Irish health system targeted in 'serious' ransomware attack
Ireland's health service shut down its IT systems on Friday after being targeted in a ransomware attack by what it called "international criminals."
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Expert discusses the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
On May 7, Colonial Pipeline announced that it fell victim to a ransomware attack and had shut down one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S. as a result. Thomas Holt, director and professor in Michigan State University's ...
May 12, 2021
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Security researcher manages to jailbreak the Apple AirTag
After Apple's recent release of the AirTag for locating misplaced items, security researchers have just succeeded in jailbreaking the new tagging device. The German researcher, stacksmashing, reported hacking into, dumping ...
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FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return
Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal ...
May 11, 2021
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It's not just Scripps. Ransomware has become rampant in health care during pandemic
On a local level, the ransomware attack that engulfed Scripps Health this past week, paralyzing digital resources from hospitals to outpatient clinics, was isolated. Other health care systems in the region have been unaffected ...
May 10, 2021
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Colonial pipeline is undamaged, White House official says
The Colonial fuel pipeline that was crippled by a ransomware attack late Friday hasn't suffered damage and can be brought back online "relatively quickly," a White House official said Monday.
May 10, 2021
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Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang
The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, ...
May 9, 2021
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Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
The operator of a major pipeline system that transports fuel across the East Coast said Saturday it had been victimized by a ransomware attack and had halted all pipeline operations to deal with the threat. The attack is ...
May 8, 2021
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Telecom
What can hackers do with your mobile number?
Boris Johnson's personal phone number has been publicly available on the internet for 15 years, it has been revealed. Listed at the bottom of a 2006 press release, the number has reportedly been accessible online from the ...
May 3, 2021
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Dating app boast nets US Capitol riot charges
A Bumble dating app boast about invading the US Capitol left a man facing criminal charges on Friday after his prospective match turned him in to police.
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