Columbus, OH

The Change Healthcare ransomware attack may not have shaken cyber insurance opportunities, but how chain reaction cyberattacks can aggregate policy claims gives underwriters the shivers, explains Hartmut Mai, president of Cyberwrite.

Cyber insurance after the Change cyberattack

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Millions of Apple’s smartphone and computer/laptop apps were reportedly exposed to a security breach. The breach could be used for potential supply chain attacks, ArsTechnica reported Wednesday (July 3), citing research from EVA Information Security. The exploit was uncovered in CocoaPods, an open-source repository used by several popular apps...

Millions of Apple Apps Exposed to Potential Security Threat

BlackBerry detected and stopped 3.1 million cyberattacks (37,000 per day) in the first quarter of 2024. Between January and March 2024, BlackBerry detected 630,000 malicious hashes, representing a 40% increase from its previous reporting period. 60% of attacks targeting industry were directed at critical infrastructure, including government, healthcare, financial, and...

New ransomware, infostealers pose growing risk in 2024

Health tech company HealthEquity has suffered a data breach, though unconnected to other recent attacks. The company revealed that attack in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this week, saying that hackers had stolen the “protected health information” of some customers. According to the...

Healthcare FinTech HealthyEquity Latest in Sector Hit With Data Breach

In the past month, branches from major American banks such as Wells Fargo, Chase, and Bank of America have shut down across various states. This wave of closures comes as many customers manage their finances online, reducing the need for physical bank locations. In just six weeks, 79 branches of...

Bank of America and Wells Fargo Among 79 Banks Closing Branches as Customers Shift to Online Banking

The US Sun

SOME Americans have the chance to make a buck from a $1.25 million settlement pot. But there's only a bit of time left to get money back in the class action data breach settlement. ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics, a laboratory that focuses on reproductive health-related testing, agreed to pay $1.25 million...

Americans can claim up to $3,000 from $1.25 million data breach settlement – and you just need to answer a few questions

Ron Miller is an energy industry expert creating value by analyzing assets, markets, and power usage to identify, monetize, and implement profitable energy and emission reduction projects. He is... The U.S. and the world are using innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to use data more efficiently, along with...

The U.S. Data Center Energy Train Wreck

Naples, FL

A US banking regulator says a Bank of America employee has illegally accessed customer accounts, leading to tens of thousands of dollars in losses. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) alleges Manuel Alejandro Ramirez Perez engaged in unsafe or unsound practices and violated laws while working as a relationship banker and credit solutions advisor at BofA’s North Naples, Florida branch.

Bank of America Customers’ Information Illegally Accessed and Sold As Renegade Staffer Sparks Fraudulent Withdrawals: US Regulator

A February ransomware attack against Prudential Financial affected 2.5 million customers, the financial giant disclosed after initially characterizing the incident as minor. The New Jersey insurance provider - it manages $1.496 trillion in assets - in February told federal regulators that hackers stole "limited data" including client data and personal identifiable information. In March it began notifying 36,545 individuals that hackers stole driver's license numbers.

Millions Affected by Prudential Ransomware Hack in February

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People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

Vroom, the online used car dealer that discontinued its eCommerce operations in January, has reportedly agreed to a proposed settlement that would include it paying $1 million that would be refunded to consumers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a Tuesday (July 2) press release that Vroom agreed to...

FTC Says Vroom Agrees to $1 Million Settlement

A California-based credit union with over 450,000 members said it suffered a ransomware attack that is disrupting account services and could take weeks to recover from. "The next few days—and coming weeks—may present challenges for our members, as we continue to navigate around the limited functionality we are experiencing due to this incident," Patelco Credit Union CEO Erin Mendez told members in a July 1 message that said the security problem was caused by a ransomware attack. Online banking and several other services are unavailable, while several other services and types of transactions have limited functionality.

“Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

Pennsylvania State

A patient affected by a “data security incident” involving Pennsylvania-based health system Geisinger has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company. Geisinger’s IT vendor, Microsoft-owned Nuance, determined that a former employee may have accessed the personal information of 1 million Geisinger patients, according to a June 24 press release.

Pa. Health System Geisinger’s 1 Million-Patient Data Breach Leads to Lawsuit

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Philadelphia, PA

A US regulator is banning a former Wells Fargo employee from the banking industry after she allegedly sold private customer information and triggered more than half a million dollars in fraudulent transactions. New filings from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) detail a consent order with...

Wells Fargo Employee Sells Customers’ Personal Information, Triggering $688,000 in Fraudulent Transactions: US Banking Regulator

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What’s the best semiconductor stock to buy in July? While investors have zeroed in on NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), the truth is there are many companies benefitting from the AI boom. We review why Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) could be a top buy this month. The company’s stock is up 1,400% across the past decade and it looks well-posited to […]
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The Best Semiconductor Stock to Buy in July Has Gained 1,400%

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

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LONDON (Reuters) - The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, blockchain researchers TRM Labs said on Friday.

Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 billion in first half of 2024, researchers say

Daily Mail

Joe Biden and First Lady Jill have been using their homes as an ATM, taking out multiple mortgages and refinancing their Delaware properties an astonishing 35 times, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Joe and Jill Biden have been using their Delaware house for fast cash - refinancing 20 times with loans totaling $4.2M since buying the $350k home

Paying with paper checks at Target will soon be a thing of the past. The retailer said it will stop accepting personal checks at its stores later this month, according to a recent report by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “Target is committed to creating an easy and convenient checkout experience, and...

Target Says Time’s Up For Paying With Paper Checks

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2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack

It’s the summer of steals, not the summer of deals, for businesses suffering cyber breaches. That’s because, as the world goes digital, fraudsters are constantly probing...

2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack

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