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EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California’s AB 1709

  • Rindala Alajaji
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 23:37:39

The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply flawed piece of legislation, cuts young people off from essen…

The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply f… [+2692 chars]

He Was Doing Great at His New Tech Support Job—Then 22 Laptops Disappeared and He Became the Suspect

  • Jayne Elliott
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 20:35:17

It seems that the new guy probably was completely clueless. The post He Was Doing Great at His New Tech Support Job—Then 22 Laptops Disappeared and He Became the Suspect appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Shuttestock Imagine working in tech support, and you’re supposed to send in some old work computers because the employees’ computers are being upgraded to new laptops. Would you send in the computer… [+4976 chars]

UCB Comes to Agreement with U.S. Government to Lower the Cost of Medicine and Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 20:30:00

Ensuring patients have access to the medicines they need through long-term commitment to patients and scientific innovation Building on long-standing U.S. presence, expanded investments in research, manufacturing infrastructure, and highly skilled jobs will s…

<ul><li>Ensuring patients have access to the medicines they need through long-term commitment to patients and scientific innovation</li><li>Building on long-standing U.S. presence, expanded investmen… [+9863 chars]

Privacy Act overhaul to tighten 72-hour breach reporting deadline

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 20:21:00

Consultation starts for draft bill.

Australian organisations would have 72 hours to notify the Information Commissioner of an eligible data breach under draft legislation released for consultation by the Attorney-General's department. … [+3216 chars]

Brave’s Browser Hides Your Real Email When You’re Signing Up for Websites

  • Tyler Graham
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 19:33:33

The company launched the email aliases feature, which forwards messages from a dummy address to your main email account.

Have you ever received the dreadful notification that your go-to email address was exposed during a data breach? Me, too — but one browser touting itself as an alternative to Google Chrome just might… [+3484 chars]

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson | TechCrunch

  • Zack Whittaker
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 18:13:55

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.

A prolific hacking group has taken credit for last week’s cyberattack against U.S. pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson, leading to the latest spill of highly sensitive health data by an Americ… [+3215 chars]

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson

  • techcrunch.com
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 18:12:31

A prolific hacking group has taken credit for last week’s cyberattack against U.S. pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson, leading to the latest spill of highly sensitive health data by an American healthcare company in recent months. McKesson confirmed F…

A prolific hacking group has taken credit for last weeks cyberattack against U.S. pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson, leading to the latest spill of highly sensitive health data by an America… [+145 chars]

HDFC Bank CEO race: Who could be in the running to succeed Sashidhar Jagdishan?

  • ET Online
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 18:05:24

HDFC Bank is actively searching for a new chief executive officer. The bank expects to appoint an executive search firm soon. Several internal and external candidates are being considered for the top position. The new leader will focus on restoring investo…

HDFC Bank is accelerating its search for a new chief executive officer (CEO) after incumbent Sashidhar Jagdishan decided to not seek another term at Indias largest private sector lender, setting the … [+5777 chars]

Doxxing Safety Pt I: Prevention and Footprint Management

  • Daly Barnett
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 17:10:40

Doxxing is the deliberate disclosure of personal information in order to bully, harass, intimidate, or instigate a chain of harms against someone. It's a tricky thing to protect against when the jerk doing it is often able to use legal and accessible means to…

Doxxing is the deliberate disclosure of personal information in order to bully, harass, intimidate, or instigate a chain of harms against someone. It's a tricky thing to protect against when the jerk… [+9089 chars]

Relativity Brings Powerful Legal Data Intelligence to Microsoft Copilot, Expanding AI Assistant Support for Legal Teams

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  • Published date: 2026-08-31 15:30:00

News Summary RelativityOne now integrates with Microsoft Copilot through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This integration enables legal teams to automate RelativityOne administrative workflows in Copilot through natural language. The company's continued eff…

News Summary <ul><li>RelativityOne now integrates with Microsoft Copilot through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).</li><li>This integration enables legal teams to automate RelativityOne administrati… [+4411 chars]

McKesson confirms cyber incident after ShinyHunters claims patient-data theft

  • Pieter Arntz
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 14:46:50

Healthcare company McKesson acknowledged a data breach. ShinyHunters claims to have stolen hundred of millions of records

Healthcare and pharmaceutical-distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and the theft of data. McKesson Corporation… [+4135 chars]

Athena Agentic Acquires Omni Cyber Solutions Agentic Platform, it's Second Acquisition this Year

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  • Published date: 2026-08-31 13:03:00

This asset purchase brings the Omni Cyber Solutions Agentic Platform and its AI-powered security operations technology into the Athena Agentic portfolio, enhancing the Athena Unified Cyber Operations Platform's vulnerability scanning, Shadow AI, and penetrati…

This asset purchase brings the Omni Cyber Solutions Agentic Platform and its AI-powered security operations technology into the Athena Agentic portfolio, enhancing the Athena Unified Cyber Operations… [+2985 chars]

