# #CyberSecurity in the news

October 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM

> Austrian Man Loses Five-Figure Sum in Cyberattack · Vienna Data Breach Exposes 26,000 Documents · Study Finds AI Deepfakes Target 147 EU Politicians

[Austrian Man Loses Five-Figure Sum in Cyberattack](<https://austriareport.com/article/austrian-man-loses-five-figure-sum-in-cyberattack-788a5869>)
*October 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM* - A 43-year-old man suffered a mid five-figure Euro loss after hackers breached his laptop and drained his cryptocurrency account.

[Vienna Data Breach Exposes 26,000 Documents](<https://austriareport.com/article/vienna-data-breach-exposes-26-000-documents-f0a68187>)
*September 30, 2026 at 08:16 AM* - A cyberattack on Vienna's internal platform compromised data of 6,000 people, including municipal employees and private citizens.

[Study Finds AI Deepfakes Target 147 EU Politicians](<https://austriareport.com/article/study-finds-ai-deepfakes-target-147-eu-politicians-b16690f8>)
*September 28, 2026 at 07:07 PM* - A new study reveals female EU politicians are disproportionately targeted by AI-generated sexualized deepfakes on U.S.-hosted websites.