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Krebs found Nexus listing 153M+ U.S. and Canadian license scans. FBI New Orleans is investigating. IDScan says a third party may have copied cloud records. Audits (ideal 100%): fbi.gov 64%, hertz.com 53%, veriscancloud.com 44%, idscan.net 42%.
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Multi-source breach data week of September 6, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +17 (426 → 443). 13 companies/entities from source roundups.
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Texas OAG published 4 new data security breach reports on September 4, 2026, affecting 22,252 Texans. LHC Group, Inc led the batch with 16,885 affected.
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California's data breach list added 6 notices on September 2, 2026. California does not publish residents-affected counts — this roundup tracks reporting visibility.
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Have I Been Pwned added 1 breach on September 2, 2026, exposing 8,849,657 accounts globally. Manchester Airports Group led the batch with 8,849,657 accounts.
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Scammers abuse real ChatGPT share links with fake high-traffic notices. OpenAI is not reported hacked. Audits (ideal 100%): pushsecurity.com 74%, microsoft.com 71%, openai.com 70%, chatgpt.com 68%.
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Houston-based Nutex (NUTX) filed Item 1.05 after attackers stole patient, employee, provider, and financial files. The Gentlemen claimed the listing. Audits (ideal 100%): sec.gov 88%, bayoucityhospital.com 50%, nutexhealth.com 46%, sophos.com 44%. No public YubiKey or authenticator path.
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SEC EDGAR shows 1 Form 8-K Item 1.05 material cybersecurity disclosure filed September 1, 2026. Park Dental Partners, Inc. is among the filers.
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ATF confirmed a major incident on a standalone system holding investigation-target data. Qilin listed the bureau without samples; ATF has not attributed the actor. Audits (ideal 100%): atf.gov 66%, justice.gov 66%, login.gov 63%, eforms.atf.gov 43%. eForms MFA: password + PIN, no YubiKey.
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Multi-source breach data week of August 30, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +8 (418 → 426). 7 companies/entities from source roundups.
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Leighton’s in Montrose absorbed 30–45 tap-to-pay chargebacks after stolen cards were loaded onto phones. Audits (ideal 100%): apple.com 69%, intezer.com 63%, toasttab.com 42%, leightonshtx.com 33%. Toast Web: Google Authenticator yes, YubiKey not documented.
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City of Norcross confirmed ransomware on Aug 1, 2026; public notice came late August. Data exposure, actor, and ransom still undisclosed. Audits (ideal 100%): norcrossga.net 60%, gwinnettcounty.com 57%, civicplus.com 43%. CivicPlus: Google Authenticator yes, YubiKey not documented.
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AG Dave Sunday warned Aug 28 that a MyChart Medicare Kit does not exist. Officials describe impersonation, not a MyChart platform hack. Audits (ideal 100%): attorneygeneral.gov 78%, epic.com 69%, pennmedicine.org 58%, mychart.org 54%. Epic MFA: authenticator yes, YubiKey not named.
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September 2026 Texas bar associations cyber briefing: peer incidents, domain-audit takeaways (ideal 100%), MFA notes, one IT security tip, and free member self-check links. Published on the last Sunday of the prior month.
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September 2026 Texas chambers cyber briefing: peer incidents, domain-audit takeaways (ideal 100%), MFA notes, one IT security tip, and free member self-check links. Published on the last Sunday of the prior month.
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September 2026 Texas credit unions cyber briefing: peer incidents, domain-audit takeaways (ideal 100%), MFA notes, one IT security tip, and free member self-check links. Published on the last Sunday of the prior month.
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Texas OAG published 6 new data security breach reports on August 28, 2026, affecting 7,750 Texans. Lovejoy Independent School District led the batch with 2,666 affected.
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Fortra FIRE reports a 40% Q2 2026 surge in Chameleon SEO poisoning — cloaked fake bank login pages that rank in Google and Bing but play dead to scanners. Audits (ideal 100%): texascapitalbank.com 85%, chase.com 79%, fortra.com 64%, bankofamerica.com 53% — 0/11 at 100%. Bank of America documents YubiKey; none advertise Google Authenticator.
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DOJ and FBI seized domains hard-coded into China-nexus QScan and QTRouter platforms used against NASA, the Federal Reserve, DOJ, and the U.S. Senate. Audits (ideal 100%): nih.gov 78%, energy.gov 73%, nsa.gov 55% — 0/11 at 100%. Login.gov documents YubiKey and authenticator apps.
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Have I Been Pwned added 1 breach on August 25, 2026, exposing 12,933,413 accounts globally. Carhartt led the batch with 12,933,413 accounts.
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Heights Finance confirmed a May 2026 third-party cloud incident. Texas OAG lists 734,828 Texans. Audits (ideal 100%): heightsfinance.com 60%. MyAccount login is cell-phone only — no YubiKey or Google Authenticator.
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Microsoft Defender ShieldBreak (CVE-2026-69414) is still unpatched. Apple fixed ImageIO CVE-2026-65346 in iOS 26.6.1. Audits (ideal 100%): microsoft.com 71%, apple.com 69%. Microsoft and Apple Accounts document YubiKey; Apple does not document Google Authenticator.
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U.S. Bank is investigating a LockBit leak-site claim. The bank says a fourth-party event outside its environment; no evidence its systems were hit. Audits (ideal 100%): usbank.com 68%. MFA: Fail (SMS OTP; no YubiKey/TOTP).
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Multi-source breach data week of August 23, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +14 (404 → 418). 18 companies/entities from source roundups.
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Beazley Security’s Q2 2026 threat report: disclosed CVEs +36%, CISA KEV +10%, but 67% of ransomware still starts with stolen VPN/RDP passwords. Device-code phishing beats MFA. Audits (ideal 100%): hackerone.com 88%, nist.gov 84%, beazley.security 78% — none at 100%.
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Have I Been Pwned added 1 breach on August 22, 2026, exposing 568,972 accounts globally. Golf Canada led the batch with 568,972 accounts.
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UT San Antonio detected attempted unauthorized activity at the network edge, took systems offline, and delayed fall classes to Aug 24. No evidence of data theft. Audits (ideal 100%): utsa.edu 70%, passphrase.utsa.edu 34%. Duo recommends YubiKey; Google Authenticator not documented.
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California's data breach list added 4 notices on August 21, 2026. California does not publish residents-affected counts — this roundup tracks reporting visibility.
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Texas OAG published 13 new data security breach reports on August 21, 2026, affecting 136,398 Texans. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP led the batch with 80,528 affected.
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FBI PSA 2026-08-10: phishing lookalike domains and fake support texts steal MFA codes to take over social accounts. Audits (ideal 100%): ic3.gov 87%, instagram.com 80%, google.com 55%. Instagram MFA Pass; Facebook Strong.
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