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Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: Education giant Pearson suffered a cyberattack, allowing threat actors to steal corporate data and customer information, BleepingComputer has learned. Pearson is a UK-based education company and one of the world’s largest providers of academic publishing, digital learning tools, and standardized assessments. The company works with schools, universities, and individuals in over 70…

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Star Health hacker claims sending bullets, threats to top executives: Reports

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Dissent

Sheersh Kapoor reports: The hacker responsible for a major data breach at Star Health and Allied Insurance last year has reportedly claimed responsibility for sending death threats and bullet cartridges to the insurer’s top executives. According to Reuters, a person using the alias ‘xenZen’ said in a March 13 email that they mailed two packages…

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Nova Scotia Power hit by cyberattack, critical infrastructure targeted, no outages reported

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Dissent

The Economic Times reports: Utilities under fire: Nova Scotia Power cyberattack raises alarm Nova Scotia Power and its parent company, Emera, are scrambling to contain the fallout of a cyberattack on critical infrastructure that disrupted IT systems but spared physical operations. The cybersecurity breach came to light on April 25, when the utility discovered unauthorized…

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Georgia hospital defeats data-tracking lawsuit

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Dissent

Giles Bruce reports: A Georgia hospital has defeated a class-action lawsuit over the use of data-tracking tools on its websites, Law.com reported. A state court granted Moultrie, Ga.-based Colquitt Regional Medical Center’s motion to dismiss the complaint, which alleged the hospital unlawfully collected patients’ protected health information and transmitted it to third parties like Meta’s Facebook, according…

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60K BTC Wallets Tied to LockBit Ransomware Gang Leaked

Posted on May 8, 2025May 9, 2025 by Dissent

CoinPedia reports: “Don’t do crime. CRIME IS BAD. xoxo from Prague.” That’s the message left behind after hackers gave LockBit – a ransomware gang known for extorting millions. Yes, they just got a brutal taste of their own medicine. In a surprising breach, nearly 60,000 Bitcoin wallet addresses tied to LockBit’s operations were leaked online….

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UK: Legal Aid Agency hit by cyber security incident

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Dissent

Henry Vaughan reports: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it is working with the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre to investigate the data breach. In a letter sent to law firms last week, which has been seen by Sky News, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) warned it had identified a “security incident”. The organisation,…

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