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ChatGPT Deep Research can now pull data from Dropbox and Box
You can now connect your Box and Dropbox accounts to Deep Research on ChatGPT and pull data, which will be used by the AI to conduct research. For those unaware, Deep Research is an AI agent that automates research for you. You just need to give it a brief prompt with all necessary details, and it will crawl the internet…
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Dozens of malicious packages on NPM collect host and network data
60 packages have been discovered in the NPM index that attempt to collect sensitive host and network data and send it to a Discord webhook controlled by the threat actor. According to Socket’s Threat Research team, the packages were uploaded to the NPM repository starting May 12 from three publisher accounts. Each of the malicious packages contains a post-install script that…
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Ransomware gang says it stole personal data in cyber attack on Pierce County, WA libraries
Ransomware gang Inc yesterday took credit for an April 2025 cyber attack that disrupted libraries in Pierce County, Washington. Inc listed the Pierce County Library System on its data leak site and claims to have stolen personal data in the attack. As proof, Inc posted images of files it claims to have stolen. The proof pack includes scans of driver’s…
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Criminal records, financial data exposed in cyber attack on Legal Aid Agency
The UK’s Legal Aid Agency has fallen victim to a cyber attack, with the organization confirming a “significant amount of personal data” has been exposed. In a statement confirming the incident, the government revealed it first became aware of the incident on April 23rd. A subsequent investigation showed the attack was “more extensive than originally understood”. The Legal Aid Agency,…
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Ransomware gang Interlock claims recent attack on West Lothian Council – 2.63 TB of data stolen
Ransomware gang Interlock has this morning added West Lothian Council to its data leak site. It alleges to have stolen 2.63 TB of data, which includes 3,349,196 files and 580,783 folders. The proof pack contains images of passports, driver’s licenses, and various other documents. The Scottish council confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack on May 6, with…
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Montana hospital data breach leaks SSNs, medical and financial info
The Community Hospital of Anaconda this week confirmed it notified victims of an August 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Dates of birth State-issued ID numbers (e.g. driver’s licenses, passports, and military IDs) Financial account info Patient account numbers Medical record numbers Medicare and Medicaid numbers Treatment info Health insurance info Ransomware gang…
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PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty to student data extortion scheme
A 19-year-old college student from Worcester, Massachusetts, has agreed to plead guilty to a massive cyberattack on PowerSchool that extorted millions of dollars in exchange for not leaking the personal data of millions of students and teachers. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Matthew D. Lane pleaded guilty to four federal charges of one count each of cyber extortion conspiracy, cyber…
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Why meeting data center demand is becoming a worldwide challenge
There’s an old saying that money is what makes the world go ‘round. However, to hear some IT professionals tell it, data center availability may soon join the ranks of the societally indispensable. We do live in a world where the British government is investing in data center infrastructure while Texas is openly courting firms to set up shop in…
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Union County, PA notifies victims of data breach that leaked SSNs and health info
Union County, Pennsylvania yesterday confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people of a March 2025 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and protected health information held by the County Children and Youth Services. A breach disclosure on the US Department of Health and Human Services website states Union County notified 501 people, but that figure…
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Dell brings new cybersecurity features to PowerStore, Data Domain, and PowerScale product lines
Dell Technologies has revealed new cybersecurity features for three of its key data center hardware products, while also talking up its disaggregated, private cloud capabilities. On the second day keynote of its annual conference in Las Vegas, hosted by chief operating officer Jeff Clarke, the company showed off AI-powered security enhancements for its PowerStore and PowerScale range. Dell PowerStore, launched…
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