The leaked data poses a significant threat to children, as it can be exploited by malicious actors for extortion, impersonation, identity theft, fraud, and even potential child abuse.

The hospital system was added to the leak site of the Meow ransomware gang. VUMC has confirmed the incident but has not provided details on when it occurred or the effects of the attack.

The United Kingdom and South Korea have issued a joint advisory warning about software supply chain attacks carried out by North Korean state-linked hackers, highlighting the increasing volume and sophistication of such attacks.

The Al-Toufan hacker group targeted the Foreign Ministry and the Information Affairs Ministry’s websites and also released scans of passports allegedly obtained from the hack.

The breach occurred in November and a threat actor named “Dnacookies” is demanding $5,000 for the full dataset, which includes customers’ addresses, mobile numbers, and membership IDs.

CTS, a legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider, confirmed in a statement that it has experienced a service outage caused by a cyber-incident. The outage is believed to have affected up to 200 law firms that use CTS’ services.

The strategy includes financial investments to support small and medium businesses, strengthen critical infrastructure, and enhance cyber capabilities, but critics argue that the allocated funds are insufficient.

The malware utilizes a VBScript downloader to install itself on infected systems and employs obfuscation techniques to conceal its activities and make analysis more challenging.

Kiteworks has announced its merger with Maytech, combining their data privacy and compliance solutions with data file transfer capabilities. The acquisition strengthens Kiteworks’ position in the UK market.