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Ocuco and Episource Breaches Affect Health Sector Clients, PatientsAn Ireland-based provider of eye care practice software and a California-based medical coding services firm have reported separate hacking incidents to U.S. and state regulators that have likely affected dozens of their clients and hundreds of thousands of people.
Analysts Warn US Infrastructure May Be Next as Iran Plans Missile Strike ResponseIsrael’s strike on Iranian military and nuclear targets has triggered fears of retaliatory cyberattacks, with analysts warning that Tehran may escalate disruptions against U.S. and Israeli critical infrastructure through proxy campaigns, brute-force attacks or coordinated DDoS strikes.
Also: Trump's Rollback of Cyber Rules, 23andMe's Privacy BacklashIn this week's update, four editors with ISMG unpack the sharp rise in software supply chain cyberattacks, U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping cybersecurity executive order, and the data privacy backlash over 23andMe's bankruptcy and sale to the highest bidder.
Multi-Line Insurance Company Warns Customers of Potential ScamsErie Indemnity Company, which offers a wide range of insurance including Medicare supplements and cyber coverage, has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has been responding to a cyber incident since last weekend. The company is also warning customers of potential scams.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday disclosed that ransomware actors are targeting unpatched SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) instances to compromise customers of an unnamed utility billing software provider
Multi-Line Insurance Company Warns Customers of Potential ScamsErie Indemnity Corp., which offers a wide range of insurance including Medicare supplements and cyber coverage, has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has been responding to a cyber incident since last weekend. The company is also warning customers of potential scams.
Group's Advisory Follows an Updated Joint Alert from US, Australian AgenciesThe American Hospital Association is warning hospitals and other healthcare sector organizations of rising double-extortion attack threats involving the Play ransomware group. The AHA alert follows an updated joint government advisory issued last week about Play's latest tactics.
Another Top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Official DepartsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency notched another high-level departure with the departure of Bridget Bean, CISA's acting director since the Trump administration took power in January. The agency lists Madhu Gottumukkala, CISA deputy director, as the new acting director.
Two security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in SinoTrack GPS devices that could be exploited to control certain remote functions on connected vehicles and even track their locations
Also axes secure software mandates - optional is the new secure, apparently President Donald Trump late Friday signed a cybersecurity-focused executive order that, in the White House's words, "amends problematic elements of Obama and Biden-era Executive Orders."…
Five men from China, the United States, and Turkey pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international crime ring and laundering nearly $37 million stolen from U.S. victims in cryptocurrency investment scams carried out from Cambodia. [...]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added two critical security flaws impacting Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH and Roundcube to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation
United Natural Foods, Inc. Launches Investigation, Confirms IT Systems BreachA cyberattack on United Natural Foods, the largest U.S. health food distributor and a key Whole Foods supplier, has disrupted the company's fulfillment operations, prompting a notification to law enforcement and a forensic investigation as it works to restore affected systems.
The White House put limits on cyber sanctions, killed the digital ID program, and refocused the government's cyber activities to enabling AI, rolling out post-quantum cryptography, and promoting secure software design.
The White House put limits on cyber sanctions, killed the digital ID program, and refocused the government's cyber activities to enabling AI, rolling out post-quantum cryptography, and promoting secure software design.
United Natural Foods shut down some of its systems on June 5 after spotting network intruders North American grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods told regulators that a cyber incident temporarily disrupted operations, including its ability to fulfill customer orders.…
The reconnaissance activity targeting American cybersecurity company SentinelOne was part of a broader set of partially-related intrusions into several targets between July 2024 and March 2025
United Natural Foods (UNFI), North America's largest publicly traded wholesale distributor, was forced to shut down some systems following a recent cyberattack. [...]
OpenAI has revealed that it banned a set of ChatGPT accounts that were likely operated by Russian-speaking threat actors and two Chinese nation-state hacking groups to assist with malware development, social media automation, and research about U.S. satellite communications technologies, among other things