The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Bill Toulas is a technology writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications. An open source advocate and Linux enthusiast, is currently finding pleasure in following hacks, malware campaigns, and data breach incidents, as well as by exploring the intricate ways through which tech is swiftly transforming our lives.

Kaiser Permanente: Data breach may impact 13.4 million patients

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Healthcare service provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a data security incident that may impact 13.4 million people in the United States.

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WP Automatic WordPress plugin hit by millions of SQL injection attacks

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Hackers have started to target a critical severity vulnerability in the WP Automatic plugin for WordPress to create user accounts with administrative privileges and to plant backdoors for long-term access.

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New Brokewell malware takes over Android devices, steals data

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Security researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan they named Brokewell that can capture every event on the device, from touches and information displayed to text input and the applications the user launches.

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UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak

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The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February.

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Critical Forminator plugin flaw impacts over 300k WordPress sites

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The Forminator WordPress plugin used in over 500,000 sites is vulnerable to a flaw that allows malicious actors to perform unrestricted file uploads to the server.


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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024