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Transforming Crisis into Confidence: Expert Guidance for Navigating Ransomware Incidents

The realm of cybersecurity has become an indispensable aspect of organizational resilience. Across all sectors, businesses now navigate more perilous landscapes, confronting severe threats such as ransomware that compromise millions of operations annually. While the reality of these threats looms large, companies need not succumb to a climate of fear.…

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Increasing Numbers of Healthcare Providers are Strengthening Cybersecurity Measures

Healthcare organizations are custodians of vast amounts of personal and financial data, rendering them attractive targets for cybercriminals. As the frequency of cyberattacks on this sector continues to rise, a notable shift is underway, as evidenced by a recent survey conducted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).…

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‘A Nightmare Scenario’: €5 Hard Drives Discovered at Flea Market Contain 15GB of Dutch Medical Records, Experts Warn of Potential Data Breach

A Dutch IT firm has exemplified a severe failure in data protection measures, following the troubling discovery of multiple hard drives containing sensitive medical information for sale at a flea market in Belgium. This incident was initially reported by Dutch broadcaster Omroep Brabant, which highlighted that Robert Polet, a 62-year-old…

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Major Data Breach: 12,000 API Keys and Passwords Exposed in AI Training Dataset

Massive Exposure of API Keys and Credentials Discovered in Common Crawl Dataset Recent findings from researchers at Truffle Security have revealed a staggering number of nearly 12,000 valid API keys and passwords embedded within the Common Crawl dataset, a prominent open-source web archive that has been utilized extensively by major…

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UK Lawmakers Unmoved by Calls for Ransomware Payment Ban

Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Geo Focus: The United Kingdom, Geo-Specific Experts Advocate for Resilience Rather Than Ransom Payment Bans Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • March 3, 2025 Image: Shutterstock In a recent testimony before a parliamentary committee, security experts recommended that the UK government prioritize operational resilience over implementing bans on…

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Qilin Cyber Gang Takes Responsibility for Lee Newspaper Data Breach – Dark Reading

Qilin Cyber Gang Takes Responsibility for Lee Newspaper Data Breach In a recent development in the realm of cybersecurity, the Qilin Cyber Gang has publicly acknowledged its involvement in a significant data breach affecting a prominent newspaper, specifically targeting Lee Newspaper. This breach has raised alarms across various sectors, particularly…

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