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January 25, 2025
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WORST Healthcare Breach Ever: 1 in 2 Americans affected by UnitedHealth ransomware attack, new disclosure shows

The Minnesota Star Tribune reports: UnitedHealth Group says the impact from the cyberattack last year at its Change Healthcare subsidiary is much wider than previously understood, affecting roughly 190 million patients — up from previous estimates of about 100 million people. The updated tally extends the scope beyond what was previously described by company Chief Executive Andrew […]

Vulnerabilities, News
January 25, 2025
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Simple STARLINK Bug Let Hackers Control Every Connected Subaru

Security researchers gained complete control of Subaru vehicles worldwide using only basic customer information like license plates or ZIP codes Motor Illustrated reports: Security researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in Subaru‘s STARLINK connected vehicle service that allowed unauthorized access to vehicles and customer data across the United States, Canada, and Japan, according to a blog post published by […]

Data Breach News, News
January 22, 2025
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Government IT contractor Conduent says ‘third-party compromise’ caused outages

What third party, you wonder? They don’t say. Recorded Future reports: A recent outage affecting the government technology contractor Conduent was due to a cyberattack that compromised the company’s operating systems.  A Conduent spokesperson told Recorded Future News the company recently “experienced an operational disruption due to a third-party compromise” of one of their operating […]

Data Breach News, News
January 21, 2025
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Personal information of Toronto District School Board students going back 4 decades may have been breached in PowerSchool incident

The PowerSchool breach that is giving school districts throughout the U.S. major headaches also affected school districts in Canada. The Toronto Star reports: Toronto’s public school board says personal information of its students dating back to 1985 may have been breached during a recent cybersecurity incident that affected many districts across North America. … The […]

Malware Ransomware, News
January 19, 2025
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Russian couple on trial for large-scale ransomware attacks

Two Russians are on trial in Brussels for infecting tens of thousands of computers with ransomware and raking in more than 3 million euros. Belga News Agency reports: The couple allegedly used the highly malicious Crylock ransomware to remotely lock computer files and hold some 400,000 victims for ransom. Crylock first appeared in Belgium in […]

Data Breach News, News
January 17, 2025
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Blue Yonder investigating Clop gang’s threat linked to exploited Cleo CVEs

The Cl0p gang that previously successfully attacked file transfer software platforms by exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities is now starting to leak data from yet another campaign targeting file transfer software. This time, it’s CLEO. Cybersecurity Dive reports: Blue Yonder said it is investigating a threat after Clop listed the supply chain management company among nearly 60 […]

Malware Ransomware, News
January 16, 2025
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Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers

Court-Authorized Operation Removes PlugX Malware from Over 4,200 Infected U.S. Computers Note: View the affidavit here. The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of […]