Ransomware and data-breach disclosures across education, critical infrastructure, and healthcare
Rome’s La Sapienza University shut down network systems as a precaution after a cyberattack caused widespread disruption and left its website offline; Italian media attributed the incident to a suspected ransomware operation linked to pro-Russian actor Femwar02, with reported tradecraft resembling Bablock/Rorschach-style fast encryption. Separately, Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet reported a cyberattack that disrupted corporate IT and took down www.conpet.ro while leaving OT/SCADA and pipeline transport operations unaffected; Qilin claimed responsibility, alleging theft of nearly 1TB of data and posting sample documents (including financial data and passport scans) to support extortion claims.
In the U.S., government services contractor Conduent faced expanding breach impact from its January 2025 ransomware incident, with notifications indicating exposure potentially reaching dozens of millions; reported affected data includes names, Social Security numbers, and medical/health insurance information, with at least 15.4M impacted in Texas and 10.5M in Oregon per state disclosures. Additional healthcare-sector disclosures included a ransomware-linked intrusion at Insightin Health (unauthorized access in September 2025; Medusa claimed exfiltration of 378GB) and a separate compromise at Clinic Service Corporation (August 2025 access window), while Central Ozarks Medical Center reported a criminal cyberattack affecting 11,818 individuals with exposure of PHI/PII (including SSNs and financial/insurance data). Other items in the set were not incident-specific: an HHS-OIG audit describing web application security weaknesses at a large hospital, and general guidance/education pieces on the value of medical records to attackers and CISA insider-threat guidance.
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Feb 5, 2026
Conduent breach totals expand to tens of millions
Updated breach figures reported in early February 2026 showed the Conduent incident affected millions more Americans than previously known, including at least 15.4 million in Texas and 10.5 million in Oregon. Notifications were ongoing, with completion planned by early 2026.
Feb 5, 2026
Reports attribute Sapienza attack to Femwar02 ransomware
Italian media reported the Sapienza incident was a ransomware attack attributed to pro-Russian actor Femwar02, with malware resembling Bablock or Rorschach and causing data encryption. The report said a ransom note was present but not opened to avoid triggering a 72-hour timer.
Feb 5, 2026
Sapienza University shuts down systems after cyberattack
Sapienza University in Rome disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted IT services and led to an immediate shutdown of network systems to protect data integrity. Authorities were notified, a technical task force was formed, and recovery began while digital services remained unavailable.
Feb 5, 2026
Qilin claims Conpet breach and posts proof samples
The Qilin ransomware group listed Conpet on its leak site, alleging it stole nearly 1 TB of data. It published sample images of internal documents, including financial records and passport scans, as proof of compromise.
Feb 5, 2026
Conpet discloses cyberattack affecting corporate IT and website
Romanian oil pipeline operator Conpet announced a cyberattack disrupted its corporate IT systems and took its public website offline, while saying pipeline transport operations and OT systems were unaffected. The company began restoration with national cybersecurity authorities and filed a criminal complaint with DIICOT.
Feb 5, 2026
Safeway gang claims Conduent attack and data theft
The Safeway ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the Conduent incident and alleged it stole more than 8 TB of data. Later breach notifications linked the attack to at least 15.4 million affected people in Texas and 10.5 million in Oregon, with more notifications sent in other states.
Feb 4, 2026
COMC discloses breach affecting nearly 12,000 patients
Central Ozarks Medical Center disclosed that a criminal cyberattack potentially exposed the personal and protected health information of 11,818 individuals. The organization offered at least 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection and said it was implementing cybersecurity enhancements.
Nov 19, 2025
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office completes breach file review
After a January 2025 breach and multi-agency investigation, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office completed its file review on 2025-11-19. The incident was reported to HHS OCR as affecting 501 individuals as a placeholder.
Nov 10, 2025
Central Ozarks Medical Center identifies possible data compromise
Central Ozarks Medical Center determined around 2025-11-10 that data may have been accessed or acquired without authorization in a criminal cyberattack affecting patient information.
Sep 17, 2025
Insightin Health attackers access network over six days
Forensics found unauthorized access to Insightin Health's network occurred between 2025-09-17 and 2025-09-23, exposing protected health information such as names, dates of birth, Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers, and insurance or provider-related data.
Sep 1, 2025
Insightin Health detects suspicious activity
Insightin Health detected suspicious activity in September 2025 and later disclosed a cyber incident involving unauthorized network access. Medusa was reported to have claimed responsibility and alleged theft of 378 GB of data.
Aug 17, 2025
Clinic Service Corporation detects hacking incident
Clinic Service Corporation detected the incident on 2025-08-17 and later notified regulators and offered affected individuals credit monitoring and identity theft protection.
Aug 10, 2025
Clinic Service Corporation network accessed in August 2025 breach
Clinic Service Corporation said unauthorized access to its systems occurred between 2025-08-10 and 2025-08-17, 2025, exposing extensive PII and PHI including diagnoses, treatment details, and insurance and claims data.
Jan 1, 2025
Conduent ransomware attack disrupts operations
A ransomware attack on Conduent in January 2025 caused multi-day operational outages. The company later said stolen datasets contained significant end-user personal information tied to client services.
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