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By Yonatan Hoorizadeh CISSP, CISM, CRISC, AAISM Published By: Purple Shield Security Published: September 15, 2026 | Last updated: September 15, 2026 The biggest cloud security risks in 2026 are compromised identities, unpatched third-party software, help desk vishing that steals SaaS session tokens, exposed AI workloads, poisoned software packages, internet-exposed services, and missing logs. Google Cloud found identity compromise underpinned 83% of the cloud incidents it ob

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CareCloud's healthcare breach grew from roughly 350,000 to 3,756,469 people, and a cyberattack on logistics provider CEVA exposed customer data for six unrelated brands. In both cases the notification obligation landed on the customer-facing company, not the vendor that was compromised.

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