Fraudsters steal $6 million from Tectonic crypto platform after inflating token price
An attacker manipulated the price of Tonic coin on the Tectonic crypto platform over the weekend, resulting in the theft of at least $6 million. The incident demonstrates how price manipulation can be leveraged in decentralized finance environments to execute profitable theft attacks.
McKesson has confirmed a cyber incident following claims by the ShinyHunters threat actor that they stole hundreds of millions of patient records from the healthcare company. The breach highlights ongoing risks to sensitive health data held by major pharmaceutical and healthcare distributors.
McKesson has confirmed a data breach involving 284 million records stolen by the ShinyHunters extortion group. The threat actor has issued a deadline, apparently related to extortion demands tied to the stolen data.
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ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 284 million patient records from McKesson, a major U.S. healthcare distributor, following unauthorized access to third-party applications. McKesson detected the intrusion on August 25, 2026, and stated the investigation is in its early stages with materiality still being assessed.