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Daily Breach
POS Malware Continues to Evolve, Infect Restaurants
The latest breach appears to have impacted at least two million credit card numbers across six restaurants, for 10 months.
Read moreMay 01, 2019
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Michigan Medical Practice Folds After Ransomware Attack
A Battle Creek, Mich. medical practice is being forced to shut its doors after cyberattackers wiped out its files when the firm refused to pay a ransom.
Read moreApril 29, 2019
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Malware Attack Rains on Weather Channel’s Parade, Disrupts Live Broadcast
The Weather Channel is blaming a “malicious software” attack for knocking its live morning broadcast off the air.
Read moreApril 26, 2019
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Daily Breach
Apple iOS 12.2 Patches 51 Serious Flaws
Apple patched more than 50 flaws in iOS 12.2, including an array of bugs in Webkit and a vulnerability that allows apps to secretly listen to users.
Read moreApril 19, 2019
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Daily Breach
Majority of Health Apps Share User Data, Without Transparency
A recent study published in BMJ found that 79 percent of health apps studied by researchers routinely shared user data, but were far from transparent about the practice.
Read moreApril 17, 2019
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Daily Breach
Critical Flaw in Implanted Device Could Give Hacker Control, Feds Warn
FDA and Homeland Security released an alert that revealed a serious vulnerability in thousands of Medtronic devices could allow a hacker to take control of an implanted device.
Read moreApril 12, 2019
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Daily Breach
Eye Doctors See The Light And Have Backups At The Ready
A primary care eye clinic in Connecticut was the victim of a ransomware attack. But there is a happy ending that can certainly serve as a lesson to all about how to handle a ransomware situation.
Read moreApril 11, 2019
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Vendor Compromises Data of 808,000 Singapore Blood Donors
A vendor of Singapore Health Sciences Authority, Securs Solutions, left a patient database on an unsecured server for two months.
Read moreApril 09, 2019
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Game of Thrones Report Finds the Show is the Most Popular Malware Lure
While spring may still be trying to ease in, winter is set to return in just a couple weeks with the series finale of Game of Thrones.
Read moreApril 08, 2019
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Daily Breach
BEWARE – New 'Creative' Phishing Attack You Really Should Pay Attention To
A cybersecurity researcher who last month warned of a creative phishing campaign has now shared details of a new but similar attack campaign that has specifically been designed to target mobile users.
Read moreApril 05, 2019