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Latest Ransomware Attacks Show Diversity of Victims

Data Breach Today

What Do They Have in Common? Difficult Recovery A ransomware attack against a chain of veterinary medicine clinics plus an attack against a New York hospital show this threat remains pervasive, victims are diverse and recovery is difficult.

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Opinion: Websites Ask for Permissions And Attack Forgiveness

WIRED Threat Level

Web pages are increasingly powerful—asking for notifications, webcam access, or location—but this great power comes with great vulnerabilities.

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Just How Important Is It to Protect the Privacy of Biometric Data?

Zapproved

The post Just How Important Is It to Protect the Privacy of Biometric Data? appeared first on Zapproved.

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Personal and social information of 1.2B people exposed on an open Elasticsearch install

Security Affairs

Security duo discovered personal and social information 1.2 billion people exposed online on an unsecured Elasticsearch server. Researchers Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia discovered an unsecured Eslasticsearch server containing an unprecedented 4 billion user accounts. The database, discovered on October 16, 2019, contained more than 4 terabytes of data is the largest data leaks from a single source organization in history.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States. The ongoing attack is preventing these care centers from accessing crucial patient medical records, and the IT company’s owner says she fears this incident could soon lead not only to the closure of her business, but also to the untimely demise of some patients.

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1.2 Billion Records Found Exposed Online in a Single Server 

WIRED Threat Level

Here's the next jumbo data leak, complete with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles.

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French Rouen hospital hit by a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The University Hospital Center (CHU) of Rouen was hit by the malware last week, the ransomware had a severe impact on the operations during the weekend. The AFP news agency reported that a ransomware attack on a hospital in Rouen last week caused “very long delays in care.” Medical staff at the hospital were not able to use the PCs and servers that were crippled by ransomware, they returned to the “ old-fashioned method of paper and pencil.” The management of the hospital

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DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 13 Months Jail Time

Krebs on Security

A 21-year-old Illinois man was sentenced last week to 13 months in prison for running multiple DDoS-for-hire services that launched millions of attacks over several years. This individual’s sentencing comes more than five years after KrebsOnSecurity interviewed both the defendant and his father and urged the latter to take a more active interest in his son’s online activities.

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Ransomware Attackers Leak Stolen Data

Data Breach Today

Maze Crew Reportedly Threatens to Release More of Allied Universal's Data Unless Ransom Paid Ransomware attacks have taken an unwelcome turn: The Maze gang reportedly has begun leaking a victim's files to create pressure to pay a ransom. Security experts say they're not surprised by this development, but note that given the different skills required, such tactics may not become widespread.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Iran’s APT33 Hackers Are Targeting Industrial Control Systems

WIRED Threat Level

The recent focus on ICS raises the possibility that Iran's APT33 is exploring physically disruptive cyberattacks.

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Google will pay up to $1.5m for full chain RCE for Android on Titan M chips

Security Affairs

Google announced that it will increase bug bounty rewards for Android, it will pay up to $1.5 million for bugs that allow to hack new Titan M security chip. At the end of 2018, Google announced its Titan M dedicated security chip that is currently installed on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 4 devices. The chip was designed to process sensitive data and processes, include Verified Boot, on-device disk encryption, and secure transactions.

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SHARED INTEL: How ‘memory attacks’ and ‘firmware spoilage’ circumvent perimeter defenses

The Last Watchdog

What does Chinese tech giant Huawei have in common with the precocious kid next door who knows how to hack his favorite video game? Related: Ransomware remains a scourge The former has been accused of placing hidden backdoors in the firmware of equipment distributed to smaller telecom companies all across the U.S. The latter knows how to carry out a DLL injection hack — to cheat the game score.

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Unsecured Server Exposed Records of 1.2 Billion: Researchers

Data Breach Today

Over 4 Terabytes of Data Exposed, Including Social Media Profiles, Personal Information Some 4 terabytes of data on over 1.2 billion individuals - including LinkedIn and Facebook profiles - was exposed to the internet on an unsecured Elasticsearch server, according to an analysis by a pair of independent researchers.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Burglars Really Do Use Bluetooth Scanners to Find Laptops and Phones

WIRED Threat Level

Bluetooth scanners are readily available and easy to use—which means that smash-and-grab car break-in might not have been pure chance.

