Federal regulators have announced a $552,250 settlement with OSF Healthcare System resolving an investigation into a 2021 ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of 53,907 patients. The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced the resolution at the end of July. Alongside the payment, OSF agreed to a corrective...Read More
Federal regulators have announced a $552,250 settlement with OSF Healthcare System resolving an investigation into a 2021 ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of 53,907 patients. The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced the resolution at the end of July. Alongside the payment, OSF agreed to a corrective...Read More
Security What to expect as BSides, Black Hat, and DEF CON descend on Las Vegas As the entire security industry descends on Las Vegas this week for Hacker Summer Camp – not one, but three conferences – attendees can count on two hot topics dominating the discussion. First, a literal hot topic: the triple-digit August...Read More
The incident, as disclosed by the European principality this week, is part of a pattern that continues to put compromises to privacy high up on the private banking and wealth management agenda. We list a few recent examples of where defences were broken.
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Some states are rewriting the rules governing how children and teenagers use the internet, while lawmakers in Washington weigh new federal restrictions that could reshape age verification requirements nationwide. The legislative push comes amid an intensifying debate over children’s online safety, social media addiction and digital privacy. Supporters argue that stronger safeguards are necessary to...Read More
Artificial intelligence was used in 55% of reported cybercrimes across Africa, according to Interpol’s Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. The report, published Monday by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), said AI is enabling cyberattacks to be carried out more quickly, on a larger scale and in ways that are increasingly difficult to detect, according...Read More
(TNS) — University of St. Thomas students, employees and alumni whose personal information was compromised in a 2025 data breach may be eligible for some relief after the institution received preliminary approval to settle a class action lawsuit. The private Catholic university in Houston reached an agreement in late May in state district court that...Read More
Over the years I have been to many hacker camps and done a lot of very cool things, but BornHack 2026 brought me something entirely new: Radio. By which I don’t mean radio in terms of amateur radio, LoRa, or whatever, but Radio. Broadcast radio, because the camp had a special event FM radio station...Read More
CHAMBERSBURG – The real world is starting to sound like the plot of a movie. Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that is responsible for Claude AI. Last week the company was completing a fictional cybersecurity test and Claude AI essentially went rogue. Before anyone realized it had happened, the AI bot had...Read More
A free community event for senior citizens is being held at Star Communications in Clinton Aug. 12 and designed to help teach seniors how to recognize scams, protect their personal information, and stay safe online. For many local seniors, scamming has become a prevalent issue. “It breaks your heart,” expressed Kyle Randleman, vice president of...Read More
