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2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack
2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack
July 04, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

It’s the summer of steals, not the summer of deals, for businesses suffering cyber breaches. That’s because, as the world goes digital, fraudsters are constantly...

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CDK Fallout Continues as Car Dealers Go Old School
CDK Fallout Continues as Car Dealers Go Old School
June 24, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Software companies have taken over large swathes of the economy during the past few decades. And when something goes wrong with these software companies, something...

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UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty to Testify Before Congress on Cyberattack
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty to Testify Before Congress on Cyberattack
April 29, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will testify before two Congressional committees Wednesday (May 1), addressing the cyberattack that hit the company’s Change Healthcare unit. The Senate hearing is titled “Hacking...

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Change Healthcare’s Data Breach No Disruption to GoodRx’s Earnings, Guidance 
Change Healthcare’s Data Breach No Disruption to GoodRx’s Earnings, Guidance 
February 29, 2024  |  Earnings

Healthcare’s digital transformation is increasing the emphasis on cost transparency and democratizing treatment access.  And that’s good news for GoodRx, a consumer-focused digital healthcare platform...

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Millions in Mutant Ape/Bored Ape NFTs Swiped in Hack
Millions in Mutant Ape/Bored Ape NFTs Swiped in Hack
December 17, 2023  |  NFTs

Hackers have apparently stolen millions of dollars worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a recent security breach. Peer-to-peer trading platform NFT Trader confirmed the breach on X...

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Norton Healthcare Reports Data Breach Affecting 2.5 Million People
Norton Healthcare Reports Data Breach Affecting 2.5 Million People
December 11, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Norton Healthcare, a non-profit healthcare system based in Kentucky, has confirmed that it experienced a data breach earlier this year.  Hackers gained unauthorized access to...

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FBI Ties $40 Million in Stolen Crypto to North Korea
FBI Ties $40 Million in Stolen Crypto to North Korea
August 23, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The FBI says a hacker group with ties to North Korea may try to sell $40 million in stolen bitcoin. “Over the last 24 hours, the FBI...

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Synthetic Fraud Rises at ‘Alarming’ Rate as AI Evolves
Synthetic Fraud Rises at ‘Alarming’ Rate as AI Evolves
June 28, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Can one stolen ID, augmented with artificial intelligence, yield $2 million in pilfered government benefits? It’s a scenario Haywood Talcove, chief executive of LexisNexis Risk...

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Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With...

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