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7/23/2024

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Recent Hacking Incidents and Cybersecurity Concerns

Healthcare Sector

• Hacked MediSecure data listed as sold on dark web

  • The data from the now defunct MediSecure includes prescription information for millions of Australians, and despite being sold already being sold......Read more: YouTube

• Michigan Medicine hacked – patient data records exposed

  • Nearly 57,000 patient records from the University of Michigan Medicine system were potentially exposed to cyber criminals.
  • Read more

• 39 healthcare providers sue UnitedHealth over Change hack

  • Healthcare providers sue UnitedHealth Group over Change Healthcare hack, claiming financial impact and lack of cybersecurity safeguards.
  • Read more

Government and Public Sector

• Anonymous hacks Israeli Security Ministry, gives it 48 hrs. to end war

  • Documents, including identity cards, cheques, and personal data, were posted online.
  • Read more

• Bangladesh Bank website hacked by protestors

  • Bangladesh's central bank website continues to be inaccessible after being hacked last week by anti-government protesters.
  • Read more.....Central Banking

• Bangladesh Protest | 'It's A War'; Prime Minister's Official Website Hacked, Why?

  • Amid widespread unrest in Bangladesh, the official websites of the Prime Minister's Office, Central Bank, and police were hacked by a group named "Bangladesh Protest".
  • Read more.....YouTube

Education Sector

• Cobb Schools restricts computer access for teen who hacked district network

  • The family of a student who hacked the Cobb County School District said his computer rights are being stripped away just before he starts high school.
  • Read more.....YouTube

Celebrity and Media

• Sydney Sweeney's Verizon phone number hacked same day Twitter account promoted crypto

  • Sydney Sweeney's phone number was reportedly hacked the same day she was a victim of a cryptocurrency scam.
  • Read more.....New York Post

Media and News Outlets

• The Post And Courier Got Hacked
  • The "event" in question – a massive ransomware hack – was first detected by the paper's parent company.
  • Read more.....FITSNews

Tech and Cybersecurity

• Column: The CrowdStrike meltdown reminds us that the hacking problem doesn't come only ...

  • The Cyber Safety Review Board investigation concluded that the March 2023 hack occurred because “Microsoft's security culture was inadequate.”
  • Read more.....Los Angeles Times

• CrowdStrike issues warning on hacking threats as Microsoft outage continues creating havoc

  • New hacking trick amid CrowdStrike issue. According to reports, a file disguised as a 'CrowdStrike fix' is doing the rounds on the Internet.
  • Read more: The Economic Times

• Seven-word email means your Gmail or Outlook is hacked

  • Seven-word email means your Gmail or Outlook is hacked – security pro shares quick steps you must follow if you see it.
  • Read more.....The US Sun

Legal and Ransomware

• LA Superior Court system closed Monday following ransomware attack
  • Soon after the hack was detected, the court's Technology Services Division immediately shut down network computer systems “to mitigate further harm.”
  • Read more.....Los Angeles Daily News

Miscellaneous

• 'Average M'sian has been hacked twice'
  • Data from 52 million Internet accounts of Malaysians has been compromised since 2004, says cybersecurity company Surfshark.
  • Read more.....The Star

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