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Hacking is the use of technical methods to access, alter, disrupt, or examine computer systems and data, either with authorization or without it. In security reporting, the term usually covers unauthorized exploitation of software flaws, exposed services, weak credentials, misconfigurations, and sometimes human trust through phishing or other social engineering.

Its security significance depends on the attacker’s access and objective: a compromised internet-facing system may enable data theft, unauthorized changes, or movement into other systems, while a benign penetration test can reveal the same weaknesses before they are abused. Defenders reduce exposure through timely vulnerability management, secure configuration, strong authentication, network and endpoint monitoring, and tested incident-response procedures. Useful reporting distinguishes confirmed compromise from attempted or suspected activity and identifies the exploited entry point, affected assets, and whether access was contained.

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Bank Info Security 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rural Health System in Michigan Notifying 140,000 of Hack

Threat Actors Accessed, Stole Data for About 2 Months; BianLian Claims CreditA health system in rural Michigan is notifying nearly 140,000 people that their information was potentially compromised in a data theft incident occurring between November 2024 and January 2025. Cybercriminal gang BianLian lists Aspire Rural Health System as a victim on its dark website.

Bank Info Security 23 Aug 2025, 8:30 a.m. Compromise Hacking Healthcare Incident Theft Threat Actor Victims
Bank Info Security 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dialysis Chain Tells Feds Hack Affects Nearly 2.7 Million

Stolen DaVita Data Leaked on Dark Web by Ransomware Gang InterlockMonths after cybercriminal gang Interlock claimed to have stolen more than 1.5 terabytes of patient data from kidney dialysis chain DaVita, the company told federal regulators that the cyberattack first disclosed in April has affected nearly 2.7 million people.

Bank Info Security 23 Aug 2025, 7:30 a.m. Cyberattack Dark Web Disclosure Hacking Leak Ransomware Theft
Bank Info Security 10 months, 3 weeks ago

AI Models Resize Photos and Open Door to Hacking

Researchers Show How AI Image Downscaling Can be an Attack VectorResearchers discovered a method to embed invisible prompt injections that are activated during AI's processing of an image. When the model scales down these images, the hidden malicious instructions allow theft of data from popular image production systems.

Bank Info Security 23 Aug 2025, 5:30 a.m. Artificial Intelligence Attack Vector Hacking Research Theft
Bank Info Security 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuance Agrees to Pay $8.5M to Settle MOVEit Hack Litigation

Settlement Is Latest Among Scores of Other MOVEit Lawsuits Still PendingNuance Communications, a Microsoft subsidiary, has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle class action litigation filed after hackers exploited a zero-day flaw in Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer software in 2023, stealing data belonging to more than a dozen of Nuance's healthcare clients.

Bank Info Security 22 Aug 2025, 8:30 a.m. 0-Day Critical Infrastructure Flaw Hacking Healthcare Lawsuit Microsoft MOVEit Theft
Bank Info Security 10 months, 3 weeks ago

McFlaw: Hacker Breaches McDonald's Portal With URL Trick

Hacking Was the Easy Part, Notifying McDonald's the Extremely Difficult BitA security researcher gained access to McDonald's global marketing portal by changing a single word in its URL, uncovering a slew of additional vulnerabilities. The hard part was notifying the burger giant about the flaws, says self-described ethical hacker "BobDaHacker."

Bank Info Security 21 Aug 2025, 8:00 a.m. Ethical Hacking Flaw Hacking Vulnerability

Support Portals Offline as Ransomware Gang Claims It Stolen DataBritish-based multinational telecom Colt Technology Services said a "cyber incident" is responsible for days-long disruptions to its customer portal and support services. The WarLock ransomware operation took responsibility for the hack, asserting it stole "1 million documents."

Bank Info Security 18 Aug 2025, 4:30 a.m. Hacking Incident Outage Ransomware Theft