Two weeks after a cyberattack knocked out its IT systems, the nonprofit medical system AnMed is still facing closures and the apparent hack of its Facebook page, which on Tuesday began showing ransom demands from the purported hackers. The social media page for the medical chain, which has four hospitals and other clinics in Georgia...Read More
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just helping cybersecurity teams find suspicious activity. It is starting to find vulnerabilities, test attack paths and, in some cases, act in ways that stretch the limits of the systems built to contain it. A clear directional signal for the landscape came Friday (Aug. 7), when OpenAI said preliminary...Read More
cyber-crime Valve, Bol, ING, Ajax, and others affected as pwnage disrupts eight European warehouses A cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA has disrupted warehouses across Europe and exposed customer data belonging to a growing list of big-name clients, including Valve and Ajax. The France-headquartered shipping outfit, which operates more than 1,000 warehouses worldwide and generated $18.3...Read More
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children. The state sued TikTok, the massive platform that it said nearly 100 million Americans use every day. Attorney General Dave Sunday said his office filed the lawsuit against the social media giant in Allegheny County...Read More
The DeadLock ransomware operation is using a decentralized infrastructure that relies on blockchain-backed services to protect its communication with victims and data-leak activity. The threat actor emerged in mid-2025 and uses double-extortion tactics (data theft/leak and file encryption) to pressure victims into paying a ransom. By July this year, DeadLock’s data leak site listed 80 organizations, mostly...Read More
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MITCHELL — The city of Mitchell’s recent cybersecurity incident remains unresolved, leaving city staff without computer access and the city’s public committee meetings in limbo. On Thursday, Aug. 6, an email directed to Davison County employees stated for county employees to not open emails from the city of Mitchell. However, Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson stated...Read More
India has blocked 3,718 mobile applications, including fake loan apps, as part of a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in Lok Sabha. The action was taken through the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in coordination with various government agencies and technology platforms. Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi...Read More
TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) — Officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania announced separate actions Tuesday aimed at addressing what they describe as the harmful effects of social media on children. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed three bills into law designed to increase protections for minors using social media platforms, including TikTok. Among them is the...Read More
AnMed says claims in ransom messages posted on Facebook by suspected hackers have not been verified AnMed, the major health system based in Anderson, says it has made significant progress in restoring its systems and communications following the cyberattack identified on July 26. AnMed said Tuesday evening that care teams now have full read/write access...Read More
