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Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury records
A federal judge temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records containing personal information like Social Security numbers early this morning, reports Inner City Press. The order is in response to a lawsuit filed yesterday in New York’s Southern District Court. The suit alleges that the administration exceeded its authority, broke the US Administrative Procedures Act, and violated…
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Hayward, CA notifies residents of data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, and medical records
The city of Hayward, California last week confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people about a July 2023 data breach that compromised the following info: Social Security numbers Medical records Financial account info Driver’s licenses Credit and debit card numbers The city says it suffered a ransomware attack, but no ransomware group has claimed responsibility as of time of…
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DeepSeek exposes database with over 1 million chat records
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its DeepSeek-R1 LLM model, has publicly exposed two databases containing sensitive user and operational information. The unsecured ClickHouse instances reportedly held over a million log entries containing user chat history in plaintext form, API keys, backend details, and operational metadata. Wiz Research discovered this exposure during a security assessment of DeepSeek’s external infrastructure.…
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MikroTik botnet uses misconfigured SPF DNS records to spread malware
A newly discovered botnet of 13,000 MikroTik devices uses a misconfiguration in domain name server records to bypass email protections and deliver malware by spoofing roughly 20,000 web domains. The threat actor takes advantage of an improperly configured DNS record for the sender policy framework (SPF) used for listing all the servers authorized to send emails on behalf of a domain.…
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New York clinic notifies 357K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical records
New York clinic Excelsior Orthopaedics this week confirmed it notified 357,000 people about a June 2024 data breach that compromised the following employee and patient info: Names Social Security numbers Biometric info Medical record number Diagnoses and diagnosis codes Treatment locations Procedure types Provider names Treatment costs Medical dates of service Patient account numbers and subscriber member numbers Health insurance…
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IntelBroker leaks 2.9 TB of exposed Cisco records – and there’s more to come
Hackers have published data claimed to have been stolen from a Cisco developer resource, after an alleged misconfiguration left software artifacts available on the public internet. A well known threat actor has leaked 2.9 TB of data on the dark web, said to be part of a larger 4.5TB dataset, following up on their claims to have found an unprotected…
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Broadcom records huge growth as CEO Hock Tan hails “successful integration” of VMware
Chip giant Broadcom has posted impressive Q4 and fiscal year results, citing strong VMware growth following an acquisition posed significant early challenges. Earnings for Broadcom’s full fiscal year saw revenue increase by 44% year-over-year to a record $51 billion. Infrastructure software revenue also grew to $21.5 billion, according to CEO Hock Tan. The firm has seen a positive reaction to…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked MA community clinic, stole medical records
Ransomware group Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, a clinic in Massachusetts. On December 16, 2024, BNHC announced it was the target of a cyber attack that compromised patients’ personal information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, medical record numbers, health insurance info, and other…
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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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Over 600,000 Personal Records Exposed by Data Broker
A database linked to SL Data Services, a U.S.-based data broker, has exposed 644,869 sensitive records online. The records included personally identifiable information, property ownership details, vehicle records, court records, and background check documents, and they lacked password protection or encryption. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered the exposure and reported it to the review and cyber research site WebsitePlanet. He…
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