Tag: security
Top kidney dialysis firm hit by damaging ransomware attack
DaVita confirms ransomware attack in new SEC form It was forced to shut down parts of its infrastructure to remedy The scope of the attack is not fully known yet DaVita, a major American healthcare company specializing in kidney care, has suffered a ransomware attack that forced it to temporarily…
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“Slopsquatting” attacks are using AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries to spread malware
GenAI can hallucinate open source package names, experts warn It doesn’t always hallucinate a different name Cybercriminals can use the names to register malware Security researchers have warned of a new method by which Generative AI (GenAI) can be abused in cybercrime, known as ‘slopsquatting’. It starts with the fact…
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UnitedHealth is now asking doctors to repay the loans it gave out following major hack
Change Healthcare suffered a huge cyberattack in 2024 Disruptions from that attack cost organizations millions The firm is now chasing repayment of loans to cover losses from these disruptions UnitedHealth Group is “aggressively” going after small healthcare organizations that borrowed money following a huge cyberattack on its subsidy Change Healthcare.…
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Top US lab testing firm hit with major data leak, exposes health info on 1.6 million users
Laboratory Services Cooperative confirmed suffering a data breach in October 2024 An investigation uncovered that the crooks stole sensitive data The information has not yet surfaced on the dark web Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), a significant US-based laboratory for healthcare providers, has revealed it suffered a data breach and lost…
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China admits behind closed doors it was involved in Volt Typhoon attacks
In a December 2024 meeting, China privately took responsibility for cyber offensives These include attacks on US infrastructure, like communications and energy The state warned that US increasing support for Taiwan was a key factor Amid a serious escalation of hostilities between the two nations, senior Chinese officials have apparently…
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Zuckerberg allegedly offered US data to China in bid to enter market, ex-Meta exec tells Senate
Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Director of Public Policy at Facebook, spoke in front of the Senate She said the company offered data on US citizens to the Chinese Communist Party in exchange for being allowed to operate in the country Facebook denied all claims A former Meta executive recently spoke in…
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