A study analyzing healthcare data breaches reported to the Office for Civil Rights between 2010 and 2024 revealed that hacking became the leading cause of such breaches in 2017 and has dominated since. The proportion of breaches involving ransomware remains unclear. In this period, protected health information (PHI) data breaches more than doubled, while hacking and IT incidents rose from 4% to 81%. Ransomware cases dipped from 31% of breaches in 2021 to 11% in 2024. Researchers suggested improving ransomware reporting methods to offer better insight into the issue.
PupkinStealer Attacks Windows System to Steal Login Credentials & Desktop Files
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information-stealing malware named PupkinStealer. The malware, first identified in April 2025, steals browser credentials, messaging app sessions, and desktop
