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Ransomware gang says it hacked Taylor Regional Hospital in Georgia
Ransomware gang Inc today claimed responsibility for a December 2024 cyber attack on Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville, Georgia. The attack forced hospital staff to resort to paper medical charts. At the time of the attack, hospital officials said there was no indication that patient records were compromised, but that an investigation was still ongoing. To prove its claim, Inc…
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“Significant concerns” raised over impact of data center growth on regional energy grids
Researchers say they have “significant concerns” about the effect rapid growth in data center electricity demand is having on regional energy networks. Schneider Electric has published an investigation into the possible future of AI’s electricity consumption over the next decade, using system dynamics modeling to forecast scenarios for AI electricity demand in the future. ‘The breadth of AI’s projected electricity…
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Great Plains Regional Medical Center notifies 133K people of data breach that compromised SSNs and medical info
Great Plains Regional Medical Center over the weekend confirmed it notified 133,149 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised patients’ names, Social Security numbers, health insurance info, clinical treatment info, driver’s license numbers, and demographic details. GPRMC says it suffered a ransomware attack, though no cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility yet. “This investigation showed that an unknown person…
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