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Abandoned S3 buckets could have caused a catastrophic supply chain attack – and all at a cost of just $400
Abandoned cloud storage buckets were ripe to be taken over by cyber criminals and used to conduct a supply chain attack that would have dwarfed the 2020 SolarWinds incident, according to new research. A report from watchTowr Labs demonstrated how attackers could potentially exploit unused cloud storage buckets to gain access to sensitive networks of national governments, militaries, and major…
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California chain of hospitals and clinics notifies 569K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical info, passwords, credit cards
Solano County, California’s NorthBay Healthcare yesterday confirmed it notified 569,012 people about a January 2024 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Social Security numbers Passport numbers Financial account numbers Medical info Biometric info Health insurance info Driver’s license numbers Passport numbers Usernames Passwords Credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes, and PINs NorthBay says it detected…
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Trump’s 100% tariff threat on Taiwan chips raises cost, supply chain fears
“I don’t think we will see a near-term impact, as it takes years to build fabs, but by the end of the decade, the US share could rise by a few percentage points,” Gupta said. “It’s hard to give an exact number, but if I were to estimate, I’d say 14-15%. That isn’t a lot, but for the US to…
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Delays in TSMC’s Arizona plant spark supply chain worries
Delays at TSMC’s Arizona plant could compel its customers to rely on Taiwan-based facilities, leaving them vulnerable to geopolitical risks tied to Taiwan’s dominance in semiconductor production. “This situation could also delay the rollout of next-generation products in the US market, affecting timelines for AI, gaming, and high-performance computing innovations,” Rawat said. “Moreover, without access to local, advanced chips, US…
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America’s biggest chain of opioid treatment centers hacked by ransomware gang, SSNs and treatment info breached
BayMark Health Services this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of patients about a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Driver’s license numbers Dates of birth Services received Dates of service Insurance info Treatment provider Treatments Diagnostic info BayMark operates hundreds of opioid treatment clinics and programs across the US and Canada.…
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North Carolina car dealership chain hacked, breach claimed by ransomware gang
North Carolina car dealership chain Modern Automotive Network this week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people about a July 2024 data breach. The company did not publicly disclose what personal info was compromised, but it is offering victims free credit monitoring. That usually implies Social Security numbers and/or other information that could be used for identity fraud were…
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390,000 WordPress accounts stolen from hackers in supply chain attack
A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 has stolen over 390,000 WordPress credentials in a large-scale, year-long campaign targeting other threat actors using a trojanized WordPress credentials checker. Researchers at Datadog Security Labs, who spotted the attacks, say that SSH private keys and AWS access keys were also stolen from the compromised systems of hundreds of other victims, believed to include…
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US expands curbs on China’s AI memory and chip tools, raising supply chain concerns
“Tech firms, especially those involved in AI training and inference, may experience delays and higher costs in acquiring these essential components,” Rawat said. “Similarly, server and PC chip shortages are exacerbated by restrictions on chipmaking tools, making it harder for Chinese manufacturers to produce advanced chips for servers and high-performance systems, potentially leading to delays or reliance on less advanced…
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Supply chain scares and Google’s AI code
November has come to a close, and the depths of winter are just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean events in tech are slowing down at all – nor that attackers are taking an early Christmas break. In the past month, we’ve seen a slew of cyber incidents, ranging from high-profile exploits of Microsoft vulnerabilities to a ransomware attack…
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Blue Yonder ransomware attack disrupts grocery store supply chain
Supply chain management firm Blue Yonder is warning that a ransomware attack caused significant disruption to its services, with the outages impacting grocery store chains in the UK. Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) operates as a Panasonic subsidiary with an annual revenue of over a billion USD and 6,000 employees. The company offers AI-driver supply chain solutions to retailers, manufacturers, and…
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