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Cybersecurity Alert
September 21, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

RatHat Android Scam Steals Bank Logins and Can Learn Your Phone PIN

Zimperium’s RatHat Android Trojan uses smishing, fake overlays, and stolen OTP codes, and can reconstruct a screen lock. Audits (ideal 100%): zimperium.com 78%, malwarebytes.com 71%, google.com 55%, bankofamerica.com 53%.

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Multi-source breach data week of September 20, 2026
Cybersecurity Alert
September 20, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Breach Data Week of September 20, 2026: Texas, HIBP, SEC & HHS Updates

Multi-source breach data week of September 20, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +13 (454 → 467). 11 companies/entities from source roundups.

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Cybersecurity Alert
September 20, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Houston Warning: Unexpected Packages Can Be QR Phishing

Click2Houston warned Sept 15 that unsolicited Amazon-style packages can hide QR phishing. FTC Aug 20 alert and FBI IC3 PSA match. Audits (ideal 100%): ic3.gov 87%, usps.com 77%, ftc.gov 72%, amazon.com 54%.

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Cybersecurity Alert
September 18, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Paxton Warns Texas Businesses About CIPA Privacy Demand Letters

Texas AG Ken Paxton warned of suspicious California CIPA demand letters sent to Texas businesses. Audits (ideal 100%): uscourts.gov 67%, texasbar.com 60%, cacd.uscourts.gov 54%, texasattorneygeneral.gov 37%.

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Cybersecurity Alert
September 16, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Call Center Sues Chubb After $5M Adidas Customer-Data Settlement

Alta Resources sued Ace American (Chubb) in E.D. Wis. after paying Adidas more than $5M over help-desk credential claims. Adidas confirmed a May 2025 vendor incident. Audits (ideal 100%): adidas.com 68%, adidas-group.com 59%, chubb.com 58%, altaresources.com 37%.

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Dark living room with a standby OLED television showing a small red LED and a microphone icon on the bezel
Cybersecurity Alert
September 16, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Researchers Say Compromised LG TVs Can Listen in Standby

Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs say a compromised LG OLED can capture mic audio in standby. LG disputes ambient recording. Audits (ideal 100%): malwarebytes.com 71%, lgads.tv 44%, lg.com 42%, gamersnexus.net 41%.

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Cybersecurity Alert
September 16, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Unpatched WooCommerce Wholesale Plugin Is Being Used to Plant Web Shells

CVE-2026-27540 in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture (<=2.0.3.1) is under mass exploit. Patch is 2.0.3.2. Public-HTML store audits (ideal 100%): fjordpharm.com 64%, kalamazooindustries.com 52%, strohmedico.com 47%. Fingerprint is not a patch check.

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Laptop on a coffee table showing a verified social-feed ad for a streaming app, with a sticky note that says type the app store yourself
Cybersecurity Alert
September 15, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Hijacked HBO Max Reddit Account Pushed Fake Ads That Drop Malware

Attackers used verified u/hbomax ads for a 48-hour ClickFix blitz. Max streaming is not reported hacked. Audits (ideal 100%): ic3.gov 87%, reddit.com 85%, hbomax.com 67%, max.com 52%.

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Multi-source breach data week of September 13, 2026
Cybersecurity Alert
September 13, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Breach Data Week of September 13, 2026: Texas, HIBP, SEC & HHS Updates

Multi-source breach data week of September 13, 2026: Texas OAG, HHS OCR, SEC Form 8-K, HIBP, and state AG trackers. Texas YTD reports +11 (443 → 454). 12 companies/entities from source roundups.

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Smartphone showing a redacted Chase card-hold text with a sticky note that says type the app yourself
Cybersecurity Alert
September 12, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Fake Chase ‘Card Hold’ Texts Ask You to Call a 10-Digit Number

A Chase-branded card-hold text hit a real Chase customer on the number tied to that account — coincidence or a purchased/stolen pairing, not proof Chase was hacked. Real Chase fraud SMS uses short codes. Audits (ideal 100%): ic3.gov 87%, chase.com 79%, jpmorganchase.com 65%, cruzovote.com 29%.

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Texas healthcare office at dusk with an off-hook desk phone and a redacted unauthorized-access banner
Cybersecurity Alert
September 12, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

McKesson Confirms Data Theft; Northern Texas Lawsuits Cite Voice Phishing

Irving-based McKesson (MCK) posted a Sept 8 notice after an Aug 20–25 incident on employee accounts. ShinyHunters claimed vishing. N.D. Tex has 15 suits. Audits (ideal 100%): sec.gov 88%, ic3.gov 87%, mckesson.com 69%, covermymeds.com 58%.

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Cybersecurity Alert
September 8, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Hackers Are Hiding Scam Emails Behind Trusted Google Tools

Scammers route fake work emails through real Google services before a sign-in page or remote-access install. Google is not reported hacked. Audits (ideal 100%): connectwise.com 77%, knowbe4.com 73%, microsoft.com 71%, google.com 55%.

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Cybersecurity Alert
September 7, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

153 Million Driver’s License Scans Were for Sale — FBI Is Looking at IDScan.net

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
Cybersecurity Alert
September 6, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Breach Data Week of September 6, 2026: Texas, HIBP, SEC & HHS Updates

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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Cybersecurity Alert
September 1, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

Nutex Health Confirms Patient and Employee Data Stolen — The Gentlemen Claimed It

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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Cybersecurity Alert
August 30, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

ATF Confirms a Major Incident on a Standalone System — Qilin Claimed It, Without Samples

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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