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University Medical Center (UMC) Health System in Lubbock, Texas, is dealing with the aftermath of a ransomware attack that crippled its IT infrastructure and forced the diversion of patients to other healthcare facilities. The breach, which occurred late last week, impacted key operations,

The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has confirmed that personal and health information of more than 3.1 million individuals was compromised following a cyberattack on Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS), a contractor providing Medicare administrative services. The breach, tied

Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox web browser, is under scrutiny after privacy group noyb filed a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority. Mozilla is accused of secretly enabling a tracking feature called “Privacy Preserving Attribution” (PPA), which noyb argues violates

Telegram, one of the most downloaded apps in the world with over 900 million active users, will now provide users' phone numbers and IP addresses to law enforcement, provided there is a valid legal request and the user has violated the platform’s rules. This policy change was announced by Telegram

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about the discovery of thousands of non-password-protected biometric images and metadata records belonging to ChoiceDNA — a company that offers genetic DNA testing and DNA Face Matching services.   Recently,

A new strain of the Necro malware has infected over 11 million Android devices by exploiting vulnerabilities in apps from the Google Play Store and unofficial sources. Originally identified by Kaspersky, the Necro Trojan has evolved, spreading through malicious software development kits (SDKs)

Microsoft has raised alarms over a new wave of cyberattacks targeting the US healthcare sector, led by the financially motivated group Vanilla Tempest. According to Microsoft's recent post on X (formerly Twitter) regarding the issue, the group has deployed the INC ransomware strain in these

LinkedIn has quietly opted in its users' data into training its generative AI models without prior notice. The platform has since introduced an opt-out option as a user account setting. As reported by 404Media and other sources, LinkedIn appears to have implemented data collection for AI

The US government has imposed new sanctions on Israeli spyware company Intellexa, stepping up its efforts to combat the misuse of commercial spyware technology. Intellexa, known for developing the invasive "Predator" spyware, has been linked to international surveillance operations targeting

Payment processor Slim CD, based in Florida, is currently under investigation for a significant data breach that exposed the credit card information of nearly 1.7 million customers. The breach, which took place between August 2023 and June 2024, compromised customer names, addresses, credit card