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A Kaiser Permanente systems outage has pharmacies relying on pen and paper
Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente is dealing with a system outage that is forcing its hospitals and pharmacies to fill out prescriptions with pen and paper — and is slowing down services at other parts of the company, too. “Kaiser Permanente is currently experiencing network interruptions, at one of our data centers, which is impacting some of our applications,” Kaiser Permanente…
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US healthcare firm postponed procedures after cyber attack knocked systems offline
US-based healthcare provider Kettering Health was forced to cancel patient appointments following a cyber attack which caused a company-wide outage. Kettering Health operates 14 medical centers and over 100 outpatient locations across the state of Ohio. In a statement confirming the outage on Tuesday 20th, the non-profit said the attack severely impacted call center operations and a number of patient…
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CR’s 3 Top Picks for Travel Systems
Consumer Reports tested 17 travel systems, from Bob Gear to UppaBaby, assessing the strollers for ease of use, safety, and maneuverability, and the car seats for crash protection, ease of use, and vehicle fit. The three travel systems that impress our testers the most are our Top Picks for Travel Systems for 2025. CR’s Top Pick for Travel Systems, below,…
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Microsoft fixes Linux boot issues on dual-boot Windows systems
Microsoft has fixed a known issue preventing Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled after installing the August 2024 Windows security updates. The list of affected systems includes those running client (Windows 10 and Windows 11) and server (Windows Server 2012 and later) OS versions. This issue is triggered by a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) update that blocks UEFI shim bootloaders vulnerable to…
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Malicious PyPI packages abuse Gmail, websockets to hijack systems
Seven malicious PyPi packages were found using Gmail’s SMTP servers and WebSockets for data exfiltration and remote command execution. The packages were discovered by Socket’s threat research team, who reported their findings to the PyPI, resulting in the removal of the packages. However, some of these packages were on PyPI for over four years, and based on third-party download counters,…
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“There needs to be an order of magnitude more effort”: AI security experts call for focused evaluation of frontier models and agentic systems
Much more detailed work must be done to evaluate the security and safety risks associated with adopting AI models, according to a panel of experts in the field. At RSAC Conference 2025, representatives from Google DeepMind, Nvidia, and the UK AI Security Institute emphasized the current challenges involved with evaluating AI model risks and the uphill challenge security teams face…
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Hackers lurked in Treasury OCC’s systems since June 2023 breach
Unknown attackers who breached the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in June 2023 gained access to over 150,000 emails, according to anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that oversees banks and federal savings associations and ensures they comply with applicable laws and regulations,…
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Banks are persisting with the ‘patch and upgrade’ approach to legacy systems – and it’s swallowing up IT budgets
Banks are spending a staggering 70% of their budgets on maintaining outdated legacy systems, with many using an expensive ‘patch and upgrade’ approach. According to research from RS2, this strategy is soaking up resources, placing significant strain on IT workers, and holding back digital transformation goals across the sector. RS2 said the traditional strategy of patch and upgrade – simply…
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Maintaining institutional memory is hard enough – AI knowledge systems will make it worse
AI can hallucinate many things, but are we headed for a world where tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are crafting standard operating procedures or employee handbooks? Have we begun to entrust AI not just with our menial and creative tasks, but also given it the responsibility to maintain companies’ viability? God, I hope not. If the last few years are…
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Healthcare systems are rife with exploits — and ransomware gangs have noticed
Healthcare organizations are facing serious threats from ransomware groups, with nearly nine-in-ten (89%) found to have medical devices that are vulnerable to exploits. That’s according to research from Claroty, which examined the state of security among healthcare organizations — and the diagnosis isn’t good. The report found that effectively all (99%) of healthcare organizations have at least one known, actively…
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