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US healthcare provider data breach impacts 1 million patients
Community Health Center (CHC), a leading Connecticut healthcare provider, is notifying over 1 million patients of a data breach that impacted their personal and health data. The non-profit organization provides primary medical, dental, and mental health services to more than 145,000 active patients. CHC said in a Thursday filing with Maine’s attorney general that unknown attackers gained […]
Ransomware attack disrupts New York blood donation giant
The New York Blood Center (NYBC), one of the world’s largest independent blood collection and distribution organizations, says a Sunday ransomware attack forced it to reschedule some appointments. NYBC collects almost 4,000 units of blood products every day and serves more than 75 million people in more than a dozen states. It also provides transfusion-related […]
Subaru Starlink flaw let hackers hijack cars in US and Canada
Security researchers have discovered an arbitrary account takeover flaw in Subaru’s Starlink service that could let attackers track, control, and hijack vehicles in the United States, Canada, and Japan using just a license plate. Bug bounty hunter Sam Curry revealed on Thursday that the vulnerability was discovered on November 20, 2024, with the help of researcher Shubham Shah. They found […]
US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea’s Ministry of National Defense that have generated revenue via illegal remote IT work schemes. “The DPRK continues to rely on its thousands of overseas IT workers to generate revenue for the regime, to finance its illegal weapons programs, […]
Biden signs executive order to bolster national cybersecurity
Days before leaving office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to shore up the United States’ cybersecurity by making it easier to sanction hacking groups targeting federal agencies and the nation’s critical infrastructure. These also include ransomware gangs, which have been continuously targeting U.S. healthcare organizations in recent years, causing disruptions by encrypting systems […]
US govt says North Korea stole over $659 million in crypto last year
North Korean state-backed hacking groups have stolen over $659 million worth of cryptocurrency in multiple crypto-heists, according to a joint statement issued by the United States, South Korea, and Japan on Tuesday. The announcement also warns that threat groups linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are still actively targeting blockchain technology industry […]
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,000 US computers
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in networks across the United States. The malware, controlled by the Chinese cyber espionage group Mustang Panda (also tracked as Twill Typhoon), infected thousands of systems using a PlugX variant with a wormable component that allowed it to […]
Treasury hackers also breached US foreign investments review office
Silk Typhoon Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached a Treasury Department office that reviews foreign investments for national security risks. CNN reported on Friday, citing U.S. officials familiar with the matter, that the attackers gained access to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) systems. The CFIUS is a government office and interagency committee […]
US Treasury hack linked to Silk Typhoon Chinese state hackers
Chinese state-backed hackers, tracked as Silk Typhoon, have been linked to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) hack in early December. Last month, GeekFeed reported that the Treasury disclosed a significant cybersecurity incident. The attackers used a stolen Remote Support SaaS API key to compromise a BeyondTrust instance used by the Treasury, allowing them to […]
US govt launches cybersecurity safety label for smart devices
Today, the White House announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a new cybersecurity safety label for internet-connected consumer devices. The Cyber Trust Mark label, which will appear on smart products sold in the United States later this year, will help American consumers determine whether the devices they want to buy are safe […]