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1 week, 2 days ago

Attorney targeted by cyberattack after representing explosions suspect

NL Times

Prominent attorney Gerard Spong was targeted by a cyberattack allegedly linked to his representation of a suspect in the deadly explosions at a residential building in The Hague’s Tarwekamp neighborhood. “I received an email threatening that my representation of the suspect would have consequences and that a hacker group would be deployed,” Spong told NOS. Spong is representing a 33-year-old …

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FBI says Kash Patel was targeted in Iran-backed cyberattack before Trump picked him to be next boss: Report

Firstpost

As per the report, the hackers were believed to have targeted some of Patel’s communications. However, it has not been revealed whether they have actually accessed the communications and, if so, how much data was viewed or stolen The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently told Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the bureau’s next director, that he was …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump’s controversial FBI pick Kash Patel targeted in Iranian cyberattack

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s controversial FBI director pick Kash Patel has been …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

HDFC Life faces cyberattack: Fraudsters steal customer data, demand extortion

India Today

HDFC Life Insurance has reported a cyberattack that led to the theft of confidential customer data. The company lodged a complaint with the South Region Cyber Police after cybercriminals allegedly accessed sensitive policyholder information and demanded extortion. The cybercriminals, operating through the email address and a WhatsApp account, managed to steal personal information about HDFC Life’s customers. ESCALATION OF THREATS …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two Hyderabad residents scammed of over ₹5 lakh in separate cyber attacks

The Hindu

Two persons from Hyderabad were defrauded of ₹5 lakh in two separate cyber attacks. In the first case, a 36-year-old woman was conned of ₹3.21 lakh in an impersonation fraud. The victim received a WhatsApp video call from a fraudster posing as representative of Mumbai cybercrime department. The fraudster claimed that the victim’s Aadhaar card was being used in various …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

American Water, the largest water utility in US, is targeted by a cyberattack

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Man arrested after ‘Islamophobic cyberattack’ on wifi at major railway stations

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Crypto firm WazirX's security partner says no evidence of cyberattack on its system

India Today

Liminal Custody, a digital asset custody company, has claimed the cyberattack that hit its security partner and cryptocurrency exchange, WazirX, happened at the latter's end as per audit findings. A comprehensive review of Liminal Custody's web application, including its front end, User Interface and backend was conducted by audit firm Grant Thornton. The audit firm said it did not find …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

WazirX Hack: Over $230 Million in stolen Crypto converted to Ether

The Hindu

A major part of the more than $230 million in assets stolen from Indian crypto exchange WazirX last month has been converted to Ether, the second biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. Crypto outlet Coin Desk also reported that a cryptocurrency “mixer” known as Tornado Cash was used to carry out currency transport. In response …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyberattack disrupts Seattle’s Tacoma International Airport and seaport

The Hindu

The Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shared over the weekend that they were experiencing an “internet and web systems outage, which is impacting some systems at the airport.” The cause of the incident is not yet public but the airport suggested it could be a cyberattack. The Port isolated critical systems and is in the process of working …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Cyberattack, inflation, immigration: Six takeaways from Trump-Musk chat

Al Jazeera

We take a look at the key highlights from Trump-Musk interview that took place on X on Monday. Musk praised Trump’s reaction to assassination attempt “Well, maybe we can start off with the assassination attempt,” Musk said as the conversation began. Musk added that one of the reasons he endorsed Trump’s presidential bid was Trump’s reaction to the attack, saying …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty shares move to restore account balances and undo all platform trades post-withdrawal halt

The Hindu

Indian crypto exchange WazirX announced that all user balances would be restored to what they were on July 18, 1 PM IST, prior to a cyberattack against one of the company’s multi-signature wallets that led to the loss of over $230 million in assets at the time. “After careful consideration of the situation and the feedback received from numerous users, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

The Hindu

A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks' mobile app — was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant. The company's update noted that connectively issues for “a subset" of Microsoft services began at around 11:45 …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app — was triggered by a distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to the tech giant. The company’s update noted that connectively issues for “a subset” of Microsoft services began …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Shirur landslide: Missing Kerala truck driver’s family faces cyberattack, approaches cyber cell for action