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T-Mobile discloses data breach affecting prepaid wireless customers

Security Affairs

Bad news for T-Mobile prepaid customer, the US-based telecom giant T-Mobile today disclosed a new data breach incident. The US branch of the telecommunications giant T -Mobile disclosed a security breach that according to the company impacted a small number of customers of its prepaid service. The cybersecurity team at T-Mobile discovered an unauthorized access to information associated with a limited number of its prepaid wireless account customers. “We want to let you know about an incid

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Document Management vs. Records Management: What’s the Difference?

AIIM

When I teach, questions often come up about the differences and similarities between document management and records management. Is there any difference? Does it really matter? Which one is best? The answers are, respectively, yes, yes, and it depends. Let’s take a look at each. Document Management. Document management is used to track and manage documents that are in process.

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Louisiana Government Recovering From Ransomware Attack

Data Breach Today

Governor Describes 'Aggressive' Incident Response Efforts After a ransomware attack on Monday forced Louisiana's government to take several servers and websites offline to prevent the malware from spreading, state officials spent Tuesday restoring online services.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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How Iran's Government Shut Off the Internet

WIRED Threat Level

After years of centralizing internet control, Iran pulled the plug on connectivity for nearly all of its citizens.

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Payment solutions giant Edenred announces malware infection

Security Affairs

The Payment solutions giant Edenred disclosed a malware incident that affected some of its computing systems, it immediately started an investigation. The Payment solutions giant Edenred announced that some of its computing systems have been infected with malware, the company is currently investigating the incident. Edenred is a French company specialized in prepaid corporate services.

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Data Enrichment, People Data Labs and Another 622M Email Addresses

Troy Hunt

Until this month, I'd never heard of People Data Labs (PDL). I'd certainly heard of the sector they operate in - "Data Enrichment" - but I'd never heard of the company itself. I've become more familiar with this sector over recent years due to the frequency with which it's been suffering data breaches that have ultimately landed in my inbox. For example, there's Dun & Bradstreet's NetProspex which leaked 33M records in 2017 , Exactis who had 132M records breached last year and the Apollo dat

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NeverQuest Banking Trojan Co-Creator Sentenced to 4 Years

Data Breach Today

Stanislov Lisov of Russia Pleaded Guilty to Federal Hacking Charge Stanislov Lisov, a Russian hacker who helped create the NeverQuest banking Trojan, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one charge.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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What Happens When You Remove a Police-Installed GPS Tracker 

WIRED Threat Level

The Supreme Court ruled that cops need a warrant to attach a GPS device to your car. But if you find one, can you remove it?

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DePriMon downloader uses a never seen installation technique

Security Affairs

ESET researchers discovered a new downloader, dubbed DePriMon, that used new “Port Monitor” methods in attacks in the wild. . The new DePriMon downloader was used by the Lambert APT group, aka Longhorn, to deploy malware. According to a report published by Symantec in 2017, Longhorn is a North American hacking group that has been active since at least 2011.

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BEST PRACTICES: Resurgence of encrypted thumb drives shows value of offline backups — in the field

The Last Watchdog

Encrypted flash drives, essentially secure storage on a stick, are a proven technology that has been readily available for at least 15 years. A few years back, it seemed like they would fade into obsolescence, swept aside by the wave of streaming services and cloud storage. Related: Can Europe’s GDPR restore data privacy? And yet today there is a resurgence in demand for encrypted flash drives.

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Analysis: The Latest Ransomware Trends

Data Breach Today

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the very latest ransomware trends. Also featured: Discussions of Microsoft's move to DNS over HTTPS and strategies for tackling IoT security challenges.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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The GOP Is Mired in Conspiracies—and It's About to Get Worse

WIRED Threat Level

Opinion: If you thought the impeachment hearings were bad, wait until attorney general William Barr's internal investigation comes to light.

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Russian author of NeverQuest banking malware gets 4 Years in U.S. Prison

Security Affairs

The Russian hacker who created and used Neverquest banking malware has finally been sentenced to 4 years in prison by a US District Court. Stanislav Vitaliyevich Lisov (34), the Russian hacker who created and used Neverquest banking malware has been sentenced to 4 years in prison by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Leaks of NSA, CIA Tools Have Leveled Nation-State Cybercriminal Capabilities

Dark Reading

The wide availability of tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers and WikiLeaks in 2016 and 2017 have given emerging cyber powers a way to catch up, DarkOwl says.

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