Samantha Wildow and Josh Sweigart report: A cyberattack is causing a system-wide technology outage at Kettering Health, forcing some medical procedures to be canceled, bringing down phone lines and the MyChart patient portal and diverting emergency crews to other facilities. “Earlier this morning, Kettering Health experienced a system-wide technology outage that is causing challenges to…
Korea Joong Ang Daily reports: Luxury brand Dior is facing criticism in Korea for its inadequate response to a recent data breach that exposed the personal information of customers in Korea. While the company notified the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), it failed to report the hacking incident to the Korea Internet & Security Agency…
The United States Embassy in India has announced that applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas should make their social media accounts public. The new guideline seeks to help officials verify the identity and eligibility of applicants under U.S. law. The U.S. Embassy said every visa application review is a “national security decision.” “Effective…
Trader Edge reports: A Russian-Israeli citizen allegedly involved in the $190 million Nomad bridge hack from 2022 has been arrested in Israel and faces extradition to the United States. Alexander Gurevich was apprehended at Ben-Gurion Airport on May 1 while attempting to board a flight to Russia. Gurevich is accused of being the first to…
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to phishing campaigns that impersonate popular brands and trick targets into calling phone numbers operated by threat actors. “A significant portion of email threats with PDF payloads persuade victims to call adversary-controlled phone numbers, displaying another popular social engineering technique known as Telephone-Oriented Attack Delivery (TOAD
Google is working on a new security feature for Android that blocks device owners from changing sensitive settings when a phone call is in progress. Specifically, the in-call anti-scammer protections include preventing users from turning on settings to install apps from unknown sources and granting accessibility access. The development was first reported by Android Authority….
There’s a follow-up on one of the plastic surgery ransomware attacks this site first reported in October 2023 after the Hunters International threat actors added Jaime S. Schwartz, MD, to their leak site with proof of claims. At the time, Dr. Schwartz’s practice was one of a number of attacks on plastic surgery practices where…
