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  • Ransomware Attack Exposes Data of 5.6 Million Ascension Patients

    US healthcare giant Ascension revealed that 5.6 million individuals have had their personal, medical and financial information breached in a ransomware attack Read More

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  • Critical Vulnerabilities Found in WordPress Plugins WPLMS and VibeBP

    The vulnerabilities, now patched, posed significant risks, including unauthorized file uploads, privilege escalation and SQL injection attacks Read More

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  • Criminal Complaint against LockBit Ransomware Writer

    The Justice Department has published the criminal complaint against Dmitry Khoroshev, for building and maintaining the LockBit ransomware. Read More

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  • Cryptomining Malware Found in Popular Open Source Packages

    Cryptomining malware hits popular npm packages rspack and vant, posing risks to open source tools Read More

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  • Interpol Identifies Over 140 Human Traffickers in New Initiative

    A new digital operation has enabled Interpol to identify scores of human traffickers operating between South America and Europe Read More

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  • ICO Warns of Mobile Phone Festive Privacy Snafu

    The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned that millions of Brits don’t know how to erase personal data from their old devices Read More

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  • Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Sticker

    A sticker for your water bottle. Blog moderation policy. Read More

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  • Italy’s Data Protection Watchdog Issues €15m Fine to OpenAI Over ChatGPT Probe

    OpenAI must also initiate a six-month public awareness campaign across Italian media, explaining how it processes personal data for AI training Read More

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  • Ukraine’s Security Service Probes GRU-Linked Cyber-Attack on State Registers

    The Security Service of Ukraine has accused Russian-linked actors of perpetrating a cyber-attack against the state registers of Ukraine Read More

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  • LockBit Admins Tease a New Ransomware Version

    The LockBitSupp persona said LockBit 4.0 will be launched in February 2025 Read More

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