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When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt
Don’t be too impressed or too trusting of advice from a chatbot. The Conversation reports: Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when to start receiving Social Security and how to manage her retirement savings to minimize the tax hit. She opens an AI chatbot, types in the details and gets a […]
Hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites
TechCrunch reports: The U.S. Army has reportedly fixed two of its websites that had been defaced to display pro-Kurdish messages and to call out President Donald Trump, the latest case of hackers compromising systems run by the federal government in recent months. Security researcher Ronald Lovelace told Cyberscoop, which first reported the defacements, that error pages were modified on […]
Major medical device manufacturer notifies nearly 4 million of breach
The Record reports: The world’s largest medical device company is notifying more than 3.8 million people that their data may have been exposed in an attack reportedly linked to the ShinyHunters cybercrime group. On April 24, Medtronic confirmed an unauthorized party had accessed data in certain corporate IT systems, but said it had not identified […]
Ransomware Campaign Uses Fake Interpol Notices to Target Small Businesses
Security Boulevard reports: An emerging ransomware campaign is targeting small businesses with phishing emails that impersonate Interpol. The fake notices claim the recipient’s organization is under investigation for suspicious activity and that investigators have obtained information and video evidence tied to alleged criminal conduct. The lure is designed to create urgency and push the victim […]
AdaptHealth reports a contractor breach resulted in unauthorized access to patient data
On June 27, AdaptHealth notified the Securities and Exchange Commission of a data breach originating at an unnamed contractor: AdaptHealth Corp. (the “Company”) is investigating a security incident whereby a threat actor gained unauthorized access to Company systems and exfiltrated certain data therefrom. Upon learning of the incident, the Company promptly activated its incident response […]
Fake Interpol Investigation Emails Push Ransomware at Small Businesses Globally
HackRead reports: Fake Interpol investigation emails are targeting small businesses with Proton Drive links that deliver ransomware, encrypt files, and route victims to Tox chat. Small businesses are being targeted by fake Interpol investigation emails that impersonate law enforcement officials and pressure recipients to open files presented as evidence of suspicious company activity. In reality, doing […]
Silent Ransom Group adds Fox Rothschild to list of law firms attacked
CNN reports: When an executive at a US law firm’s phone rang in April, the voice on the other end was urgent: A computer virus was spreading through the firm. The caller said they were from IT support and needed physical access to the lawyer’s computer because remote fixes to stop the attack weren’t working. […]
US racks up about 400 wins over illegal World Cup streaming sites
The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds of internet domains that were illegally streaming broadcasts of matches. Nearly 400 sites were taken down, the Department of Justice said in a news release Friday. Authorities noted that unauthorized streaming presents other dangers beyond intellectual property […]