Cyber Security News

August 2026

1.

Leak Investigation Sparks Subpoenas Of Reporters Who Exposed 'Decoy Flight' Scandal: Trump Plane Swap Fallout

2.

XAI Can't Send Grok User's Privacy Suit to Texas, Judge Says

3.

Edible Brands Hit with Privacy Lawsuit Over Web Tracking

4.

Big Tech Fraud Liability Plan a Great Idea with Long Odds

5.

Calif. Agency Reveals 1st Privacy Action Against Data Broker


What's the worst that could happen?
(Hint: Your trade secrets could be stolen...)


6.

Calif. Subclass Added to Fox Rothschild Data Breach Suit

7.

Ga. Justices Call for Balancing Privacy Rights in Herpes Suit

8.

Class in Photo Hack Case Seeks $61M Deal with Conn. School

9.

Ex-Worker Drops Data Breach Suit Against Aerospace Co. RTX

10.

Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan for Critical Assets


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11.

OCC Takes Swipe at BofA in Post-Jan. 6 Data Sharing Suit

12.

Tax Man Who Shaved Insurance Crook's Income Gets 2 Years

13.

House Dems Seek AI Hearings After OpenAI, Anthropic Hacks

14.

Judge Trims BCBS Privacy Suit Over Public Site Data

15.

Which HR Software Has the Best Data Security in 2026? Comparing ADP, Paycom, Paycor, Rippling, and Workday


What's the worst that could happen?
...Why wait to find out?


16.

Whistleblower Exposes How Governments Hide Embarrassing Ufo Data: 'It Is So Criminal, So Messed Up'

17.

Wall Street's Biggest Hedge Funds Didn't Get Hacked, But AI Voice Clones Came Alarmingly Close

18.

OpenAI Admits Its Own AI Agents Secretly Built a Hidden Message Board to Plan Hacks

19.

Bipartisan Sens. Float Bill on Small Biz Cyber Security Tools

20.

7th Circ. Upholds Samsung Win in Biometric Privacy Suit


Why wait until you get hacked?


21.

FCC Demanded Fine in Misleading Way, AT&T Tells 5th Circ

22.

HSF Kramer, Taft Hit By Data Breaches

23.

Former NTIA Acting Chief Confirmed to Cyber Space Post

24.

Ex-GC Hijacked Accounts and Posted Klan Imagery, Suit Says

25.

UCHealth Accused Of Sharing Patient Data with Meta



26.

Data Breach Case Against Allegheny Health Mostly Advances

27.

Blockchain Cyber Security Co., CEO Settle SEC Suit for $1.2M

28.

Leaked Audio Exposes Todd Blanche's Abortion Plan as Trump's AG Nominee Promises 'Permanent Victory'

29.

Canadian Man Cops to Extensive Hacking, Extortion Scheme

30.

NYC's Food Apps Data Law Goes Too Far, 2nd Circ. Says

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