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Attack on Swedish datacenter shocks multiple businesses
Cloud hosting service provider Tietoevry’s data centers in Sweden suffered a ransomware attack that could take weeks to mitigate.
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AI-faked Biden robocall told voters to skip New Hampshire primary
A fake robocall impersonating US President Joe Biden was making rounds in the state of New Hampshire on Tuesday, urging Democrats not to vote in the primary. This again raises concerns about AI-amplified electoral misinformation.
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ClimateGPT will answer all queries about climate change
A new AI tool for researchers, policymakers, and business leaders will respond to questions about climate change and its impact.
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FTC bars TurboTax maker Intuit from advertising 'free' services
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has barred TurboTax maker Intuit from advertising or marketing services as "free" when many consumers were in fact ineligible, saying the company had engaged in deceptive practices.
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US healthcare provider hack exposes patient records
A healthcare provider has admitted to being breached, leaving patient data exposed to fraudulent use by cybercriminals.
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Medibank hacker identified to be Russian national
Aleksandr Ermakov, a hacker from Russia, was the likely culprit behind the cyberattack on Australia’s largest health insurer, Medibank, the federal government believes.
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Hacker claims 15M Trello client records exposed
Atlassian subsidiary and team management project tool provider Trello has reportedly been hacked into, exposing the personal data of possibly millions of clients.
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Jason’s Deli breach exposes almost 350K users
The popular US fast food chain Jason’s Deli experienced a credential stuffing attack that exposed the data of 344,000 individuals.
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Hollywood musicians follow actors and writers in demanding protection from AI
It’s not a strike – yet. But the union representing Hollywood musicians has now also officially demanded protection from artificial intelligence (AI) from major studios.
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Massive staff layoffs at Riot Games
The creator of “League of Legends” is letting about 11% of its staff go.
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SEC's X account hacked with 'SIM swapping,' experts weigh in
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said hackers hijacked its phone lines via SIM swapping to infiltrate its official X account on January 10th. Meanwhile, one security expert tells Cybernews exactly how this tricky social engineering attack may have played out.
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LoanDepot ransom attack exposes sensitive data of 16.6M customers
Major US mortgage lender LoanDepot announces the sensitive data of more than 16 million individuals was compromised during a massive ransomware attack suffered in early January – yet stops short of revealing what that data is.
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AerCap ransomware attack latest to hit aviation sector
Global aviation leasing giant AerCap is hit by ransomware, making it the fourth company in the aviation industry to be targeted in the past six months.
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UK government now on WhatsApp
The UK government launches a WhatsApp channel to serve as a modern-day town crier.
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TikTok owner introduces LEGO language model, OpenAI not happy
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is planning to launch its own LLM. Last month, OpenAI suspended ByteDance’s account for using GPT to build a competitor.
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Mozilla accuses Apple, Google, and Microsoft of dirty tricks undermining Firefox
Mozilla, the struggling software developer, has accused dominant browser makers – Apple, Google, and Microsoft – of using shortcuts to win more users and push them away from independent tools like Firefox.
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Columbus healthcare provider: we were hacked
A US emergency healthcare provider has finally broken its silence and confirmed rumors of a suspected data breach that occurred last year, exposing thousands of clients.
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Subway claimed by LockBit ransomware
Subway, an American multinational fast-food restaurant franchise, has been targeted by the LockBit ransomware.
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North Face, Vans maker VF Corp admits 35.5 million impacted in Dec breach
Lifestyle apparel brand VF Corp filed an amended breach disclosure with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing that the personal information of over 35 million individuals was stolen during a December ransomware attack.
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Facebook users monitored by thousands of companies
The scale of surveillance of internet users is massive, and a mind-boggling amount of data travels to Facebook’s ad platform daily, a new study claims.
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