Cyber Security News

August 2026

1.

Edible Brands Hit with Privacy Lawsuit Over Web Tracking

2.

Big Tech Fraud Liability Plan a Great Idea with Long Odds

3.

Calif. Agency Reveals 1st Privacy Action Against Data Broker

4.

Calif. Subclass Added to Fox Rothschild Data Breach Suit

5.

Ga. Justices Call for Balancing Privacy Rights in Herpes Suit



6.

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

7.

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

8.

Calif. Unveils Novel AI Cyber Defense Plan for Critical Assets

9.

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

10.

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


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11.

House Dems Seek AI Hearings After OpenAI, Anthropic Hacks

12.

Judge Trims BCBS Privacy Suit Over Public Site Data

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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



16.

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

17.

Bipartisan Sens. Float Bill on Small Biz Cyber Security Tools

18.

7th Circ. Upholds Samsung Win in Biometric Privacy Suit

19.

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

20.

HSF Kramer, Taft Hit By Data Breaches



21.

Former NTIA Acting Chief Confirmed to Cyber Space Post

22.

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

23.

UCHealth Accused Of Sharing Patient Data with Meta

24.

Data Breach Case Against Allegheny Health Mostly Advances

25.

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



26.

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

27.

Canadian Man Cops to Extensive Hacking, Extortion Scheme

28.

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

29.

Connex Data Breach Class Action Heads to Mediation

30.

T-Mobile Asks Judge to Reconsider Data Breach Ruling

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