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Whole Foods supplier UNFI restores core systems after cyberattack
American grocery wholesale giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) reports that it has restored its core systems and brought online the electronic ordering and invoicing systems affected by a cyberattack. UNFI, which is also a primary distributor for Amazon’s Whole Foods, said in a Thursday update that the incident has been contained and that it’s now delivering products to stores at…
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Mainline Health Systems notifies 100K people of a data breach that compromised medical info, financial accounts
Yesterday, Mainline Health Systems started notifying 101,104 people of a data breach following a cyber attack back in April 2024. Data affected includes Social Security numbers, payment card numbers, Medicaid numbers, financial account information, and medical data. Ransomware gang INC claimed this attack when it added Mainline to its data leak site in early May, uploading various documents as proof…
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WestJet investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some internal systems as it responds to the breach. “WestJet is aware of a cybersecurity incident involving internal systems and the WestJet app, which has restricted access for several users,” reads a security advisory on WestJet’s site. “We have activated specialized internal teams in cooperation with law enforcement…
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Victoria’s Secret restores critical systems after cyberattack
Victoria’s Secret has restored all critical systems impacted by a May 24 security incident that forced it to shut down corporate systems and the e-commerce website. The company operates around 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries and has reported net sales of $1.353 billion for the first quarter of 2025, with a forecasted net sales range of up to…
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SmartAttack uses smartwatches to steal data from air-gapped systems
A new attack dubbed ‘SmartAttack’ uses smartwatches as a covert ultrasonic signal receiver to exfiltrate data from physically isolated (air-gapped) systems. Air-gapped systems, commonly deployed in mission-critical environments such as government facilities, weapons platforms, and nuclear power plants, are physically isolated from external networks to prevent malware infections and data theft. Despite this isolation, they remain vulnerable to compromise through…
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9 Open Source Operating Systems That Aren’t Linux
If you hear the term “open-source,” you might think of Linux. However, Linux distros aren’t the only open-source operating systems. There are plenty in use today besides Linux. Some date back to even before Linux existed. 9 Plan 9 From Bell Labs Plan 9 From Bell Labs, named after the sci-fi B-movie Plan 9 From Outer Space, was an attempt…
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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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