Novo Nordisk Confirms Data Theft: What Attackers Took and What They Didn’t
2026-06-15T14:51:43Z•98916635ad4068a9e3f19dfbf67fe6eb04fe4cd08769f25a764ccd8a6f71367a
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What happened
Multiple high-impact security incidents reported: Novo Nordisk confirmed a cyberattack and theft of internal and clinical-trial data; Palo Alto Networks warned of active exploitation of PAN-OS authentication-bypass (CVE-2026-0257) that allows VPN connections; a supply-chain compromise on Awesome Motive’s CDN delivered malicious JavaScript to WordPress plugins (OptinMonster, TrustPulse, PushEngage); the Gentlemen ransomware operation scaled rapidly using infostealers, AI, and an affiliate model (483 victims listed); CISA added Oracle PeopleSoft/PeopleTools vulnerability CVE-2026-35273 (CVSS 9.8
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