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Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M individuals

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The electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach following a cyberattack. Slim CD’s gateway system allows merchants to accept any kind of electronic payment with a single piece of software. “On or about June 15, 2024, Slim CD became aware of suspicious activity in its computer environment.

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

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made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. “Shevlyakov also attempted to acquire computer hacking tools.” ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

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Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack

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is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, Acer is investigating the security breach with the help of cybersecurity experts and notified the National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) in the Philippines.

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Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider

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Swedish software firm Ortivus suffered a cyberattack that has resulted in at least two British ambulance services losing access to electronic patient records. Two British ambulance services were not able to access electronic patient records after a cyber attack that hit their software provider Ortivus. ” reads the announcement.

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Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison

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Furman for crimes of espionage, computer hacking, contempt of Court, making false statements to the FBI, and child pornography.” The hacking tools developed by the US cyber spies can target mobile devices, desktop computers, and IoT devices such as routers and smart TVs. District Judge Jesse M.

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Snatch gang claims the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa

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Department of Defence South African (DARPA) Cc/ @securityaffairs @FBussoletti DRM: [link] pic.twitter.com/BwcVkOQXRo — Claudio (@sonoclaudio) August 22, 2023 At the time of this writing the leak site is unreachable. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics.

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Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)

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“INSTAT assures the public that the 2023 Census data are not the subject of this attack. In September 2022, Albania blamed Iran for another cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police. The organization launched an investigation into the cyberattack and determined that only “some of INSTAT systems were affected.”