The scourge of ransomware is the inevitable result of decades of schizophrenia about our relationship with information technology and security. Treating this problem in the same fashion as we have …
FBI identifies 16 Conti ransomware attacks striking US healthcare, first responders
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified at least 16 attacks linked to the Conti ransomware group. The agency stated that the attacks target healthcare and first responder …
Patient data could be ‘abused’ after health service attack, warns Irish government
In the aftermath of a destructive ransomware attack against the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE), the Irish government has warned that sensitive medical information and other patient data may be …
Eritrean troops disguised as Ethiopian military are blocking critical aid in Tigray
Eritrean troops are killing, raping and blocking humanitarian aid to populations in the northern Tigray region. This is occuring over a month after the country’s leader pledged to the international …
Microsoft Warns of 25 Critical Vulnerabilities in IoT, Industrial Devices
Security researchers at Microsoft have warned of 25 undocumented critical memory-allocation vulnerabilities that lie across a number of vendors' IoT and industrial devices. The flaws could be used to …
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Navalny transferred to hospital as concerns mount over jailed Kremlin critic’s health
Prominent Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has been transferred from prison to a regional hospital for prisoners in a town to the east of Moscow as concerns grow over the opposition leader's health. …
‘A tsunami of cases’ creates desperation as Covid second wave batters India
In India, a new wave of cases is devastating the nation and surpassed medical professional's worst expectations. When the cases started to drop in India and lockdown measures were partially lifted, …
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Swedish Sports Body Hacked by Russians, Officials Say
Sweden's national sports federations was allegedly hacked by the Russian military in 2017-2018, according to a new report released on Tuesday. The data-breaching campaign also affecting some of the …
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Doctors warn Paris ICUs could be overwhelmed by Covid-19 surge
Doctors from a Paris public hospital group warned on Sunday that they were preparing to have to triage patients in the next few weeks, amid fears of surging Covid-19 cases. The op-ed was published in …
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Anger in Bangladesh as India’s Modi attends 50th Independence Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh to celebrate its Golden Jubilee celebrations of independence. The visit has sparked violent protests that were dispersed by police intervention with …
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