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700,000 Social Security Numbers Leaked in Ransomware Attack on Arizona Hospital
A ransomware attack in April against a major hospital in Yuma, Ariz., led to a data breach involving the Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of more than 700,000 patients. The hospital sent breach notification letters to people at risk...
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Private Internet Access is Removing Servers in India due to Directive
VPN provider Private Internet Access (PIA) announced on Monday that it will be removing its servers located in India due to a new data collection directive (called No. 20(3)/2022-CERT-In) enacted by the Indian government.
This dir...
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Sensitive Student Data From US Campus App Exposed
Led by Anurag Sen, the SafetyDetectives cybersecurity team identified a data exposure affecting the US payment software provider Transact Campus.
According to the company’s website, Transact Campus’ technology integrates several p...
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Telegram Reportedly Gave User Data to German Police to Combat Terrorism and Child Abuse
According to reports, messaging service Telegram handed over user data to German authorities despite maintaining on its website that it never complied with any such request.
Telegram is a popular cross-platform instant messaging (...
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Card Skimming Attacks Impact Over 90,000 Customers at Gun Shops
US gun retailers Rainier Arms and Numrich Gun Parts have revealed data breach incidents resulting from card skimmer attacks on their websites (rainierarms.com and gunpartscorp.com).
The attackers managed to gain access to highly s...
![2 Million Patient Records get Compromised in Healthcare Breach](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Healthcare-Breach.jpg)
2 Million Patient Records get Compromised in Healthcare Breach
Shields Health Care Group, which provides services to numerous clinics and hospitals across New England, fell victim to a data breach that had impacted 2 million patients.
In a notice to affected patients, Shields revealed that th...
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Apple Releases Feature that Can Install Security Fixes without Full OS Update
Apple announced a new Rapid Security Response feature in macOS Ventura and iOS 16 on Monday that installs security fixes without performing a full operating system (OS) version update.
The feature is designed to separate critical...
![Hackers Steal BAYC and Otherside NFTs in Discord Server Attack](https://www.safetydetectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Discord.jpg)
Hackers Steal BAYC and Otherside NFTs in Discord Server Attack
Yuga Labs, the developer of the popular ape-themed NFTs known collectively as the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), fell victim to a phishing attack after threat actors gained access to one of their official Discord servers.
According...
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ExpressVPN Removes VPN Servers in India in Response to Data Demands
ExpressVPN announced on Thursday its decision to remove Indian-based VPN servers in response to a recent law introduced in India requiring VPN providers to store user data information for at least five years.
Instead, ExpressVPN w...
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FluBot Android Malware Operation Shut Down by Police
Europol announced on Wednesday the shutdown of the FluBot operation, one of the largest and fastest-growing Android malware operations in existence.
The malware operation’s takedown resulted from a law enforcement operation involv...