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Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans
<p>New details emerged about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack in Nebraska’s complaint.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Nebraska sues Change Healthcare over security failings that led to medical data breach of over 100 million Americans
<p>New details emerged about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack in Nebraska’s complaint.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Texas medical school says hackers stole sensitive health data of 1.4 million individuals
<p>The university’s incident website blocks search engines from listing the site, making it more difficult for affected individuals to find the website in search results.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Called your doctor after-hours? ConnectOnCall hackers may have stolen your medical data
<p>The hackers stole names, phone numbers, dates of birth and information related to health conditions, treatments and prescriptions.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 16, 20241 min read
Israeli spyware maker Paragon bought by US private equity giant
<p>The company’s spyware, dubbed Graphite, is capable of hacking phones and stealing private communications.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 16, 20243 min read
BlackBerry sells Cylance for $160M, a fraction of the $1.4B it paid in 2018
<p>Arctic Wolf has acquired Cylance, BlackBerry’s beleaguered cybersecurity business, for $160 million — a significant discount from the $1.4 billion BlackBerry paid to acquire the startup in 2018. Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to close in BlackBerry’s fiscal Q4, BlackBerry will sell its Cylance assets to Arctic Wolf for $160 million […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 16, 20243 min read
Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware on, a journalist’s phone
<p>Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 16, 20246 min read
Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack
<p>State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services, with a “high probability” that personally identifiable information was breached. According to an update from Governor Dan McKee’s office, the attack targeted RIBridges, which Rhode Island residents use to apply for and […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack
<p>State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services, with a “high probability” that personally identifiable information was breached. According to an update from Governor Dan McKee’s office, the attack targeted RIBridges, which Rhode Island residents use to apply for and […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 14, 20242 min read


UnitedHealth’s Optum left an AI chatbot, used by employees to ask questions about claims, exposed to the internet
<p>Optum’s AI chatbot was found exposed online at a time when the healthcare giant faces scrutiny for its use of AI to allegedly deny patient claims.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 13, 20243 min read


UnitedHealth’s Optum left an AI chatbot, used by employees to ask questions about claims, exposed to the internet
<p>Optum’s AI chatbot was found exposed online at a time when the healthcare giant faces scrutiny for its use of AI to allegedly deny patient claims.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Yahoo cybersecurity team sees layoffs, outsourcing of ‘red team,’ under new CTO
<p>Yahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team, known as The Paranoids, over the last year.</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 12, 20242 min read
Researchers find security flaws in Skoda cars that may let hackers remotely track them
<p>Security researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the infotainment units used in some Skoda cars that could allow malicious actors to remotely trigger certain controls and track the cars’ location in real time. PCAutomotive, a cybersecurity firm specializing in the automotive sector, unveiled 12 new security vulnerabilities impacting the latest model of the Skoda Superb […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 12, 20242 min read
Researchers find security flaws in Skoda cars that may let hackers remotely track them
<p>Security researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the infotainment units used in some Skoda cars that could allow malicious actors to remotely trigger certain controls and track the cars’ location in real time. PCAutomotive, a cybersecurity firm specializing in the automotive sector, unveiled 12 new security vulnerabilities impacting the latest model of the Skoda Superb […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 12, 20242 min read
Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58K users’ personal data compromised in breach
<p>Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Florida-based Byte Federal said hackers tried to access the data of 58,000 customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58K users’ personal data compromised in breach
<p>Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general, Florida-based Byte Federal said hackers tried to access the data of 58,000 customers, including names, addresses, phone numbers, government-issued IDs, […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Russian government spies targeted Ukraine using tools developed by cybercriminals
<p>Researchers say a hacking group linked to the FSB used tools developed by a cybercrime group to target Ukraine’s Army and Border Guard. </p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 11, 20243 min read
Russian government spies targeted Ukraine using tools developed by cybercriminals
<p>Researchers say a hacking group linked to the FSB used tools developed by a cybercrime group to target Ukraine’s Army and Border Guard. </p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 11, 20243 min read
Krispy Kreme discloses cyberattack that is disrupting online orders
<p>Doughnut multinational Krispy Kreme disclosed a cyberattack that disrupted certain operations, including online ordering in the United States. </p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 11, 20241 min read
Researchers uncover Chinese spyware used to target Android devices
<p>The spyware, called EagleMsgSpy, has been used by Chinese law enforcement, according to cybersecurity firm Lookout. </p>
Rahul Patil
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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