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Hackers maintain access to patched FortiGate VPNs using symbolic link technique

Fortinet has issued an urgent advisory warning that threat actors are employing a sophisticated post-exploitation technique to maintain access to previously compromised FortiGate VPN devices, even after the original vulnerabilities have been patched. The security firm began alerting customers last week through emails marked “Notification of device compromise – FortiGate / FortiOS – ** Urgent […]

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1.6 million patient records exposed in major breach at Laboratory Services Cooperative

Seattle-based Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC) has announced that approximately 1.6 million individuals have had their sensitive health information compromised following a network breach. The nonprofit organization, which provides centralized laboratory services to select Planned Parenthood centers and other affiliates across more than 35 U.S. states, detected suspicious network activity on October 27, 2024. LSC says […]

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Western Sydney University hit by multiple security breaches

Western Sydney University (WSU) has disclosed two recent security breaches that compromised personal information of thousands of community members. The university, which serves approximately 47,000 students and employs over 4,500 staff with an annual budget of around $600 million, reported that one of its single sign-on (SSO) systems was compromised between January and February 2025. […]

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Sensata Technologies hit by ransomware attack, operations disrupted

Sensata Technologies, a major supplier to the automotive, industrial, and aerospace sectors, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that has caused significant operational disruptions across the company. The Attleboro, Massachusetts-based sensor manufacturer filed a disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, revealing that the cyberattack was first detected on April 6. […]

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South African telecom giant Cell C confirms major data breach

South Africa’s telecommunications sector, Cell C, the country’s fourth-largest mobile network operator, has confirmed that sensitive data from its systems was leaked on the dark web following a cyberattack that occurred last year. The breach, attributed to the cybercriminal group RansomHouse, reportedly compromised approximately 2TB of company data. Cell C acknowledged that unauthorized access was […]

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Alphabet and Nvidia back Sutskever’s AI startup SSI, report

Tech giants Alphabet and Nvidia have reportedly invested in Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI startup launched months ago by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke with Reuters. The investments place Alphabet and Nvidia alongside prominent venture capital firms backing SSI, which has rapidly achieved a […]

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Russian hackers target German research Institute

German intelligence agencies are investigating a suspected Russian cyberattack against the German Association for East European Studies (DGO), a Berlin-based research network specializing in foreign policy and international relations. Both the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) are actively working on the case, which […]

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Morocco’s social security database hacked

Hackers have breached Morocco’s social security database, leaking sensitive personal information of millions of citizens on the messaging platform Telegram. Morocco’s social security fund, which administers pensions and insurance benefits to private sector workers ranging from factory laborers to corporate executives, confirmed the breach in an official statement. The agency indicated that preliminary investigations suggest […]

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Charlton Athletic Discloses Major Cyberattack Impacted Financial Reporting Amidst £14m Loss

Charlton Athletic Football Club has disclosed it suffered a significant cyberattack last August that resulted in the loss of crucial financial data, complicating the release of its latest accounts which show a £14 million loss for the 2023-24 season. The club confirmed the incident, a ransomware attack targeting its legacy accounting system, occurred on August […]

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Office 2016 Update to Resolve Widespread Application Crashes

Microsoft has released an emergency update for Office 2016 users following widespread reports of critical crashes in key productivity applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook. The issue emerged after users installed the KB5002700 security update, part of April’s Patch Tuesday rollout. The company confirmed that the KB5002700 update, initially released to address multiple remote code […]