The country’s federal government has stepped in following the hack of e-script provider MediSecure, but it’s unclear how much personal and medical data was stolen.
Law enforcement data were compromised in a ransomware attack on the city government of Wichita, Kansas, giving hackers access to an unspecified number of people’s personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses and other state IDs, and payment card information, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Security pros believe the incident may be a “smash and grab” attack, where the threat actors go in, grab what data they can find, then try to sell it on the dark web.
Anti-stalking feature to become part of Android 6.0+ and iOS 17.5 Google and Apple will soon launch an anti-stalking feature for Android 6.0+ and iOS 17.5, which alerts users if someone is using a gadget like an AirTag or similar to secretly track them, The Register reports.
ZDNET reports that an alerting mechanism will be rolled out to Android and iOS users as part of a partnership between Google and Apple to improve customer privacy while using Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices.
Dell has experienced a second data breach, with a hacker named Menelik claiming to have stolen additional customer data from a different portal, TechCrunch reports.
BleepingComputer reports the disclosure by the Singing River Health System in Mississippi that 895,204 individuals were affected by a ransomware attack that took place in August 2023.
Security Affairs reports that the city of Helsinki, Finland has experienced a data breach affecting more than 80,000 people and the Police of Finland have begun investigating the matter after the breach was reported by the city.