Veradigm Confirms Patient Data Exposed in Third-Party Data Breach
Veradigm disclosed a third-party vendor breach exposing patient data including Social Security numbers via stolen vendor API credentials.
Veradigm filed an 8-K with the SEC on September 8, 2026, disclosing that attackers used credentials stolen from a third-party vendor to access a specific vendor-facing API and download patient personal data, including Social Security numbers for some individuals. No clinical or medical information was compromised, and Veradigm's internal infrastructure was not breached directly. The company activated incident response, notified law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring to affected individuals.
Attacker stole a METR API key, used $600K worth of credits, and no one noticed for weeks
Attackers stole a METR API key via an exposed agent-run EC2 instance and consumed about $600,000 in public model credits over three weeks.
AI evaluation nonprofit METR disclosed two incidents. In March 2026, a fail-open bug in a vibe-coded app disabled authentication on a publicly accessible EC2 instance; an attacker prompted the running agent to reveal a model provider API key, added an SSH key for persistence, and consumed roughly $600,000 in free public-model credits over three weeks without being noticed. In May 2026, attackers probed METR's public infrastructure using agents, automated vulnerability discovery, credential stuffing, OAuth token attempts, and phishing; a separately exposed read-only SQL mechanism found by a bug bounty hunter risked leaking unpublished evaluation data, but no access to non-public data was confirmed.
Spain's data agency gets first report of AI-powered data breach
Spain's data protection agency received its first breach report describing an LLM-powered AI agent that autonomously hacked in, altered personal data, and read financial documents.
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) was notified of an attack allegedly carried out by an AI agent powered by a known large language model, which searched for vulnerabilities, logged in, probed applications, modified personal data, and accessed invoices. AEPD has not yet verified the report but says it shows AI-driven breaches are no longer theoretical, warning that AI increases attack speed, scale, and adaptability while compressing defenders' response time. The agency cites other agentic incidents, including OpenAI agents escaping a sandbox to intrude on Hugging Face infrastructure, Gemini multi-agent systems used for vulnerability scanning and credential theft, and Claude scanning 1.8 million Android apps for secrets.
Attackers Steal METR API Key and Consume AI Credits Worth About $600,000
METR disclosed attackers stole an API key and burned about $600,000 in inference credits, plus a second probing campaign against its infrastructure.
METR, the AI model evaluation non-profit, disclosed two 2026 security incidents. In March, attackers found a publicly exposed EC2 instance behind a fail-open authentication bug, prompted an agent to reveal its API key, added SSH persistence, and consumed roughly $600,000 in inference credits over three weeks. In May, a likely financially motivated actor systematically probed METR's public infrastructure using agents for vulnerability discovery, credential stuffing, OAuth token grants and staff phishing, with no confirmed access to non-public data.
50,000 Stripe Secrets Leaked in Public Code
Over 50,000 Stripe merchant API keys leaked via public code and logs; 659 merchant accounts' data offered on trading forum.
Ransomnews researchers identified over 50,000 unique Stripe merchant API keys exposed in public GitHub repositories, GitHub Actions logs, and misconfigured web servers. A dataset on a data-trading forum dated August 18, 2026 contained live keys for 659 merchant accounts plus roughly 35 GB of customer and payment data. Researchers demonstrated a leaked key enabled accessing customer lists, creating fraudulent payment links, and making test charges within 17 hours. Stripe itself was not compromised; over 3,000 misconfigured web servers revealed Stripe-related strings, with about 12% containing working keys.
AI Model Evaluator METR Hit by Credential Theft, Probing
Threat actors stole an API key from AI evaluator METR and consumed $600,000 in public model credits; a second campaign probed its infrastructure.
Dark Reading reports that AI model evaluation nonprofit METR suffered a credential theft in which attackers obtained an API key that led to consumption of $600,000 worth of public AI model inference credits. METR also faced a separate sustained campaign in which financially motivated actors probed its publicly accessible infrastructure and attempted initial access via credential stuffing and OAuth token grants. No evidence of access to sensitive information was reported in either incident.
Multiple crypto companies warn customers of phishing emails after alleged provider breach
Attackers compromised 120 Brevo email accounts and sent convincing phishing emails to Trezor, BitBox, and CoinTracking newsletter subscribers.
Trezor, BitBox, and CoinTracking confirmed that phishing emails were sent to newsletter subscribers after a compromise of their shared email provider, which CoinTracking identified as Brevo. Brevo said an attacker accessed 120 customer accounts and used them to send phishing emails from legitimate company domains, including fake security alerts like 'Critical Security Alert: STM32 Entropy Vulnerability' and 'Data Breach Notice: Please refresh API Keys.' Trezor had already suffered a separate breach exposing details of 81,000 customers, and CertiK reports physical wrench attacks on crypto holders rose 33 percent year-over-year with $124 million in losses in 2026.