The Hindu

The family members of the truck driver Arjun from Kerala who has gone missing in the Uttara Kannada landslip approached the Kozhikode cyber cell on July 25 seeking legal action against the ongoing cyberattack against them on social media. In the complaint, they alleged that the statements on the rescue operations at Shirur they made with good intention and out …

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5 months ago

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack

Firstpost

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz posted on social media platform X that the company ‘is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts’ A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and …

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5 months, 1 week ago

UnitedHealth sticks to 2024 outlook despite strong quarter with costs from massive cyberattack high

Associated Press

UnitedHealth topped second-quarter forecasts but remains cautious about the year as it continues to eat costs from a massive cyberattack and deals with rising medical expenses. The health care giant on Tuesday said it was sticking with an earnings forecast for 2024 it first laid out last fall that includes some costs from the attack earlier this year on its …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

The president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did.

Raw Story

This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. The intruders used malicious code and a flaw in a Microsoft product to steal intelligence from the National Nuclear Security Administration, National Institutes of Health and the Treasury Department in what Microsoft President Brad Smith called “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen.” The …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center

Hindustan Times

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won't pay. The attackers have held data hostage and offered a key for access in return for the $8 million ransom, said PT Telkom Indonesia’s director of network & IT solutions, Herlan Wijanarko, without giving …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised the national data center

Hindustan Times

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won't pay. The attackers have held data hostage and offered a key for access in return for the $8 million ransom, said PT Telkom Indonesia’s director of network & IT solutions, Herlan Wijanarko, without giving …

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6 months ago

Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack

Associated Press

Change Healthcare is starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack. Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of health care giant UnitedHealth Group, provides technology used to submit and process billions of insurance claims a year. The attack triggered a disruption of payment and claims processing around the country, stressing …

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6 months ago

Car dealerships across U.S. halt services after cyberattack

LA Times

Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt by a cyber incident at CDK Global, a major software provider for dealers across the U.S. Thousands of car dealerships were ground to a halt during a normally busy holiday Wednesday by a cyber incident at CDK Global, a major software provider for dealers across the U.S. CDK’s systems, which many …

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6 months ago

Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension hospitals, clinicians say

NPR

Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension hospitals, clinicians say toggle caption Travis Heying for KFF Health News In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a baby “the wrong dose of …

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6 months, 1 week ago

NHS alert over shortage of type-O blood following hospital cyberattack

The Independent

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Attorney targeted by cyberattack after representing explosions suspect

FBI says Kash Patel was targeted in Iran-backed cyberattack before Trump picked him to be next boss: Report

Trump’s controversial FBI pick Kash Patel targeted in Iranian cyberattack

HDFC Life faces cyberattack: Fraudsters steal customer data, demand extortion

Two Hyderabad residents scammed of over ₹5 lakh in separate cyber attacks

American Water, the largest water utility in US, is targeted by a cyberattack

Man arrested after ‘Islamophobic cyberattack’ on wifi at major railway stations

Crypto firm WazirX's security partner says no evidence of cyberattack on its system

WazirX Hack: Over $230 Million in stolen Crypto converted to Ether

Cyberattack disrupts Seattle’s Tacoma International Airport and seaport

Cyberattack, inflation, immigration: Six takeaways from Trump-Musk chat

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty shares move to restore account balances and undo all platform trades post-withdrawal halt

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

Shirur landslide: Missing Kerala truck driver’s family faces cyberattack, approaches cyber cell for action

CrowdStrike says Microsoft outage not due to cyberattack

UnitedHealth sticks to 2024 outlook despite strong quarter with costs from massive cyberattack high

The president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did.

Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised its national data center

Indonesia won't pay an $8 million ransom after a cyberattack compromised the national data center

Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack

Car dealerships across U.S. halt services after cyberattack

Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension hospitals, clinicians say

NHS alert over shortage of type-O blood following hospital cyberattack