Author: Tekno Phreak
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Ransomware Attacks Fall in Q2 as Ecosystem Reshuffles
Ransomware attacks declined by 23% from the previous quarter, although they are up 43% on this time last year, with…
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Seven Healthcare Organizations Added to Ransomware Groups’ Data Leak Sites
Seven healthcare organizations have recently been added to the dark web data leak sites of ransomware groups. The addition to…
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HHS Publishes New General Policy on Criminal Referrals for Regulatory Violations
When individuals and entities violate Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations, HHS may choose to make a criminal referral to…
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Gardner Orthopedics Ransomware Attack Affects 47,000 Patients
Data breaches have been announced by Gardner Orthopedics in Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Health Care and…
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MarinHealth Pays $3 Million to Settle Class Action Meta Pixel Lawsuit
MarinHealth has agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve claims related to its use of the Meta Pixel tracking…
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Trend Micro Warns of New Ransomware Group Targeting Healthcare Orgs
A new ransomware group has recently emerged that is targeting multiple sectors, especially healthcare, technology, and event services. According to…
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OCR Announces Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions & Penalties in Texas
On July 8, 2025, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a Public Health Emergency exists in the State of…
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Albemarle latest Virginia county hit with ransomware
Credit: OZinOH / Flickr [Jonathan Greig](/author/jonathan-greig)July 11th, 2025 Albemarle latest Virginia county hit with ransomware====================================================Phone and technology outages that plagued…
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Airline executive agrees to dismiss litigation around alleged hack-for-hire scheme
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan. Image: Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-2.0) [James Reddick](/author/james-reddick)July 11th,…
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Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case
Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal…