AI Adoption in Cybersecurity Surges to 78%: Report Highlights Risk and Governance Gaps

AI adoption in cybersecurity hit 78%, but three-quarters of organizations lack the governance to control the tools they've deployed.

AI adoption in cybersecurity hit 78%, but three-quarters of organizations lack the governance to control the tools they've deployed.

A regional health insurer's security breach exposed thousands of Illinois members' personal and medical information, raising questions about how insurers protect sensitive customer data.

A federal defendant's 70-month sentence underscores harsh punishment for supplying the tools that enable ransomware attacks on hospitals and businesses.

macOS malware now tricks users through Apple's own crash reporter interface, exploiting trust to steal sensitive data and permissions.

GitHub's May 2026 breach exposed internal repositories through a poisoned VS Code extension; months later, South Korean police discovered widespread token leaks during an unrelated investigation.

Multiple prison systems exposed inmate and staff data in breaches affecting hundreds of thousands of people, from the federal level down to state facilities.

Federal authorities secured a major conviction against a Ryuk ransomware operator, imposing a 15-year prison sentence for attacks that cost victims hundreds of millions.

Healthcare breaches cost $10.22 million per incident in 2026, yet most organizations lack MFA and continuous monitoring—and HIPAA rules are about to get much stricter.

The Argentine Football Association's systems fell to infostealer malware on a developer's machine, exposing databases and compromising institutional email accounts during the 2026 World Cup.

A ransomware negotiator secretly provided attacker intelligence to hackers, helping them extort $75 million from victims.