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Dutch University Recovers Bitcoin Paid in 2019 Ransomware Attack
Dutch university Maastricht University (UM) announced earlier this month that it was able to recover the Bitcoin it paid to ransomware operators in 2019 after police successfully traced the cryptocurrency.
UM staff fell for a...
Hospital Websites Found Sending Health Data to Facebook
A significant number of hospitals were found using a tracking tool to collect and send private patient data to Facebook. According to an investigation last month by The Markup, 33 out of 100 hospitals used the Meta Pixel tracker t...
Private Internet Access Now Offers 50 Servers in 50 US States
Private Internet Access (PIA), which is one of the top VPNs on the market, has recently launched its 50 Servers in 50 States campaign in an effort "to provide increased convenience and online privacy to citizens" across the countr...
TikTok Pauses Privacy Policy Update in Europe After Facing Scrutiny from Regulators
Popular video-sharing platform TikTok agreed on Tuesday to postpone a controversial privacy policy update. This update would have allowed the platform to show targeted ads based on users’ activity on TikTok without their permissio...
Disneyland Social Media Accounts Hacked
A hacker posted a series of offensive messages on Disneyland’s Facebook and Instagram accounts last week.
The hacker identified himself as a "super hacker" called “David Do.” He used racist and other offensive language in a ser...
North Korean Government Hackers Hit US Health Services with Ransomware
The FBI and other US agencies warned that North Korean government-backed hackers targeted multiple health organizations with ransomware attacks in 2021. These attacks caused disruptions in health services for “prolonged periods,”...
Apples Unveils 'Lockdown Mode' to Combat Spyware
Apple announced plans on Wednesday to introduce new ways to combat spyware in its upcoming OS upgrades for mobile and desktop, in an effort to protect users who may be at risk of cyberattacks.
The latest beta versions of iOS an...
Hackers Steal Data from Marriott in Data Breach
Hotel chain Marriott fell victim to another data breach last month by organized hackers who said the company has very poor cyber defenses.
Marriott has experienced several major breaches over the past few years, with some resul...
Hacker Claims to have Leaked Data of 1 Billion Chinese Citizens
A cybercriminal named “China Dan” claimed to have stolen personally identifiable information of 1 billion Chinese citizens.
According to an announcement on a dark web marketplace, the threat actor said that the database contain...
Israeli Authorities Took Over Servers of Breached Company for Not Cooperating
Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority took over the servers of an Israeli company after it failed to respond to several of its traveling booking websites being hacked by an Iranian threat actor.
After Iranian hackers compromise...