Plus: EU agencies present their new cybersecurity strategy.
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 Hackers have stolen 342 million records from U.S. healthcare organizations since 2009. 2015 saw a record number of files breached. More: - Since 2009, there have been 4,746 recorded cases of U.S. healthcare organizations being breached.
- The largest number of cases was tracked in 2020, while most records were breached in 2015.
- In terms of states, California is the most affected. The state represents 10% of all cases.
- If calculated according to population size, Indiana tops the list with over 1 million cases.
- The most impactful breach happened in 2015 when threat actors breached Anthem. 37.5 million patient records were stolen in the breach.
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 A Facebook bug that caused users to see unwarranted comments on their timelines may have been exploited by hackers. Meta claims that the bug has been patched. More: - Meta stated that the flaw happened due to a change in configuration.
- Users saw comments show up in their timeline from people they do not follow.
- Researchers claim that the flaw may have been exploited by threat actors who tried to scam people into donating money for fake cryptocurrency campaigns.
Zoom Out: - Social media apps have recently been involved with numerous security controversies.
- Twitter's former head of security recently claimed that the company does not monitor employees with access to sensitive user data.
- He also added that multiple employees might be working for foreign intelligence agencies.
- The data of over 5 million users was recently listed for sale on online hacking forums by unknown threat actors.
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 A malicious Chrome extension named Internet Download Manager with over 200,000 users has still not been taken down. The extension has been active since 2019. More: - The extension is likely a fake version of Internet Download Manager, an app designed for Windows.
- Tonec, the company that developed IDM, stated that all Chrome extensions pretending to be IDM are fake.
- Once a user downloads the Internet Download Manager, they are asked to install files hosted on a website called (puuupnewsapp).
- If the file is downloaded, Javascript code automatically configures browser settings.
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 Key EU security agencies led by the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Agencies' Network have presented their new cybersecurity strategy. This strategy aims to protect the EU from cyber threats. More: - The strategy involves nine EU agencies, including Europol, CEPOL, EU-LISA, etc.
- EU-LISA monitors cyber-threats to Schengen Information System, the Visa Information System, and Eurodac, while Europol monitors criminal activity and border security in cooperation with police authorities across Europe.
- The agencies highlighted the fact that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised awareness of the importance of expanding cyber defense capabilities.
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 Plex has announced that it has sent its users password reset notices. The announcement comes after an unknown threat actor breached the company's security protocol. More: - Plex is a streaming service operating in the U.S.
- The threat actor may have stolen data such as email addresses, usernames, and encrypted passwords.
- Plex claims that credit card information was not affected.
- The company has stated that it has tracked the flaw exploited by the threat actor, and it is actively working on fixing the issue, adding that the breach had a limited impact.
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- GitLab has fixed a security flaw that had a CVSS score of 9.9. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-2884, allows authenticated users to achieve remote code execution by the Import from GitHub API endpoint.
- According to a new report, media companies are twice as likely to be breached as those in other industries.
- The number of global ransomware attacks has reached 1.2 million per month, with French hospitals being the latest victim.
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 |  | Arbër is an Inside writer who also has experience in entrepreneurship. He has experience covering Consumer Tech, Venture Capital, NFTs, Crypto, etc. Arbër holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from XAMK University in Finland. When he is not reading(and writing) business news, he chooses to watch sports or anime...and then read news about sports or anime. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. | |
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