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Apple extends zero-day security patches to legacy devices
Apple released security updates to backport patches to older iPhones and iPads, addressing a zero-day vulnerability that attackers exploited in...
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North Korean hackers pose as recruiters in global attacks
Farah Amod: Sep 24, 2025 1:15:36 PM
A new campaign by North Korean state-backed hackers has compromised hundreds of professionals by impersonating recruiters on platforms like Slack.
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Nurses fired in Washington over alleged HIPAA violations
Abby Grifno: Sep 24, 2025 3:25:46 AM
Fifteen nurses have been fired, but their union is fighting allegations and demanding the nurses be reinstated.
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CMS opens $50B rural health program application period
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced September 15 that states can now apply for funding from the $50 billion Rural Health...
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Adena Health to pay $17.8M over patient data sharing via tracking pixels
Farah Amod: Sep 22, 2025 6:14:48 PM
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
Tshedimoso Makhene: Sep 22, 2025 5:54:18 PM
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
Farah Amod: Sep 22, 2025 5:05:51 PM
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
Abby Grifno: Sep 22, 2025 3:42:00 AM
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
Farah Amod: Sep 18, 2025 4:05:42 PM
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
Farah Amod: Sep 18, 2025 3:41:56 PM
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...