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European banks losing millions to ATM criminals
European banks lost €211 million ($232 million) to criminal groups last year, and the vast majority of losses came from skimming devices installed in ATMs across the continent, a report says.
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HR firm discloses data breach
StaffScapes, a Colorado-based human resources (HR) services company, said that an unauthorized party gained access to its environments following an e-mail compromise.
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Activision’s Call of Duty reported down for thousands
Real time monitoring website DownDectector is reporting that worldwide users of the video game series Call of Duty are having problems connecting to its network server.
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630 million Chinese users’ sensitive data exposed, attackers claim
A data leak including personal details such as bank card numbers and home addresses of over 630 million users from China has been claimed on a cybercrime forum.
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Alphabet CEO took home $220m in 2022: nice work if you can get it
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, remains one of America’s best paid CEOs. He was compensated a total of $220 million in 2022 – and that doesn’t even include the vast sum spent on his security expenses.
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Meta support team impostors target celebrity Facebook accounts
Cybercriminals masquerading as Facebook technical support workers have been spotted trying to hijack accounts belonging to high-profile users.
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Cyberattack on US railroad company compromises critical infrastructure
Cybercriminals have attacked Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), stealing sensitive information about its vendors and employees.
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American Bar Association breached, 1.5 million member accounts exposed
The American Bar Association (ABA), a prestigious national lawyer group, confirmed its networks were penetrated last month by an unauthorized third party, compromising the member accounts of 1.5 million attorneys.
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Eurocontrol hacked by pro-Russian gang KillNet
Eurocontrol, the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation is the latest victim of the pro-Russian hacktivist group KillNet.
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Twitter tells small advertisers to pay for verification to continue running ads
Business accounts that spend less than $1,000 monthly must subscribe to either Twitter Blue or Verified Organizations badge to continue running ads on the platform.
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Clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque stir a wave of cyberattacks against Israel
Cyberattacks target Israel’s critical infrastructure in the wake of violent clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Over 100 secret Chinese police stations operating worldwide
Just days after the FBI busted up a secret Chinese police force operating in NYC, information has resurfaced documenting six more secret police stations being run in the US, and almost 100 more operating in major cities worldwide.
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Pro-Russian KillNet targets thousands with ties to NATO
The pro-Russian hacktivist group KillNet has leaked stolen data allegedly belonging to thousands of individuals with ties to NATO.
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US medical provider hack impacts 2.3m+ victims
Shields Health Care Group disclosed a data breach impacting over 2.3 million people whose sensitive data was exposed.
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Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine's private sector intensify
While the Ukrainian government remains the prime target, the number of cyberattacks against commercial organizations has increased, says a CERT-UA report.
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US telecom giant CommScope hit by ransomware, employee data leaked on dark web
CommScope, a major US telecommunications and IT infrastructure powerhouse, confirmed it was the victim of a March ransomware attack that compromised sensitive employee data.
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Southwest Airlines forced to ground all US flights - again
Southwest Airlines experienced a major technical issue Tuesday morning, forcing the US carrier to ground all flights nationwide and causing flight delays for thousands of passengers – its second nationwide grounding since the airline's infamous December holiday breakdown.
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OpenAI ordered to delete ChatGPT over false death claims
OpenAI has been issued a Cease and Desist letter over “defamatory” statements allegedly made about a privacy advocate, whom the artificial intelligence falsely claimed to be dead.
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LockBit starts targeting Apple devices
A prominent cybercrime gang can apparently encrypt data on devices operating the macOS operating system used exclusively for Apple devices.
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Netflix Q1 earnings to be announced: what can we expect?
With Netflix set to report first-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the market closes, analysts and investors are eagerly waiting for what the numbers will reveal. What’s the talk on Wall Street?
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