US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware
27
Feb
2024

US pharmacy outage triggered by ‘Blackcat’ ransomware – Security

Hackers working for the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang are behind the outage at UnitedHealth’s technology unit that has snarled prescription deliveries…

White House devs
27
Feb
2024

White House urges devs to switch to memory-safe programming languages

Image: Midjourney The White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) urged tech companies today to switch to memory-safe…

Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges
27
Feb
2024

Microsoft announces principles to foster innovation, competition in AI – Software

Microsoft president Brad Smith has announced a set of principles to foster innovation and competition in artificial intelligence in recognition…

Doomguy on a lawnmower
27
Feb
2024

DOOM comes to Husqvarna smart lawnmowers

Image: Midjourney If you ever wanted to play DOOM on a lawnmower, you will soon have your chance with a…

Ramsay Health Care to stand up central data hub, AI
27
Feb
2024

Department of Health and Aged Care to deploy enterprise data platform – Cloud

The Department of Health and Aged Care is setting up a new enterprise data and analytics platform, with Google Cloud’s…

UnitedHealth Group
27
Feb
2024

UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum hack linked to BlackCat ransomware

A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum that led to an ongoing outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform was linked…

LoanDepot Ransomware Attack Leads to Data Breach; 17 Million Impacted
27
Feb
2024

LoanDepot Ransomware Attack Leads to Data Breach; 17 Million Impacted

LoanDepot suffered a ransomware attack exposing the sensitive data of nearly 17 million individuals including PII data – Now, the…

Campaigning former subpostmaster fears compensation for scandal victims will be delayed to 2025
27
Feb
2024

Post Office scandal roundup: Fourth Estate in full throttle

The Post Office scandal has become markedly political, and while Computer Weekly continues to investigate, the journalistic resources of the…

TPG Telecom shuttered 43 systems in tech transformation project
27
Feb
2024

TPG Telecom shuttered 43 systems in tech transformation project – Telco/ISP – Security

TPG Telecom’s ongoing tech transformation project saw 43 systems decommissioned in 2023, as the company looks to simplify both its…

Hacker
27
Feb
2024

New IDAT loader version uses steganography to push Remcos RAT

A hacking group tracked as ‘UAC-0184’ was observed utilizing steganographic image files to deliver the Remcos remote access trojan (RAT)…

Storage and backup spend in 2024 targets risk and resilience
27
Feb
2024

Storage and backup spend in 2024 targets risk and resilience

Storage and backup investment plans for 2024 show a significant bias towards averting risk and building resilience. At the same…

SMS phishing charges for three Sydney men
27
Feb
2024

SMS phishing charges for three Sydney men – Strategy – Security

NSW Police have charged three men following an investigation into an SMS phishing scam operation. Officers from Strike Force Kanbi…