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Jul 12 2024
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AT&T confirms data of 'nearly all' its customers downloaded in security breach
AT&T has admitted to a security breach in 2022, revealing that the data of nearly all its customers was downloaded to a third-party platform. The telecom giant confirmed this on Friday amid a rising tide of cyberattacks targeting businesses, schools, and health systems around the world. The breach affected AT&T's mobile users, those using its network through other mobile virtual
The Mirror
Jun 21 2024
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Social security, financial data not compromised in ransomware attack, OTS says
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - New details into the ransomware attack on Oahu Transit Services that compromised personal data of TheBus and Handi-Van users. Department of Transportation Services Director Roger Morton said hackers did not get ahold of financial information, social security numbers or government ID data. What they did get were names and addresses of transit passengers. But Morton
Hawaii News Now
Aug 06 2024
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UK data watchdog fines NHS vendor Advanced for security failures prior to LockBit ransomware attack
U.K. data protection authorities have issued a provisional fine of more than £6 million to NHS vendor Advanced after finding that the company failed to properly secure the information of thousands of people later stolen in a ransomware attack. In a statement, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s office said it issued the fine after determining that the cybercriminals behind the August 2022
TechCrunch
Aug 22 2024
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Bloom Hearing’s Data Breach Affects Thousands with Sensitive Data Exposed
An unknown number of customers have had their data stolen from the Australian and New Zealand audiology services provider. Audiology services provider Bloom Hearing Specialists has been hit by a ransomware attack, with confidential information of current and former patients and staff exposed. The breach occurred on July 5, and the company, which operates hundreds of clinics around Australia
The Epoch Times
Sep 16 2024
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23andMe Proposes $30 Million Payment for Data Breach
Genetic information and ancestry reports of U.S. citizens were among the information stolen in the cyber attack. A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, on Feb. 1, 2024. A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, on Feb. 1, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images 23andMe proposes to compensate millions of customers
The Epoch Times
Jul 12 2024
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AT&T security breach exposes call, text data from almost all customers
A security breach at AT&T exposed call and text data from nearly all of its customers, the company revealed Friday. The records of most of AT&T’s cellular customers between May and October 2022, as well as a single day in January 2023, were illegally downloaded from its workspace on a third-party cloud platform, AT&T said. The data identifies other phone numbers that AT&T
The Hill
Sep 07 2024
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The data centres that power the internet
Data centres are the backbone of the internet and of much modern IT. They store, process, send and receive the data we produce and use. Each new development in IT – such as the growth of social media, TV and music streaming, online gaming, online banking and cloud computing – has led to the need for more data centres. Today, an average centre contains 2,000 to 5,000 servers, along with the
The Week - News
Sep 15 2024
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Breaking down California police stops data
RIPA requires law enforcement officers to document information on every person they stop, including the individual’s race, gender and other identity attributes. Because the data is based on officers’ perceptions, this demographic data may not reflect how a person actually identifies. The data includes all stops officers make, such as traffic stops (the majority) and pedestrian stops. The data
San Francisco Chronicle