Jazz brings its agentic DLP investigator to CrowdStrike’s Falcon Foundry

  • Duncan Riley
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 13:00:18

Data loss prevention startup Jazz Security Ltd. today made its platform available as an app on CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.’s Falcon Foundry, putting its agentic investigator Melody inside the Falcon console. Melody is built to judge whether a given data movemen…

Data loss prevention startup Jazz Security Ltd. today made its platform available as an app on CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.’s Falcon Foundry, putting its agentic investigator Melody inside the Falcon co… [+4113 chars]

Hiring now: Mental Health Support Worker | $84,153.39 annually | Chilliwack, BC

  • Canada Job Bank
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 12:00:47

BC Public Service situated in Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1A7 CA is currently looking for applications for the role of Mental Health Support Worker who is a

BC Public Service situated in Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1A7 CA is currently looking for applications for the role of Mental Health Support Worker who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interperso… [+4059 chars]

Aurora Ransomware Operators Use Cursor AI in Attacks Against 10 Targets

Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security. The two indepe…

Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to… [+8169 chars]

Boston Scientific Still Recovering From Cyberattack

  • Eduard Kovacs
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 10:50:57

The company has called in CrowdStrike and others to investigate the attack that caused global network disruption. The post Boston Scientific Still Recovering From Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Nearly one week after being hit by a highly disruptive cyberattack, US medical technology giant Boston Scientific is still recovering and working on resuming operations.  Boston Scientific detected … [+1330 chars]

Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach

  • Ionut Arghire
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 10:29:10

FulcrumSec says it stole over 80 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group and plans to leak it online. The post Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The FulcrumSec extortion group has claimed responsibility for the recently disclosed Manchester Airports Group (MAG) data breach. The largest airport group in the UK, MAG owns and operates Mancheste… [+2056 chars]

Coupang dispute fuels new U.S. tariff pressure on South Korea

  • Justin Papp
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 10:00:01

South Korea's dismissal of Congress' allegations that it discriminated against U.S.-based Coupang is straining the country's ties with the U.S., sources said.

A Coupang banner hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on the day of the company's initial public offering, March 11, 2021. The South Korean government's dismissal of the findings of a congressi… [+14619 chars]

Shadow AI is a security problem, but the EU AI Act makes it a legal one

  • Darren Williams
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 09:46:41

Employees at larger enterprises regularly feed corporate data into AI tools.

The most damaging AI-related security incident your organization faces this year probably won't originate from external attackers using sophisticated new models. It's far more likely to begin with an… [+7310 chars]

Gunmen kill popular comedian, one other in Anambra

  • Punch Newspapers
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 07:39:24

Tragedy struck Awka, the Anambra State capital, late on Sunday when unidentified assailants allegedly shot dead a popular comedian and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as ‘Aiza Nwosu’, as well as an unidentified middle-aged man. It was gathered…

Tragedy struck Awka, the Anambra State capital, late on Sunday when unidentified assailants allegedly shot dead a popular comedian and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as ‘Aiza Nwosu’,… [+4410 chars]

AMGEN'S REPATHA® REDUCES RISK OF DEATH IN PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK FOR A FIRST HEART ATTACK OR STROKE

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-31 07:18:00

Repatha is the First and Only PCSK9 Inhibitor Shown to Lower the Risk of Dying from All Causes, Including Cardiovascular Events, in High-Risk Primary Prevention Patients in a Phase 3 Trial Separate Global Real-World Analyses Show Persistent Gaps in Lipid Mana…

Repatha is the First and Only PCSK9 Inhibitor Shown to Lower the Risk of Dying from All Causes, Including Cardiovascular Events, in High-Risk Primary Prevention Patients in a Phase 3 Trial Separate … [+29092 chars]

Announcing the 2026 Benchmark Security Awards Finalists

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  • Published date: 2026-08-31 01:00:00

Winners announced at gala dinner on November 11.

The Benchmark Security Awards celebrate Australian security leaders for their work in driving effective cyber programs in Australian enterprise and government.  This year’s awards program is brought… [+4952 chars]

ASX creates deputy CISO role

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  • Published date: 2026-08-30 20:26:00

Lands ex-security leader from TEG.

The Australian Securities Exchange has created a deputy chief information security officer role, with Hanlie Botha taking the inaugural post. Botha joined ASX from Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG)… [+687 chars]

Extortion Group FulcrumSec Claims 86GB Manchester Airports Group Data Theft

  • Pierluigi Paganini
  • Published date: 2026-08-30 17:21:51

Extortion group FulcrumSec claims they stole 86GB of Manchester Airports Group data after finding API credentials exposed in client-side JavaScript. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach on August 27 affecting customers of Manchester, London…

Extortion Group FulcrumSec Claims 86GB Manchester Airports Group Data Theft Manchester Airports Group (MAG) disclosed a data breach on August 27 affecting customers of Manchester, London Stansted, a… [+4719 chars]