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New Federal Canadian Bill would Push Key Industries to Strengthen Cyber Security
The Canadian federal government reportedly tabled a bill on Tuesday that would allow it to push companies in the finance, telecommunications, energy and transportation sectors to strengthen their systems against cyberattacks or fa...
Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for DDoS-for-hire Service
US authorities have sentenced a man to two years in federal prison after he was found to have run a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) for-hire service that knocked websites off the internet.
Matthew Gatrel, 33, of St Charles...
Microsoft Will No Longer Support Internet Explorer
Microsoft will no longer support its 27-year-old web browser Internet Explorer, effective on Wednesday.
In 2021, Microsoft said that it was putting an end to Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, so this move did not come as a su...
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...
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...
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 severa...
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 messagin...
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 highl...
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...
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 critic...