qilin ransomware gang has claimed responsibility on its leak site, though it has not published proof such as stolen data samples.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-27
Boston Scientific disclosed in an SEC filing that a cyberattack beginning Tuesday has caused widespread outages across its IT systems, hampering its ability to ship and process orders. The medical device maker, which serves roughly 48 million patients annually, has not said whether implanted devices like pacemakers are affected, and has not given a timeline for restoring systems. Reports from Ireland indicate staff at its Cork campus were sent home after internal network communications went down.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-26
Boston Scientific detected a cybersecurity incident on August 25 that knocked out access to key IT systems and business applications, halting its ability to process and ship customer orders worldwide. The medical device maker has activated incident response protocols and hired outside cybersecurity experts to investigate and contain the breach, but has not given a timeline for full restoration. In its SEC filing, the company did not disclose details about the attack type, the perpetrators, or whether any data was compromised.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-26
Nutex Health, a for-profit hospital operator with 28 facilities across 12 states, told the SEC that an unauthorized third party accessed and stole data from its servers, some of which may be private or confidential. The company has hired forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and activated its incident response plan, but has not yet determined whose data—patients, employees, or partners—was affected.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-08-25
The Telegraph reported that a small UK power generator was taken offline for four days in July after being hit by a cyberattack tied to Iranian hackers. UK officials would not confirm attribution or name the affected facility, but stressed the incident was isolated and posed no threat to the broader national grid. The disclosure follows separate US warnings this year about Iran-linked actors targeting water infrastructure across several states.
cnbc.com
· 2026-08-23
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