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🚨 Coop Italia 🇮🇹 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Qilin. 250 GB stolen.

The Italian supermarket chain was rumored to have been targeted by a cyber attack last week with all stores being disrupted. No official confirmation.

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📣 Cybersecurity rankings by country: Which of the world’s biggest economies are the least prepared for cyber attacks?

To find out, we measured the national cybersecurity capability and institutional preparedness of the world’s 50 biggest economies.

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🚨 Capital Bank, S.A. 🇭🇹 is gradually resuming operations after a cyber attack. Yesterday, it reopened 17 branches and restored interbank transfers after weeks of disruption. Online banking remains unavailable.

Ransomware gang LockBit claimed the attack.

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🚨 The City of Everett 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. 15 GB allegedly stolen.

The city confirmed its systems were impacted in an attack on September 6. It reopened to the public on September 21.

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🚨 Seetelhotels 🇩🇪 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang INC.

The German hotel company confirmed an attack on October 10, 2026. It said it hadn't received a ransom demand but wouldn't pay it if it did get one. Data breach likely.

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🚨 Toho Holdings Co., Ltd. 🇯🇵 has confirmed its subsidiary, Entouch Co., Ltd., was attacked with ransomware on October 9. A data breach involving healthcare data has been confirmed.

Black X claimed the attack on the healthcare tech company.

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📣 Our Q3 education ransomware roundup is live!

🔺 Attacks on schools, colleges & universities rose by 54%, increasing from 50 in Q2 2026 to 77 in Q3 2026
🔺 K-12 saw a 24% increase
🔺 Higher education saw an 88% increase
🇺🇸 The US saw a 182% increase

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‼️ Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF) 🇺🇸 has started issuing data breach letters following a cyber attack over 2 years ago in August 2024.

Ransomware gang Medusa claimed the attack, issuing the public schools with a $140,000 ransom.

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‼️ Krum Public Library 🇺🇸 has started notifying 34,042 Texas residents of a data breach. This follows a ransomware attack in May 2026. SSNs and financial info were among the affected data.

NightSpire claimed the attack, offering 50 GB of data for $999.

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‼️ Anne Arundel County 🇺🇸 has confirmed a data breach following a cyber attack in August 2026. Ransomware gang Rhysida claimed the attack, issuing a $2.08M ransom for 2.6 TB of data.

The county was previously targeted by INC in February 2026.

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🚨 Llano Independent School District 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Qilin.

The Texas school district noted a cybersecurity incident at the end of September, which caused disruptions to IT systems.

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🚨 Asia Market Ltd 🇮🇪 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Majinahanashi.

Ireland's largest Asian supermarket is currently experiencing an "internal operation issue," which is causing delays. Cause unconfirmed.

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🚨 Konsis AS 🇳🇴 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang SETTRA. 95 GB stolen.

Yesterday, the Norwegian print shop confirmed the attack and said staff, customers' & clients' data may have been impacted. Operations are continuing as normal.

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🚨 Hospital Sírio-Libanês 🇧🇷 has confirmed it detected unauthorized access to an internal reporting system in September 2026.

New ransomware group Seven Deadly Sins claimed the attack, saying it had stolen 3.5M+ rows of data, inc. patient records.

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🚨 Kissei Shoji Co., Ltd. 🇯🇵 has been added to the site of ransomware gang Everest. 323 GB stolen.

The Japanese noodle manufacturer confirmed an attack earlier this month. Staff received an email from the hackers telling them their data had been stolen.

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🚨 Saga University 🇯🇵 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang The Gentlemen.

The Japanese university confirmed an attack on September 24, 2026. No impact on systems related to education, research, or clinical operations was noted.

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‼️ Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 🇺🇸 is issuing data breach letters to 204,001 people following a cyber attack in August 2026.

Silent Ransom Group (LeakedData) claimed the attack, saying the legal firm had offered it $4.9M to delete the data.

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‼️ Central Ohio Primary Care 🇺🇸 has said approximately 1.4 million people have been impacted in its August 2026 data breach. SSNs, health & financial info affected.

Ransomware gang Chaos claimed the attack, saying it had stolen 362 GB of data.

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🚨 Keio Corporation 🇯🇵 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Qilin.

The Japanese transport company confirmed an attack had impacted its systems on September 26. Data breach investigations are ongoing.

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🚨 Commune du Tampon 🇷🇪 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Qilin.

Réunion's fourth-largest commune noted a cyber attack on its systems at the beginning of September, which caused significant disruptions.

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