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New Jersey Neurology Practice Fined $25,000 over Ransomware Incident
A New Jersey neurology practice has agreed to pay a $25,000 penalty to settle a case with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a ransomware incident that likely compromised the security and privacy of nearly 7,000 people.
Comprehe…
Wedding Photographer Scams: How to Protect Your Big Day — and Your Money
Planning a wedding is never easy. Besides searching out venues and menus, couples must look for photographers to capture it all. Sadly, though, consumers have been increasingly reporting a scam involving phony wedding photographers who disappear withou…
Massive Phishing-as-a-service Operation Taken Down in Joint Operation in Europe
Authorities from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Europol joined forces to dismantle JokerOTP, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation used to launch more than 28,000 attacks all over the world.
Investigation and arrests
A three-year inv…
DeepSeek AI Returns to South Korea Despite Past Privacy Violations
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek returns to South Korea, now under scrutiny, after previous covert data transfers sparked privacy concerns.
DeepSeek’s app pulled from South Korea in February
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has quietly resum…
Scam Alert: Cybercriminals Exploit Death of Pope Francis to Target Small Business Owners with Fake Loan Programs
In a troubling new scam detected by Bitdefender Antispam Lab, cybercriminals are exploiting Pope Francis’s recent passing to deceive small business owners. The phishing email campaign uses emotional manipulation and false promises of financial support …
21 million employee screenshots leaked in bossware breach blunder
If you thought only your boss was peeking at your work screen, think again.
As Cybernews reports, employee-monitoring tool Work Composer has committed a jaw-dropping blunder, leaving a treasure trove of millions of workplace screenshots openly accessi…
Ubisoft Accused of Unlawfully Collecting Player Data in Single-Player Games
Publisher and game developer studio Ubisoft, known for series such as Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, now faces allegations of unlawful data collection from the privacy advocacy group noyb (None of Your Business).
A formal complaint has been filed with …
Oregon DEQ Hackers Release Significant Trove of Sensitive Information
Earlier this month, Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) denied a data breach following a cyberattack. Now, threat actors have released the leaked database.
Oregon DEQ cyberattack this month
Oregon’s DEQ suffered a cyberattack earlier …