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The argument for replacing passwords with passkeys is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. The more interesting question is what happens once organisations actually deploy them. New figures from the FIDO Alliance estimate that five billion passkeys are now in use worldwide. Its State of Passkeys 2026 research found that 75% of consumers have enabled one on at least one account, while 68% of organisations have deployed, are piloting or are rolling out passkeys for employee authentication.

Several prominent organisations, including General Electric (GE), Philips and Fiserv, are investigating potential data security breaches after the Clop ransomware group claimed to have exploited a critical vulnerability in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM to gain access to their internal systems and steal sensitive data. Recently, the Clop ransomware group added 43 new victims to its data leak site.

Thousands of UK charities and non-profit organisations have been impacted by serious data security incidents following a major breach at cloud-based CRM provider Beacon CRM. A major breach at cloud-based CRM provider Beacon CRM has exposed thousands of UK charities and non-profit organisations to significant data security incidents. Beacon CRM is a UK-based cloud customer relationship management (CRM) platform headquartered in Bristol, England.

A cyberattack on a hospital guesthouse’s booking software provider has compromised the personal information of thousands of past, present and future guests, prompting warnings about potential scam attempts. University Medical Center Utrecht has disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 5,000 people who booked stays at its guesthouse, after hackers broke into the reservation system operated by an outside software provider.

A Japanese cloud and hosting provider tied to the country’s Government Cloud program says a sales system intrusion could affect more than 1.36 million member accounts, though no evidence of stolen data has surfaced yet. Sakura Internet, a major Japanese provider of web hosting, cloud computing and data center services, has disclosed that hackers accessed its sales management system, potentially exposing information tied to as many as 1,360,563 member accounts.

As organisations become more concerned about AI-enabled cyber-attacks, one of the technology’s most persistent weaknesses risks receiving less attention than more familiar threats. As organisations become more concerned about AI-enabled cyber-attacks, one of the technology’s most persistent weaknesses risks receiving less attention than more familiar threats.

CareCloud, a healthcare technology company, disclosed that a data security incident earlier this year exposed sensitive personal information of more than 3.7 million individuals. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, CareCloud is a healthcare technology company providing cloud-based software and outsourced billing services to medical practices and health systems.

A threat actor has dumped nearly 3.7 million employee records from several Fortune 500 companies, exposing vast internal directories on cybercrime forums following a major Azure data exfiltration campaign.

Lennar Mortgage LLC is notifying tens of thousands of customers that their personal information, including Social Security numbers and financial account details, may have been exposed after an unauthorized party gained access to its computer systems earlier this year. The Miami-based lender, a subsidiary of homebuilder Lennar Corp., said it detected unusual activity affecting a limited part of its information systems on June 1, 2026.

Quest Apartment Hotels is investigating a security breach that exposed personal data belonging to customers, with the company notifying those affected in an email this week. The compromised records predate June 2025 and primarily contain full names, email addresses and other contact information. A limited number of the affected entries also include customers’ dates of birth. Quest said it identified unauthorized access to a database system on Monday, Aug.