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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during cybersecurity incident

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Artivion, a medical device company that manufactures implantable tissues for cardiac and vascular transplant applications, says its services have been “disrupted” due to a cybersecurity incident.  In an 8-K filing with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “acquisition and encryption” of data […]

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Blue Yonder investigating data theft claims after ransomware gang takes credit for cyberattack

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Supply chain software giant Blue Yonder says it is investigating claims of data theft after a ransomware gang threatened to publish troves of data stolen from the company.  Arizona-based Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software to thousands of organizations including DHL, Starbucks and Walgreens, was hit by a cyberattack on November 21. The

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Ransomware hackers target NHS hospitals with new cyberattacks

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Ransomware hackers have continued an assault on National Health Service trusts across the United Kingdom by compromising multiple hospitals, exposing sensitive patient data and disrupting emergency services. Inc Ransom, a prolific Russia-linked ransomware group that claimed responsibility for an attack on NHS Scotland earlier this year, now claims to have breached the Alder Hey Children’s

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US agency proposes new rule blocking data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive personal data

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a new rule that would block data brokers from selling personal and financial information on Americans, including their Social Security numbers and phone numbers, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  In proposing the new rules, months after President Biden signed an executive order to curb the sale of

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Hackers break into Andrew Tate’s online ‘university,’ steal user data and flood chats with emojis

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Hackers have breached an online course founded by ostensible influencer and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate, leaking data on close to 800,000 users, including thousands of email addresses and private user chat logs. The Daily Dot, which broke the news Thursday, reported that the hackers accessed the user data, then flooded the online course’s chatroom with

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Fintech giant Finastra confirms it’s investigating a data breach

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Finastra, a London-based financial software company that serves most of the world’s top banks, has confirmed it’s investigating a data breach after a hacker claimed a compromise of the company’s internal file-transfer platform.  In a statement given to TechCrunch, Finastra spokesperson Sofia Romano confirmed the fintech giant detected what it calls “suspicious activity” related to

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AI training software firm iLearningEngines says it lost $250,000 in recent cyberattack

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U.S.-based iLearningEngines, a provider of AI training software for enterprises, has alerted regulators to a cyberattack that allowed hackers to break into its network and steal $250,000 worth of company funds.  In an 8-K regulatory filing on Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, iLearningEngines said it had experienced a “cybersecurity incident” that saw

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Space tech giant Maxar confirms hacker accessed employees’ personal data

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U.S. space technology and satellite giant Maxar has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of its employees, according to a filing with state regulators. The Colorado-headquartered Maxar operates imaging satellites and manufactures spacecraft, and claims to operate one of the largest commercial satellite constellations on orbit. Maxar has long been a significant provider

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Hot Topic data breach exposed personal data of 57 million customers

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Millions of customers of Hot Topic have been informed that their personal data was compromised during an October data breach at the American retailer. Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), the breach notification service, said this week that it alerted 57 million Hot Topic customers that their data had been compromised. The stolen data includes email

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Snowflake hackers identified and charged with stealing 50 billion AT&T records

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The U.S. government has accused Connor Moucka and John Binns of being the hackers who broke into the systems of AT&T, stealing around 50 billion customer call and text records.  In July, AT&T said hackers stole the phone records of “nearly all” of its cellular and landline customers, as well as calls and text message

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