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User got a $104K bill from hosting provider: “I thought it was a joke”
A Reddit user’s staggering bill at first looked like a scam or a joke. “Netlify just sent me a $104K bill for a simple static site,” they wrote after falling victim to a DDoS attack. In a quirky response, the company’s customer support team reduced the bill to $5,225. And when the story started trending online, the CEO decided that the user wouldn’t be charged at all.
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Attackers penetrate Walmart’s Spark Driver portal
Spark, Walmart’s crowdsourcing delivery service, has suffered a cyberattack, with malicious actors accessing the sensitive data of some of its drivers.
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LockBit back online, already targeting hospitals with ransomware
LockBit, the infamous ransomware-as-a-service cybercrime gang, is back online just days after a global police bust claimed to have decimated the group’s infrastructure. Wasting no time, LockBit has already named its first victim, the US network of specialty hospitals, Ernest Health.
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UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare hack blamed on ALPHV/BlackCat
The cyberattack on UnitedHealth's tech firm Change Healthcare is being blamed on the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group, as pharmacy delays continue across the US for the sixth day.
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LoanDepot finally reveals what data was exposed in Jan hack
American online mortgage lender loanDepot has finally revealed exactly what sensitive customer information was exposed during a January cyberattack – since claimed by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.
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Travelers targeted with Booking.com refund malware
With travelers spreading their wings for a new season of traveling, attackers are adjusting their campaigns to distribute Agent Tesla malware.
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Meta’s new team targeting disinformation and AI harms in EU elections
Meta has unveiled plans to activate a dedicated team to combat disinformation and harms generated by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections.
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AI fake news sites continue to flood web
Automated websites churning out fake or inaccurate news reports continue to proliferate, with another hundred new examples spotted.
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Florida man could face 62 years in prison for hacking and related charges
Florida man Timothy Burke is facing charges of conspiracy, unauthorized access to protected computers, and violations of the Wiretap Act.
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Oculus Meta hack leads to suspension of multiple Facebook accounts
Vietnamese hackers are seemingly causing havoc in Meta’s family of social media platforms by exploiting vulnerabilities in the Oculus system. Thousands of Facebook accounts have been falsely suspended.
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U-Haul admits data breach
The international transport, haulage, and storage firm says it has suffered a cyberattack.
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China to bolster cyber defenses against “major risks”
China aims to improve data security in its industrial sector and effectively contain “major risks” by the end of 2026. The plan was unveiled on Monday by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
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LockBit still showing signs of life, new ransom attacks reported
Multiple attacks using LockBit ransomware have been seen targeting two critical exploits of ScreenConnect remote access software – this, as LockBit claims to be restoring its infrastructure.
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Avast to pay $16.5M over charges of unfair user data sales
Avast promised to shield your privacy, protect your data, and block annoying trackers. Now, the company has been ordered to pay $16.5 million after being charged with the sale of private sensitive customer data to more than 100 third parties.
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LockBit’s earnings in the multi-billion-dollar territory – NCA
The UK National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained over 30,000 Bitcoin addresses from LockBit’s systems. Authorities estimate the gang and its affiliates obtained billions of dollars over its four-year existence.
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Change Healthcare cyberattack causes nationwide pharmacy delays
US health technology giant Change Healthcare fell victim to a suspected nation-state cyberattack Wednesday, forcing a system-wide shutdown. Now delays are being reported at pharmacies across the nation.
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AT&T services back up, cause of outage still unknown
AT&T wireless services are back up and running after an hours-long outage Thursday impacted thousands of customers in the US and triggered several federal agency investigations.
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Meta’s “Pay or Okay” policy a dangerous precedent, activists say
If the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) does not officially say that Meta’s “Pay or Okay” system violates the bloc’s privacy regulations, it will probably be copied en masse and put free consent at risk for millions of Europeans, activists say.
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More LockBit affiliates arrested, $10M bounty for info on others
French authorities have issued several warrants against LockBit affiliates, continuing an unprecedented campaign to dismantle the largest ransomware cartel. Meanwhile, the US said it will offer $15 million for info on LockBit’s leadership.
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iPhone fraudsters facing jail after robbing Apple of $3M
Two Chinese nationals are facing up to 20 years in jail in the US after being found guilty of stealing 5,000 Apple iPhones worth $3 million by exchanging them for fakes.
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