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More US school districts claimed by BlackSuit ransom group
The BlackSuit ransomware cartel, formally known as Royal – and for targeting educational institutions in the US – claims its first school district of the year.
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Hackers inside Kyivstar’s system since May 2023 – media
Russian hackers have been sitting inside Ukrainian telecommunications company Kyivstar’s systems since May 2023, a top cyber official in Ukraine told Reuters.
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Most consumers will ditch a brand that’s suffered a data breach
A new survey reveals that an overwhelming majority of consumers would sever ties with a brand in the aftermath of a cybersecurity breach. People expect more, especially from larger businesses.
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Barrick Gold breach exposes thousands of Social Security numbers
Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold mining company, is the latest victim of the MOVEit Transfer bug, revealing the sensitive details of thousands of individuals.
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Midjourney AI developers caught copying artists to train generator
Midjourney AI, one of the most popular generative AI tools for creating art, has used a database of 16,000 artists to train its model and discussed ways to avoid legal problems online, court evidence shows.
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Hacker wanted by the US and Russia extradited to Moscow
Nikita Kislitsin, the former head of security at Group-IB and its spinoff company F.A.C.C.T., was handed over to Moscow after Kazakh authorities chose to reject the US extradition bid.
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HealthEC digital platform breached, 4M+ exposed
HealthEC, a leading healthcare technology company, announced Wednesday the sensitive information of over 4 million individuals has been compromised in a massive breach dating back to this past July.
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Users in Montana and North Carolina lose access to major adult site
Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult websites, has blocked access to its site across the US states of Montana and North Carolina. The company is responding to new ID verification laws that it doesn’t like.
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Russian man charged for hacked Christmas lights displaying “Glory to Ukraine”
A citizen of Veliky Novgorod in Russia was too late to find out that his new shiny Christmas display showed the “Slava Ukraini” slogan, which means Glory to Ukraine, instead of “Happy New Year.” Now, the Russian faces charges for discrediting the Armed Forces from his balcony, and his lights were confiscated.
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Xerox discloses 'cyber incident' claimed by INC ransom gang
International printing giant Xerox Corp said it's currently investigating a cybersecurity incident impacting the US arm of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS).
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X puts Japanese residents at risk amid tsunami and earthquake warnings
NERV, the Japanese disaster prevention app, is facing posting issues on X after tsunami warnings in areas of Japan following...
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Iranians exposed by “mysterious hacker,” selling staggering amounts of data
Iran’s leading insurance and food ordering companies were hit by massive cyberattacks that exposed a large part of its 88M population, a report by Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock reveals.
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Nearly a million people exposed after ambulance service attack
Fallon Ambulance Services, a now-defunct subsidiary of Transformative Healthcare, has suffered a ransomware attack, exposing nearly a million people.
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Hackers hit Australian state's court recording database
Hackers accessed the court recordings database in Australia's Victoria state and disrupted the audio-visual in-court technology network, impacting recordings and transcription services, an official said on Tuesday.
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Spotify music converter puts users at risk
TuneFab converter, used to convert copyrighted music from streaming platforms such as Spotify, Amazon’s Audible, or Apple Music, has exposed its users' private data.
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Microsoft disables App Installer after observing financially motivated threat actor activity
Microsoft has once again disabled its ms-appinstaller-protocol handler in light of recent threat actors using the instructions to distribute malware.
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Google accounts may be vulnerable to new hack, changing password won’t help
A new method allegedly enables hackers to exploit authorization protocol OAuth2 functionality to compromise Google accounts and maintain valid sessions by regenerating cookies despite IP or password reset.
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Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
Alphabet's Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who...
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Ohio Lottery disconnects key systems after cyberattack
The Ohio Lottery confirmed it was forced to shut down several key systems to contain a cyber hit that affected how it pays out some prizes.
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North Face, Vans maker, claimed by ALPHV gang
VF Corp, the manufacturer of popular brands such as The North Face, Vans, Timberland, and more, was claimed by the embattled ALPHV ransomware cartel.
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