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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 1 year, 5 months ago

Connecticut Health Clinic Hack Affects Nearly 1.1 Million

Health Records of Children, Deceased Patients Among Compromised DataCommunity Health Center, which has a dozen primary care, dental and other clinics in Connecticut, is notifying nearly 1.1 million people - including pediatric patients and their parents and guardians - that their information was potentially stolen in a cyberattack detected earlier this month.

Bank Info Security 1 Feb 2025, 10:00 a.m. Children Compromise Cyberattack Hacking Healthcare Theft
Bank Info Security 1 year, 5 months ago

IT Services Vendor Hack Affects 293,000 AHN Patients

7 Proposed Class Actions Filed Against Allegheny Health Network and IntraSystemsA Pittsburgh-based healthcare system and its Massachusetts-based IT services firm are facing at least seven proposed federal class action lawsuits involving a data theft - reported on Jan. 17 - affecting about 293,000 people. The hack is the latest major breach involving a business associate.

Bank Info Security 30 Jan 2025, 10:00 a.m. Breach Critical Infrastructure Hacking Healthcare Lawsuit Proposal Theft Vendor
Bank Info Security 1 year, 5 months ago

EU Sanctions Russian Intel Officers Linked to Estonia Hack

Europe Targets Officers of Unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence DirectorateThe European Union sanctioned on Monday three officers of a Russian military intelligence unit for their role in cyberattacks targeting Estonia in 2020. The sanctions are tied to the unit's 2020 hack of the Estonian government departments and the exfiltration of sensitive documents.

Bank Info Security 29 Jan 2025, 12:00 p.m. Critical Infrastructure Cyberattack Estonia Europe Government Hacking Intel Corporation Military Russia Sanctions
Bank Info Security 1 year, 5 months ago

Nursing Home, Rehab Chain Says Hack Affects Nearly 70,000

RansomHub Theft Hit Patients of 2 Dozen HCF Facilities and Home Healthcare UnitA chain of more than two dozen skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities is notifying tens of thousands of patients whose information was compromised in a hacking incident last fall. Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang RansomHub claims to have published 250 gbytes of data stolen in the heist.

Bank Info Security 28 Jan 2025, 11:00 a.m. Compromise Critical Infrastructure Hacking Healthcare Incident RansomHub Russia Theft