Australian ports reopen after cyberattack
Major ports handling 40 percent of Australia's freight trade have reopened, operator DP World said Monday, three days after they were crippled by a cyberattack.
Nov 13, 2023
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White House holds first-ever summit on the ransomware crisis plaguing the nation's public schools
The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity "summit" on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, in which criminal hackers have dumped online sensitive student data, including medical records, psychiatric ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Australian finance company refuses hackers' ransom demand
Australian firm Latitude Financial said Tuesday it refused to pay a ransom to hackers who stole millions of records in one of the country's biggest data heists.
Apr 11, 2023
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Hackers dump Australian health data online, declare 'case closed'
The hackers leaking stolen Australian health records to the dark web on Thursday appeared to end their extortion attempt by dumping a final batch of data online and declaring:"Case closed."
Dec 1, 2022
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Repeat hacks highlight Australia's cyber flaws
Inadequate privacy safeguards and the stockpiling of sensitive customer information have made Australia a lucrative target in the eyes of foreign hackers, cybersecurity experts told AFP following a series of major data breaches.
Nov 11, 2022
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Ill will: Hackers hold healthcare data to ransom
Australia's biggest private health insurer Medibank is at the centre of the latest major attack by hackers holding health systems, hospitals and, increasingly, patients' health records, to ransom in one of the trends in cybercrime.
Nov 9, 2022
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Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
Diverted ambulances. Cancer treatment delayed. Electronic health records offline. These are just some of ripple effects of an apparent cyberattack on a major nonprofit health system that disrupted operations throughout the ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Tech service provider for nursing homes a ransomware victim
A Milwaukee-based company that provides technology services to more than 100 nursing homes nationwide is the victim of a ransomware attack, and hackers are demanding $14 million before they'll restore the company's access ...
Nov 25, 2019
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