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* Abbott Laboratories was hit by two separate cyberattacks * ShinyHunters claims to have exfiltrated 22 million doctor‑patient notes, among other things * No data has yet been leaked US healthcare and medical technology giant Abbott Laboratories has been struck by what appears to be two separate cyberattacks, just days apart -
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Hackers are breaking into websites that run vulnerable versions of the popular blogging software WordPress, according to several cybersecurity firms. One estimate puts the number of vulnerable WordPress websites at tens of millions as of Monday. Last week, WordPress patched two critical security flaws, urging people who run its software
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U.K.-based healthcare billing software maker Craneware is responding to a cyberattack in which hackers stole a “significant volume” of customer data from its systems, the company said on Monday. The company said the hackers appear to have been expelled from its systems, but its investigation into the breach
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American-Israeli cybersecurity startup Neo emerged from stealth mode on Monday with $100 million in funding for a platform that enables enterprises to control and secure AI software. Neo received the investment across seed and Series A funding rounds from Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, and Merlin Ventures. The
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LG is facing criticism after users found that connecting certain LG monitors to Windows PCs can automatically install an application that promotes paid McAfee antivirus subscriptions. The LG Monitor App Installer arrives through Windows Update without an approval prompt, and the first visible interaction may be an advertisement. Windows begins
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* Ecopetrol confirms ransomware attempt in which attackers stole data from 3,300 user accounts but failed to deploy the encryptor due to security controls * Stolen files were pseudonymous, with no user identities or credentials compromised; transactional systems and partner networks remained unaffected * The company ousted the attackers, launched an investigation,
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Two recently patched SonicWall appliance zero-days were exploited by threat actors for weeks before patches were released, according to cybersecurity firm Volexity. SonicWall released a public advisory for the vulnerabilities on July 14, informing customers that CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410 had been exploited in the wild. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit
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Most banks talk about digital transformation as a work in progress — a multi-year effort to coax customers away from branches and call centers. HDFC Bank’s FY2025-26 Integrated Annual Report suggests that fight is essentially finished. Digital already accounts for 98% of financial transactions. Personal loans are 99% digitally originated.
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Hugging Face, a platform that hosts AI models and datasets, said its internal datasets and service credentials were compromised in a hack last week. The company disclosed the breach on Friday, but said it was still investigating whether any customer or partner data was stolen during the incident. In a
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Tech professionals are feeling squeezed by AI. * Burnout is up, optimism is down, survey found. * One solution is saying 'no' deliberately. Many tech professionals are becoming disillusioned and burned out from constantly having
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Kenyan authorities are investigating a cyberattack that defaced President William Ruto’s official website over the weekend, replacing the homepage with a ransom message and a cryptocurrency wallet address. The government pulled president.go.ke offline on Saturday and has since said it found no evidence that sensitive data was
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* NordStellar reports 2,581 ransomware attacks in Q2 2026, with Qilin (299) and The Gentlemen (284) leading activity, far ahead of DragonForce (147) * US SMBs were hit hardest, suffering 769 incidents; Canada (97), Germany (83), and the UK (74) followed, while attacks on billion‑dollar enterprises surged 74% * Experts say
