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Adena Health to pay $17.8M over patient data sharing via tracking pixels

The Ohio-based nonprofit will settle claims that it unlawfully shared sensitive health data with third parties through embedded website tools.

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Couple pleads guilty to stealing Montefiore patient data in $1M fraud scheme

A former Montefiore Medical Center employee and her partner pleaded guilty to using stolen patient information to commit nearly $1 million in fraud.

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CVS Health under HIPAA investigation over patient data in political campaign

Federal lawmakers are probing whether CVS Health misused patient data to oppose state legislation that threatened its business operations in...

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Columbia University Health agrees to $600,000 data breach settlement

Columbia University Health Care (CUHC) has agreed to a $600,000 settlement over a class action suit following a massive data breach.

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New AMOS campaign targets macOS users through fake cracked apps

Cybercriminals launched a new Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) campaignthat targets macOS users by disguising malware as "cracked" versions of legitimate...

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Hackers use Claude AI to build and sell ransomware, run extortion campaigns

Threat actors exploited Anthropic’s Claude AI to create and deploy sophisticated malware and extortion tools across multiple sectors.

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Senators question UHG over harsh loan repayment tactics after Change Healthcare cyberattack

Lawmakers are pressing UnitedHealth Group for transparency after reports of aggressive loan collection efforts tied to a 2024 ransomware-related...

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Google removes 224 Android apps in ad fraud takedown

Google eliminated 224 malicious Android applications from its Play Store after researchers discovered they were part of an ad fraud operation called...

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US broadband industry launches strike initiative to combat infrastructure attacks

The US broadband industry launched the Strategic Threat Response and Infrastructure Knowledge Exchange (Strike) to address escalating criminal...

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Whistleblower claims Verily misused health data

A former Verily executive has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Alphabet’s health-tech subsidiary misused sensitive patient data, violated...

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Congress advances Wimwig Act to replace expiring cyber intelligence law

Congress advances the Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government (Wimwig) Act to replace the Obama-era...

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Crisis pregnancy centers remove HIPAA claims after privacy complaints

Crisis pregnancy centers are editing their websites following pressure over false claims about health data protections.

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Scattered Spider evolves tactics in 2025, heightening risks

The notorious cybercriminal group Scattered Spider has significantly evolved its tactics in 2025, deploying new ransomware variants and social...

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