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French football giant PSG says hackers targeted its ticketing system
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the Qatari-owned French football club, has said that a cyberattack targeted its online ticketing system before Wednesday’s clash with Barcelona in the Champions League.
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Ft. Worth, Texas county agency hit by Medusa ransomware gang
The Texas government's Tarrant County Appraisal District in the Ft. Worth area confirms sensitive data was stolen in a ransomware attack carried out by the Medusa ransom gang.
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Tesla settles over fatal Autopilot crash
Tesla has reached a confidential agreement with the family of an Apple engineer who died in a 2018 crash while driving in Autopilot mode.
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Group Health Cooperative falls victim to ransomware attack, 500K people affected
The Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) has fallen victim to a cyberattack that leaked the data of roughly 534,000 people.
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340,000 Social Security numbers stolen from US consulting firm
It took nine months for some reason, but Greylock McKinnon Associates (GMA), a US consulting firm, has finally disclosed a data breach and the fact that as many as 340,000 Social Security numbers were stolen.
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Walmart employee breached payroll service to ransack colleagues
Walmart, the US retail behemoth, had one of its employees penetrate the company‘s management system to commit payroll fraud.
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Canadian online vehicle dealer hit by cyberattack
Online vehicle auction company EBlock suffered a cyberattack that temporarily rendered a business unit inaccessible and compromised customers' personal information.
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Cyberattack disrupts Targus business operations
Mobile computing accessories company Targus has disclosed a cyberattack that interrupted its business operations.
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Banking giant Wells Fargo suffers data breach, sends two notification letters
American multinational bank Wells Fargo has informed two of its customers about a data breach.
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EPA data leak contains already public data, agency says
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the contents of an alleged data leak posted on a hacker forum this past weekend.
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Total solar eclipse is stunning spectacle across North America
The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 has ended with stunning pictures and no reports of strained electric grids, solar power dips, or overloaded cellular towers.
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Musk warns that VPN may be required to access X in Brazil
Elon Musk has suggested that X users in Brazil use a VPN to access his social network as a public row with a Brazilian supreme court judge heats up. On Sunday, Musk defied orders to block certain X accounts in Brazil, citing a “free speech crackdown,“ and now faces an investigation.
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Konica Minolta will lay off 2,400 people
The Japanese electronics multinational Konica Minolta has announced it will lay off 2,400 employees to “optimize” its global headcount and enhance productivity.
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Microsoft: China uses AI to test US voters and sow division
Chinese cyber actors have been doubling down on familiar targets over the past year and are now using AI-generated or AI-enhanced content to achieve their goals, a new report from Microsoft says.
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Hoya forced into production hiatus after cyberattack
Japanese-based corporation Hoya was recently hit by a cyberattack that affected major IT systems and several business divisions.
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April 8th solar eclipse could strain electric grids, experts warn
The upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8th has sparked rumors of strained electric grids and jammed cell phone towers, leaving many Americans picturing doomsday scenarios as the countdown to Monday begins. Are there any truth to the rumors? Cybernews has the 411.
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Meta overhauls rules on AI deepfakes for Facebook and Instagram
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media on Friday, ahead of US elections poised to test its ability to police deceptive content generated by new artificial intelligence technologies.
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Leaked database with 10K Home Depot employees roaming the wild
A database, allegedly containing the data of 10,000 Home Depot employees, has been posted by the malicious actor IntelBroker on the illicit forum BreachForums. The leaked emails and full names could be used for spear-phishing and other attacks.
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Major data leak hits 700,000 Estonians
Almost half of the population in the Baltic nation of Estonia had their personal data leaked after the system of the popular pharmacy chain Apotheca was breached.
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X restores blue checks to influential accounts
Just as Elon Musk said at the end of March, X, formerly known as Twitter, is attempting to remain relevant by gifting premium features to users with at least 2,500 verified followers.
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