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Health data of 5.6 million stolen in ransomware attack
Ascension, one of the largest private U.S. healthcare systems, is notifying over 5.6 million patients and employees that their personal and health data was stolen in a May cyberattack linked to the Black Basta ransomware operation. The health network reported a total revenue of $28.3 billion in 2023 and operates 140 hospitals and 40 senior care facilities across the United…
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GPU cloud startup Vultr secures AMD backing in $333 million investment round
Cloud infrastructure company Vultr has raised $333 million in funding as part of an investment round that values the firm at $3.5 billion. Founded in 2014 by David Aninowsky and self-funded until now, Vultr operates a global, full-stack AI infrastructure and cloud computing platform with 32 cloud data center regions around the world. Led by LuminArx Capital Management and AMD…
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LastPass breach comes back to haunt users as hackers steal $12 million in cryptocurrency
A major data breach at password manager firm LastPass in 2022 is still causing mayhem two years later, with cyber criminals using stolen information to carry out further attacks. According to data collated by crypto investigator ZachXBT, hackers stole $12.38 million in cryptocurrency from LastPass users on 16 and 17 December. The attackers drained nearly 150 individual victim addresses, according…
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Arctic Wolf to acquire BlackBerry’s Cylance assets for $160 million
Security software provider Arctic Wolf has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BlackBerry’s Cylance endpoint security assets for $160 million. Subject to customary closing conditions, the deal is expected to close in BlackBerry’s fourth fiscal quarter and will see the firm receive approximately $80 million in cash upon closure of the deal, with around $40 million to follow one…
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Texas Tech University System data breach impacts 1.4 million patients
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million patients. The organization is a public, academic health institution that is part of the Texas Tech University System, which educates and trains healthcare professionals, conducts medical research, and provides patient care services. The…
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Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has more than 100 million daily active users
Threads now has more than 100 million daily active users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Monday. It’s a notable milestone not just because it’s a big number; it’s also the first time Meta has a daily active user figure publicly. In recent weeks, Meta has been very vocal about Threads’ growth after a lot of people flocked to Bluesky.…
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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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US offers $5 million for info on North Korean IT worker farms
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the activities of North Korean front companies and employees who generated over $88 million via illegal remote IT work schemes in six years. The two companies, Chinese-based Yanbian Silverstar and Volasys Silverstar from Russia, tricked businesses worldwide into employing North Korean staff…
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Stanley Recalls 2.6 Million Travel Mugs Due to a Burn Hazard
The recall: The double-walled mugs have a polypropylene lid and are sold in a variety of colors, including white, black, and green. The Switchback is sold in 12-oz. and 16-oz. sizes. The Trigger Action is sold in 12-oz., 16-oz., and 20-oz. sizes. To see if your mug is one of the recalled models, look for one of the product identification…
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US charges 14 members of North Korean IT worker scam that bagged $88 million in six years
More than a dozen North Korean nationals suspected of operating a social engineering scam posing as fake IT staff have been indicted in the US, after generating serious income for the DPRK. A federal court in St. Louis, Missouri formally charged 14 individuals with “long-running conspiracies to violate US sanctions and to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft”.…
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