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‘I will continue to cheer you on and be here for you always!’ Tony Safoian wrote on LinkedIn. SADA CEO Tony Safoian–whose family founded the solution provider in 2000–announced his upcoming retirement from the company Tuesday, with Chief Operating Officer Dana Berg set to take the top spot. Safoian’s last day with Los Angeles-based SADA–No.…
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The Texas health system has been working to recover its systems after the Sept. 26 attack. A ransomware attack against Texas-based UMC Health System has led to major patient care disruptions, according to reports. The health system—which reports having more than 30 clinics in western Texas and eastern New Mexico—has reportedly been forced to divert…
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Texas healthcare provider UMC Health System was forced to divert some patients to other locations after a ransomware attack impacted its operations. In an announcement published on its website late last week, which is offline at the time of writing, UMC disclosed it is responding to an IT outage impacting its network. While facilities remain…
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From cyberbullying to harmful algorithms, the risks are real. This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal join us to discuss their bipartisan bill—the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Together, they’re taking on Big Tech to ensure the safety of children online. Tune in to hear how KOSA could change the digital world for the…
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The threat actors behind the Rhadamanthys information stealer have added new advanced features to the malware, including using artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR) as part of what’s called “Seed Phrase Image Recognition.” “This allows Rhadamanthys to extract cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases from images, making it a highly potent threat for anyone dealing…
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The Evil Corp cybercrime syndicate has been hit with new sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, with the US also indicting one of its members for conducting BitPaymer ransomware attacks. In 2019, the United States sanctioned seventeen individuals and seven entities linked to the Evil Corp gang, including the group’s leader, Maksim Yakubets. Today,…
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Google Cloud unveils a $1 billion investment plan to build new data centers in Thailand, as Microsoft, Google and Amazon see the Southeast Asia market as a big cloud and AI opportunity. Fresh off Microsoft unveiling plans to build new data centers in Thailand, Google Cloud has announced a $1 billion investment to build a…
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Law enforcement authorities from 12 countries arrested four suspects linked to the LockBit ransomware gang, including a developer, a bulletproof hosting service administrator, and two people connected to LockBit activity. This joint action also led to seizures of LockBit infrastructure servers and involved police officers in Operation Cronos, a task force led by the U.K.…
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DataPelago says its new technology provides a data processing boost for advanced analytics and AI applications that require huge volumes of complex, structured and unstructured data. Startup DataPelago exited stealth today, unveiling what the company describes as the world’s first “universal data processing engine” that can handle the complexity and volume of today’s data for…
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New Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 features will come out this month for Windows Insider Program (WIP) members. Microsoft has started rolling out new features and previews for its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant offerings and for Windows 11 and Copilot+ AI PC users, including a way to interact with Copilot by voice, a preview of…
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