Pennsylvania State

PYMNTS

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

Tennessee State

A ransomware attack against Evolve Bank & Trust triggered a small cascade of secondary breach notifications by current and past clients of the banking-as-a-service company. Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit attacked the Tennessee company in May after "an employee inadvertently clicked on a malicious internet link," Evolve disclosed. Evolve said preliminary...

Evolve Ransomware Hack Affects Affirm and Fintech Companies

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 modern, multifaceted attack surfaces for vulnerabilities. But with the news Tuesday (July 2) that auto dealership software provider CDK Global has “substantially...

2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack

The telecom group, which also sells productivity and security solutions to businesses, said it had conducted a “thorough investigation” and found that there has been no breach whatsoever into Airtel’s systems. The telecom giant, which has amassed nearly 375 million subscribers in India, dismissed media reports about...

India’s Airtel dismisses data breach reports amid customer concerns

OpenAI was reportedly hacked last year, raising security fears at the artificial intelligence company. The hacker accessed the company’s in-house messaging system and made off with details about its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the New York Times reported Thursday (July 4), citing two sources familiar with the incident. These...

Report: Hacker Stole Details of OpenAI’s Tech

Arkansas State

Fox Business

Temu sells products at "rock bottom" prices in exchange for your data, Arkansas Attorney General Jim Griffin details while discussing his lawsuit against the fast-fashion giant.

Arkansas AG warns Temu isn't like Amazon or Walmart: 'It's a theft business'

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Scripps News

Arkansas' attorney general sued Temu, calling the company "a data-theft business that sells goods online as a means to an end."

State of Arkansas sues Chinese e-commerce company Temu for alleged data theft

The U.S. government's loyalty to Palantir speaks loudly to its software's value. At the same time, Palantir could grow for decades on steady commercial expansion. A uniquely flexible product points to Palantir becoming an eventual mega-cap stock. Palantir's potential epitomizes what long-term investing is all about. This has been a...

1 Brilliant Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock up 48% in 2024 to Buy Now and Hold for Decades

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

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Morristown Minute

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

California State

Washington, PA

Burt’s Bees data privacy violations: Who’s affected?. Have you purchased products from www.burtsbees.com? Do you live in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Florida or Massachusetts? An investigation has been launched into allegations that the personal care company risked consumers’ data privacy by improperly tracking their browsing activity with PayPal cookies. Fill out the form on this page to see if you qualify to join this class action lawsuit investigation.

Burt’s Bees data privacy class action lawsuit investigation

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

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

Governments and regulators worldwide are scrambling to address the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. From France’s antitrust investigation into Nvidia to California’s new safety legislation and U.S. senators’ resistance to AI regulation in political ads, the global response highlights the complex struggle to balance innovation, competition, safety and free speech.

Global AI Regulation Heats Up: France Targets Nvidia, California Proposes Safety Rules and US Senators Challenge FCC on Political Ads

Newark, NJ

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

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

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Mastercard is expanding its partnership with Dubai-based retail conglomerate LuLu Group. The collaboration, announced Friday (July 5), will extend across the markets of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and newly-added Saudi Arabia, integrating Mastercard’s expertise into Lulu Group’s operation. “The partnership will introduce revamped features...

Mastercard and LuLu Collaborate on Cardless Payments

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

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Healthcare FinTech HealthyEquity Latest in Sector Hit With Data Breach

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...

Healthcare FinTech HealthyEquity Latest in Sector Hit With Data Breach

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