Daily Digest | 18 August 2026

680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach
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https://www.securityweek.com/680000-impacted-by-french-tax-authority-data-breach/

Philips and GE investigating Clop ransomware data theft claims
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/philips-and-ge-investigating-clop-ransomware-data-theft-claims/

Microsoft working on Defender patch for ShieldBreak zero-day
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-working-on-defender-patch-for-shieldbreak-zero-day/

Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure
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https://www.securityweek.com/critical-sap-commerce-cloud-vulnerability-exploited-3-days-after-disclosure/

Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware
The Hacker News
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/suspected-china-nexus-actor-exploits.html

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Daily Digest | 19 August 2026

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictiv...
Council of the EU Press Releases
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/08/18/statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-eu-on-the-alignment-of-certain-countries-concerning-restrictive-measures-against-serious-human-rights-violations-and-abuses/

French tax authority data breach affects 678,000 individuals
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-tax-authority-data-breach-affects-678-000-individuals/

CISA: Windows Task Host flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-windows-task-host-flaw-now-exploited-by-ransomware-gangs/

Heights Finance Data Breach Impacts at Least 1.2 Million Individuals
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https://www.securityweek.com/heights-finance-data-breach-impacts-at-least-1-2-million-individuals/

France probes disinfo campaigns targeting 2027 election candidates
POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-probe-russia-disinformation-campaigns-2027-election/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

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Daily Digest | 20 August 2026

OpenAI confirms ChatGPT is down as logins and signups fail
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confirms-chatgpt-is-down-as-logins-and-signups-fail/

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-customer-privacy-protections/

Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as data recovery firm to steal payments
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rogue-ransomware-affiliate-ransom-busters-poses-as-data-recovery-firm/

Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as recovery firm to steal payments
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rogue-ransomware-affiliate-ransom-busters-poses-as-recovery-firm/

Healthtech firm CareCloud data breach impacts 3.7 million patients
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/healthtech-firm-carecloud-data-breach-impacts-37-million-patients/

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