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KY/WV Regional Healthcare System Hit by Something – Maybe Ransomware

Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), which operates two hospitals in West Virginia and nine in Kentucky reported over the weekend that it was the target of a cyberattack that forced staff to revert to paper. No email, no electronic health records, no other electronic systems.  Just paper. The hospitals are assessing whether to transfer critically ill […]

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iPhone Hack Exposes Camera, Microphone, Texts, Even Passwords

When is a hack not a hack?  When an Israeli company sells it as a feature.  The company, NSO Group, sells the software, to governments among others. The software allows the attacker to: Control the camera Listen to the microphone Track the phone’s location Intercept text messages Intercept emails Download the calendar data Download your […]

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Hotel Chain Learns Of Breach – When Secret Service Pays A Visit

It seems like I write one of these every day.  Today it is Millennium Hotels and Resorts, an international hotel chain based in Colorado.  They are saying customers that used their credit cards at 14 of their hotels between early March and the end of June need to keep an eye on their credit card […]

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VW Vulnerability Affects Almost Every VW Sold Since 1995

A few years ago, computer researchers discovered a problem with the VW keyless ignition system.  VW sued the researchers rather than fixing the problem and delayed the release of the information about the vulnerability for two years.   In VW’s defense, maybe it was difficult to close the vulnerability and it certainly would take time. […]

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