NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people. NYCHHC is the largest public health system in the United States and provides healthcare to over a million New Yorkers, the majority of…

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Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole .5M from its finance ministry

Sri Lanka discloses another missing payment, days after hackers stole $2.5M from its finance ministry

Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that a payment of about $625,000 (about 199.7 million Sri Lankan rupees) to the U.S. Postal Service has been missing for several weeks, after U.S. officials reported that the payment had failed to arrive, reports local media. Authorities detected the incident after hackers allegedly tried to divert another payment intended…

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Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

The U.S. government is warning that Iran-backed hackers are escalating their tactics by targeting American critical infrastructure systems with the aim of causing disruption. In a joint advisory published Tuesday, the FBI, the National Security Agency, the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA, and the U.S. Department of Energy collectively warned that Iranian government hackers have been…

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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘CIA activities’

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘CIA activities’

A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the U.S. government’s most secretive operations has said he has “deep concerns” about certain activities by the Central Intelligence Agency.  The two-line letter written by Sen. Ron Wyden, the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, does not disclose the nature of the CIA’s activities…

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Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

Google says hackers stole data from 200 companies following Gainsight breach

Google has confirmed that hackers have stolen the Salesforce-stored data of more than 200 companies in a large-scale supply chain hack. On Thursday, Salesforce disclosed a breach of “certain customers’ Salesforce data” — without naming affected companies — that was stolen via apps published by Gainsight, which provides a customer support platform to other companies.  …

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