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Nickelodeon says some of allegedly stolen data ‘appears to be decades old’

Children’s television giant Nickelodeon said it is investigating an alleged breach after hackers claimed to have stolen 500 GB of data. For days, cybersecurity experts have warned that hackers are ...
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Ransomware gang attacks German charity that feeds starving children

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe (WHH), the German charity that aims to develop sustainable food supplies in some of the world’s most impoverished countries, has been attacked by a ransomware gang. The ...
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Two new pro-Russian hacktivist groups target Ukraine, recruit insiders

Two new pro-Russian hacktivist groups have emerged in recent months to mount cyberattacks on Ukraine and its allies. The groups, calling themselves IT Army of Russia and TwoNet, use the Telegram ...
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Suzanne Smalley

is a reporter covering digital privacy, surveillance technologies and cybersecurity policy for The Record. She was previously a cybersecurity reporter at CyberScoop. Earlier in her career Suzanne ...
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Activision Blizzard games crippled by hours-long DDoS attack

Gamers were thrilled when the fourth part of the legendary action role-playing game Diablo was released earlier this month. But as they geared up for a leisurely summer weekend of playing, their ...
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Ransomware attack contributed to patient’s death, says Britain’s NHS

Editor's note: This article was updated with comment from Synnovis at 11:40 a.m. EST. A ransomware attack that disrupted blood testing across several hospitals in London last year contributed to a ...
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Ransomware attack on Patelco Credit Union causes confusion ahead of holiday weekend

One of the largest credit unions on the West Coast continues to struggle with its operations following a ransomware attack that began on Saturday. Patelco Credit Union — one of the nation’s oldest ...
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DOJ raids 29 ‘laptop farms’ in operation against North Korean IT worker scheme

Nearly 30 “laptop farms” across 16 states have been raided by U.S. law enforcement in recent months for their suspected role in a long-running North Korean IT worker scheme. The Justice Department on ...
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Cyber Command to expand 'canary in the coal mine' unit working with private sector

U.S. Cyber Command is doubling the size of a little-known program that serves as one of the military's chief links to private industry in order to bolster the country’s defenses against cyberthreats.
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Canada suspends Hikvision operations over national security concerns

Canada on Friday ordered Chinese video surveillance company Hikvision to end its operations in the country after a government review found that it posed a national security risk. Canadian Minister of ...
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French police reportedly arrest suspected BreachForums administrators

French authorities have arrested several individuals suspected of running BreachForums, one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for stolen data, according to a French news report. Four of the ...
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Fort Worth gov’t officials confirm cyber incident but deny leak of sensitive info

Officials in Fort Worth, Texas, confirmed that a website with government information was breached and accessed by a group of hackers but downplayed the severity of the incident. On Friday, a hacking ...