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Change Healthcare data breach impacted over 100 million people

Security Affairs

“Change Healthcare can confirm we are experiencing a cybersecurity issue perpetrated by a cybercrime threat actor who has represented itself to us as ALPHV/Blackcat.” According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 The incident impacted thousands of pharmacies and healthcare providers.

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Change Healthcare data breach exposed the private data of over half the U.S.

Security Affairs

Change Healthcare can confirm we are experiencing a cybersecurity issue perpetrated by a cybercrime threat actor who has represented itself to us as ALPHV/Blackcat. According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 The incident impacted thousands of pharmacies and healthcare providers.

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Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling

Security Affairs

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions.

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International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Appoints CyberSecurity Expert Witness Joseph Steinberg To Computer Crime & Digital Evidence Committee

Joseph Steinberg

Veteran cybersecurity expert witness executive will help strengthen law enforcement capabilities to prevent, investigate, and prosecute information-age crimes. His opinions are frequently cited in books, law journals, security publications, and general interest periodicals; his cybersecurity-related inventions appear in over 500 U.S.

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Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered a series of incidents involving software credit card skimmer used by Magecart to hit the booking websites of hotel chains. “The downloaded script for mobile devices is a credit card skimmer which can steal the information entered on the hotel booking page and send it to a remote server.”

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Richard Staynings

SecureWorld News

I came into IT from the side as a consultant and worked my way through IT infrastructure management before transiting to information security. This year, cybercrime is expected to cost $10.3 In terms of GDP, cybercrime is already the third largest economy on the planet after the U.S. Today, Cybercrime Inc.

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World’s largest distributors of books Baker & Taylor hit by ransomware

Security Affairs

Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest distributors of books, revealed that it was hit by a ransomware attack. Baker & Taylor, one of the world’s largest distributors of books worldwide, suffered a ransomware attack on August 23. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.