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Novo Nordisk Discloses Breach of Clinical Trial Participant Data — Ozempic and GLP-1 Research Records Exposed
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which attackers gained unauthorised access to IT systems holding personal data of clinical trial participants, including individuals enrolled in GLP-1 receptor agonist trials for Ozempic and Wegovy. The breach raises significant regulatory concerns under EU clinical trial data protection requirements and the ICH GCP framework governing trial participant data handling.
Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273 (CVSS 9.8): ShinyHunters Exploit Zero-Day to Breach University Student Records at Scale
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions — CVE-2026-35273, CVSS 9.8 — has been exploited by the ShinyHunters threat group to breach student record systems at multiple universities across the US, UK, and Australia. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication in the PeopleSoft web application layer, granting direct access to student enrolment, financial aid, and academic records.
Zara Confirms Data Breach Affecting 197,000 Customers — ShinyHunters' April Extortion Claim Now Substantiated
Inditex has confirmed that a breach of Zara customer data exposed the personal information of approximately 197,000 people, substantiating the ShinyHunters extortion claim from late April 2026. Exposed data includes names, email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, and purchase history. European GDPR notification has been filed and affected customers are being contacted.
FTC Bans Kochava Subsidiary from Selling Sensitive Location Data in Landmark Enforcement Settlement
The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement banning Kochava and its Collective Data Solutions subsidiary from selling sensitive location data derived from consumer mobile devices — marking the FTC's most significant enforcement action against the location data broker industry. The settlement establishes a precedent with direct implications for any organisation that monetises or purchases precise consumer location data, including advertising technology companies, retail analytics firms, and financial services using location data for fraud detection.
OpenEMR: Three Critical Vulnerabilities Expose Patient Records Across 100,000 Healthcare Providers
Aisle security researchers have disclosed 38 vulnerabilities in OpenEMR — the world's most widely deployed open-source electronic medical records and practice management system, used by over 100,000 healthcare providers globally. Three of the vulnerabilities are critical, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution and patient record exfiltration. OpenEMR 7.0.2 patch 2 addresses all reported issues; unpatched instances are a direct patient data and regulatory liability.
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Server-Side Template Injection Exposed Entire Customer Contact Database
SL Cyber researchers have disclosed five patched vulnerabilities in Salesforce Marketing Cloud (ExactTarget), the most critical of which — a server-side template injection flaw — allowed an authenticated marketing user to exfiltrate the complete contacts database and historical email campaign content of any Salesforce Marketing Cloud instance. The vulnerabilities were patched by Salesforce; organisations should verify which contact data and historical communications were accessible to marketing team members.
Medtronic Confirms Data Breach — ShinyHunters Claims 9 Million Medical Device Patient Records Stolen
Medtronic, the world's largest medical device manufacturer, has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters threat actor claimed to have stolen nine million patient records. The breach includes patient names, device serial numbers, implant dates, clinic details, and in some cases diagnostic data from cardiac, diabetes, and spinal device programmes across 150 countries. Regulatory notifications under HIPAA, GDPR, and MDR are expected.
Rituals Cosmetics Discloses Data Breach — Up to 40 Million My Rituals Members' PII Potentially Exposed
Amsterdam-based luxury cosmetics brand Rituals has disclosed a breach of its My Rituals membership platform affecting potentially up to 40 million registered members across its 1,170-plus retail locations in 37 countries. Exposed data includes names, contact details, date of birth, gender, and purchase history. The breach carries significant GDPR obligations as Rituals is headquartered in the EU.
France Titres (ANTS) Breach Exposes 11.7 Million Citizens' Identity Records
France's national secure-ID document agency confirmed a breach affecting 11.7 million citizens — roughly one in five residents — after threat actor 'breach3d' claimed to have exfiltrated records including names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers. CNIL, ANSSI, and the Paris Public Prosecutor have been notified. Organisations operating in France face elevated customer account fraud and social engineering risk from the compromised data.
Basic-Fit Breach Exposes Personal and Bank Data of One Million European Gym Members
Dutch fitness chain Basic-Fit has disclosed a data breach affecting approximately one million members across six European countries, with bank account details among the compromised data. The breach targeted the company's visit-tracking system, exposing names, contact details, dates of birth, and banking information. GDPR notifications have been filed.
Booking.com Breach Exposes Reservation Data — Phishing Wave Follows
Booking.com has disclosed unauthorised access to customer reservation data including names, contact details, and booking information. No payment data was taken, but the exposed reservation details create a high-quality dataset for targeted travel-themed phishing campaigns. Reservation PINs have been reset across affected bookings.
NIS2 Moves From Grace Period to Enforcement — Germany's BSI Registration Deadline Is Now
Eighteen months after the NIS2 transposition deadline, EU member states are moving from legislative implementation to active supervisory enforcement. Germany's BSI has set April 2026 as the registration deadline for essential and important entities under the national NIS2 implementation (NIS2UmsuCG). Organisations still treating NIS2 as a future requirement face immediate regulatory exposure as national competent authorities begin audit and penalty activity.