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UK Security Analyst Sentenced to 43 months in Prison in Failed Crypto Blackmail Attempt
British security analyst, 27-year-old Ashley Liles, who attempted to swindle his workplace, Oxford Biomedica, for £300,000 (equivalent to $390,000) has been penalized with a prison sentence of almost four years. Liles pleaded guilty in May to charges of unauthorized modification of computer material and blackmail, relating to an attack on the Hertfordshire-based gene therapy company…
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Generative AI Being Weaponized to Automate Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is not just transforming legitimate sectors; it’s also opening new, hazardous pathways for cybercriminals. As reported by SlashNext, a blackhat generative AI tool known as WormGPT has surfaced in underground forums, facilitating sophisticated phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. Cybersecurity researcher Daniel Kelley detailed how this…
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HCA Healthcare Discloses Breach Exposing Data of 11 Million Patients
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 15, 2023) – HCA Healthcare recently discovered that personal information belonging to approximately 11 million patients was accessed and posted on an online forum by an unknown unauthorized party. According to the company, the exposed information included patient names, locations, phone numbers, email addresses, birth dates, appointment details, and service records. More…
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Over 750,000 Affected by Lansing Community College Data Breach
Lansing Community College (LCC) has confirmed that it experienced a significant data breach, impacting 757,832 individuals. The breach took place between December 25, 2022, and March 15, 2023, but was only discovered on May 24, 2023. LCC’s Director of Public Relations, Marilyn Twine, revealed that the college became aware of suspicious activity on its computer…
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Union Bank and Trust Company Falls Victim to Data Breach Affecting Over 200,000 Customers
Union Bank and Trust Company (UBT) recently disclosed a significant data breach that has affected 204,291 individuals. The breach occurred on May 29, 2023, and was discovered on June 9, 2023. The bank’s Chief Information Security Officer, Dana L. Turner, revealed that hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability within the MOVEit Transfer software provided by Progress…
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Data Breach at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Affects Over 150,000 Individuals
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), a non-profit organization located at 1001 Touhy Ave in Des Plaines, Illinois, has reported a significant data breach affecting 150,659 individuals. The breach occurred on December 31, 2021, but was only discovered almost a year later on December 28, 2022. According to a statement submitted by Spencer Pollock, an…
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Massive Cyber Attack Affects Public Pension Fund and Genworth Financial
The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US, has reported that the personal information of approximately 769,000 retired employees and beneficiaries was stolen in a large-scale cyber attack. The attack, attributed to a Russian criminal gang known as Cl0p, compromised data including Social Security numbers through a breach…
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Massive Data Breach Hits Wilton Reassurance Company Affecting Over 1.4 Million Individuals
Wilton Reassurance Company, a prominent financial services entity, has reported a substantial data breach affecting 1,482,490 individuals. The breach occurred between May 29 and May 30, 2023, and was discovered on June 7, 2023. According to the details provided by Michael Bahar, a partner at Eversheds Sutherland and outside counsel to Wilton Reassurance Company, the…
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Surge in Compromised ChatGPT Accounts
Group-IB, a leading cybersecurity company based in Singapore, reported that over the past year it has identified a staggering 101,134 instances of stealer-infected devices with saved ChatGPT credentials. Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence platform made this discovery through analyzing logs of information-stealing malware, which were being traded on illicit dark web marketplaces. The Rising Threat to ChatGPT…
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Over 2.5 Million Affected in Major Data Breach at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a leading healthcare provider located at 1 Wellness Way, Canton, MA, announced a significant data breach affecting more than 2.5 million individuals. The breach was discovered on April 17, 2023, and occurred due to an external system hacking incident which began on March 28, 2023. Chris Walsh, Vice President of Privacy…
