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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new campaigns that are serving fake browser extensions using malicious ads and fake websites to steal sensitive data. The malvertising campaign, per Bitdefender, is designed to push fake “Meta Verified” browser extensions named SocialMetrics Pro that claim to unlock the blue check badge for Facebook and Instagram profiles. At least…
Tolly Taylor reports: A cyberattack by the criminal group known as Cloak on Baltimore City Public Schools stole sensitive personal information of thousands of students and employees, 11 News Investigates has learned. City Schools told 11 News Investigates that the district notified law enforcement after becoming aware of an “IT system intrusion” on Feb. 13….
Russian companies have been targeted as part of a large-scale phishing campaign that’s designed to deliver a known malware called DarkWatchman. Targets of the attacks include entities in the media, tourism, finance and insurance, manufacturing, retail, energy, telecom, transport, and biotechnology sectors, Russian cybersecurity company F6 said. The activity is assessed to be the work…
Their headline was, “Attorney General Ken Paxton Demands Information from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent as Part of Investigation into Largest Data Breach in U.S. History,” but that seemed terribly wrong. Is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton using AI as for his research? “Largest Data Breach in U.S. History?” Doesn’t he remember……
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Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: Cancer patients who participated in University of Hawaii Cancer Center studies during the 1990s may soon receive a notification that ransomware hackers stole their data in an August 2025 incident. The university’s treatment center – the only National Cancer Institute-designated center in the state – will notify a yet-undisclosed number of……