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Cybercriminals steal health data posing as fraud investigators
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned Americans of cybercriminals impersonating health fraud investigators to steal their sensitive information. As the federal law enforcement agency cautioned in a Friday public service announcement, scammers posing as “legitimate health insurers and their investigative team members” are emailing or messaging potential victims to pressure them into providing personal or health data that…
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Food seller Ahold Delhaize notifies 2.2 million people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and health info
The US arm of Dutch-Belgian food retailer Ahold Delhaize yesterday confirmed it notified 2,242,521 people of a November 2024 data breach that compromised the following info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info including bank account numbers Health info including worker’s compensation info Employment-related info Government-issued ID numbers (passports, driver’s licenses, etc) Postal addresses Email addresses Phone numbers Dates of…
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Retail giant Ahold Delhaize says data breach affects 2.2 million people
Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail chains, is notifying over 2.2 million individuals that their personal, financial, and health information was stolen in a November ransomware attack that impacted its U.S. systems. The multinational retailer and wholesale company operates over 9,400 local stores across Europe, the United States, and Indonesia, employing more than 393,000 people and serving…
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Plans announced to resurrect former steelworks as a ‘green’ data center
Ravenscraig was Scotland’s largest steelworks before closing in 1992, but now it could be set for a new lease of life as a green AI data center. Proposals put forward as part of the UK government’s AI Growth Zone scheme will see the site create more than 2,000 jobs alongside an estimated £3.9 billion in capital investment. The drive to…
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Ex-student charged over hacking university for cheap parking, data breaches
New South Wales police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old former Western Sydney University (WSU) student for allegedly hacking into the University’s systems on multiple occasions, starting with a scheme to obtain cheaper parking. Specifically, the woman, identified by local media reports as Birdie Kingston, is accused of unauthorized access, data theft, and compromising university infrastructure since 2021, affecting hundreds…
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Freight forwarder Estes notifies data breach victims; ransomware gang takes credit
Freight company Estes Forwarding Worldwide yesterday confirmed it notified victims, including customers and employees, of a May 28, 2025 cyber attack. Ransomware gang Qilin took credit for the attack on June 23, 2025. To prove its claim, the cybercriminal group posted sample images of what it says are documents stolen from Estes. They include passport scans, driver’s licenses, and spreadsheets.…
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Hacker ‘IntelBroker’ charged in US for global data theft breaches
A British national known online as “IntelBroker” has been charged by the U.S. for stealing and selling sensitive data from victims worldwide, causing an estimated $25 million in damages. The indictment, revealed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, accuses Kai West, a 25-year-old British man, of using the handle “IntelBroker” in a years-long campaign…
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So much for data sovereignty — AI infrastructure is dominated by just a handful of countries
Are AI data centers the new oil? Oxford researchers suggest AI infrastructure will decide a nation’s global impact in the future just as oil production has over the last few decades. That’s a problem, however, as AI data centers are located in just 33 countries, with the bulk of that infrastructure hosted in just a few nations — leaving South…
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DeepSeek accused of powering China’s military and mining US user data – Computerworld
This corporate embrace contrasts sharply with government responses. The US Congress, Navy, Pentagon, NASA, and Texas have banned DeepSeek usage, while Italy blocked DeepSeek in a country-wide prohibition. “The widespread availability of large language models via public cloud marketplaces, often with ambiguous provenance, unclear jurisdictional obligations, and hidden lineage, creates significant risk exposure for US enterprises,” Gogia warned. He noted…
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What are Gemini, Claude, and Meta doing with our data? – Computerworld
Privacy concerns are important, he said, “but it doesn’t mean organizations should avoid large language models altogether. If you’re hosting models yourself, on-prem or through secure cloud services like Amazon Bedrock, you can ensure that no data is retained by the model.” St-Maurice pointed out that, in these scenarios, “the LLM functions strictly as a processor, like your laptop’s CPU.…
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