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Cactus ransomware exploiting Qlik Sense flaws to breach networks
If there’s anything the past few years should have taught businesses, it is that if you think you can just wait a month or a few months to patch vulnerabilities when a patch is released, expect to hacked by threat actors who are already searching for businesses that haven’t patched. In this week’s example, Bleeping […]
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act Has Now Been Agreed
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Southwestern Ontario hospitals facing $480M class action after patient data breached, sold on dark web
CTV reports: A group of southwestern Ontario hospitals is facing a potential $480-million class action lawsuit after at least 270,000 patients in the region had their data breached and reportedly sold by hackers on the dark web. The breach, first detected on Oct. 23, targeted Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace […]
Scores of US credit unions offline after ransomware infects backend cloud firm Trellance
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Fortune-Telling Website WeMystic Exposes 13m+ User Records
Cybernews reports: Telling the future is a tricky business, and failure to foretell your own mishaps doesn’t help. The content platform WeMystic is a good example of this, with the Cybernews research team discovering that it exposed its users’ sensitive data. WeMystic offers its users astrology, spiritual well-being, and esotericism alongside an online shop for […]
Federal investigators confirm multiple US water utilities hit by hackers
CNN reports: Following a recent cyberattack at a Pennsylvania water utility, federal officials have confirmed that multiple additional water utilities in the US running the same industrial equipment have been breached by hackers, two people briefed on the matter told CNN. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency briefed Senate and House staffers on the […]
Staples confirms cyberattack behind service outages, delivery issues
Bleeping Computer reports: American office supply retailer Staples took down some of its systems earlier this week after a cyberattack to contain the breach’s impact and protect customer data. Staples operates 994 stores in the US and Canada, along with 40 fulfillment centers for nationwide product storage and dispatch. The disclosure comes after multiple Reddit reports posted […]
Ex-worker phished former employer to illegally hack network and steal data
Graham Cluley provides another example of a former employee going rogue and harming their former employer: Once again companies are being warned to be wary of past employees who may turn rogue. 28-year-old Andrew Mahn, of Derry, New Hampshire, has pleaded guilty to charges that he illegally hacked the network of his former company, telecoms firm Motorola, after he […]