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FBI seizes ALPHV ransomware gang‘s dark web blog
A notice on the ALPHV – also known as BlackCat – dark web blog says that authorities have seized it, hinting that earlier issues with the gang’s website were indeed related to law enforcement activity.
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International operation against online fraud leads to 3,500 suspects arrested
An international law enforcement effort targeting online financial crime has resulted in nearly 3,500 arrests and the confiscation of assets totaling $300 million across 34 countries.
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Breach of Comcast’s Xfinity exposes nearly 36 million people
Xfinity, Comcast‘s cable television and internet division, has had its systems breached via a Citrix bug, with attackers accessing tens of millions of usernames and hashed passwords.
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Google will pay $700 million in Play Store settlement
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with US states and consumers.
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Mr. Cooper reveals breach exposed 14.6 million clients
Major US mortgage lender Mr. Cooper has revealed that a recent data breach exposed the sensitive details of millions of individuals, some of whom had only applied for a loan.
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German court suspects that AI is behind avalanche of lawsuits
The Regional Court of Frankfurt, increasingly confronted with “mass proceedings,” suspects law firms of using AI to attract large numbers of plaintiffs for filing small cases, reports German media.
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MongoDB hacked, user data exposed
Threat actors have accessed MongoDB corporate systems, putting user data at risk.
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China to enforce ten-minute response time for data breaches
China issued a draft Contingency plan for data security incidents, which includes some very tight strict deadlines for large breaches.
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Google researchers make AI tech solve math puzzles “beyond human knowledge”
Artificial intelligence researchers claim to have made the world’s first genuine scientific discovery using a large language model (LLM), which is behind ChatGPT and similar programs. This signals a major breakthrough.
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Largest US dental insurer breached in MOVEit attack, 7M exposed
Dental insurance company Delta Dental has become yet another victim of the MOVEit Transfer zero-day flaw exploitation campaign. The Russia-linked ransomware syndicate Cl0p has obtained private information – including driver's licenses and passport numbers – of almost seven million customers.
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GM’s Cruise lays off 24% of staff following pedestrian crash case
GM’s Cruise, maker of the self-driving robotaxi, announced it was laying off 24% of its workforce, calling it a “necessary step” for the company's long-term future.
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UK’s Newsquest media group disrupted by cyberattack
A cyberattack at Newsquest, one of the UK’s largest regional media groups, has disrupted operations at its local news outlets, causing intermittent website outages and leaving journalists unable to file stories.
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Companies employing tricks to make canceling their service harder: what are they?
Most of us are perfectly aware that subscribing to a service is much easier than canceling the subscription. That’s because companies use hidden marketing tricks to influence us.
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US postal service mimicked by phishing crooks
The US postal service was mimicked more than a thousand times in a phishing campaign linked to China, a cybersecurity analyst has claimed.
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UK defense ministry fined for life-threatening breach
The UK's data watchdog said the details of 265 Afghan nationals were compromised via an “email error,” which could have resulted in a threat to life.
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US officials: Russian hackers are launching potential SolarWinds-style operations
US officials say that Russian hackers are targeting servers hosting outdated versions of software made by the Czech tech company JetBrains for potential SolarWinds-style espionage operations.
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KraftHeinz says no evidence of ransomware attack claims
The Snatch ransomware gang has claimed the iconic KraftHeinz food corporation as its latest victim, but the food giant says it sees 'no evidence' a ransom attack ever took place.
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Law behemoth CMS claimed by LockBit ransomware
CMS, one of the world’s largest law firms, has been claimed by LockBit ransomware, with the attackers alleging a 500GB data theft.
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UK politicians fear “catastrophic ransomware attack”
Britain’s Parliamentary committee warns that large swathes of UK critical national infrastructure are vulnerable to ransomware, and a coordinated attack has the potential to bring the country to its knees.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center claimed by rookie ransom group
The prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City has been claimed by the Meow ransom gang – a fairly new criminal outfit whose dark leak site only dates back to September.
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