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Banks Need to Prioritize Spending on Cyber Defenses, ECB Says

The European Central Bank said lenders in the region need to keep investing in their ability to respond to attacks by hackers after a landmark stress test of the industry showed “room for improvement.” “Banks need to prioritize investment in …

CDK Expects All Dealers to Be Live by Early July 4

CDK said on Monday it anticipates all dealers to be live on its dealer management system (DMS) by late July 3 or early morning on July 4. The company, which provides software to car dealerships, had briefly shut down all …

Cyber Insurance Rates Fall As Businesses Improve Security, Report Says

Cyber insurance premiums are falling globally as businesses become more adept in curbing their losses from cyber crime, even as ransomware attacks are rising, broker Howden said in a report on Monday. Insurance premiums to protect companies against cyber attacks …

Hackers Grow More Sinister and Brazen in Hunt for Bigger Ransoms

A hack on a London hospital has left hundreds of millions of health records exposed and forced doctors to reschedule life-altering cancer treatments. In North America, a gang tried auctioning off data about LendingTree Inc. customers after finding credentials in …

Hackers Auction off Stolen LendingTree Consumers’ Data

Hackers are selling data about consumers of the LendingTree Inc. subsidiary QuoteWizard after the company detected unauthorized access on a cloud database hosted by Snowflake Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter. There have been several listings of …

UK Hospital Hackers Say They’ve Demanded $50 Million in Ransom

A cohort of Russian-speaking hackers is demanding $50 million from a UK lab-services provider to end a ransomware attack that has paralyzed services at London hospitals for weeks, according to a representative for the group. Qilin, as the group is …

Hackers Demand as Much as $5 Million From Snowflake Clients

Cybercriminals are demanding payments of between $300,000 and $5 million apiece from as many as 10 companies breached in a campaign that targeted Snowflake Inc. customers, according to a security firm helping with the investigation. The hacking scheme has entered …

London Hospital Hack Delayed More Than 800 Operations

Hundreds of planned medical operations and outpatient appointments at London hospitals were delayed last week, after a ransomware attack on a lab services provider that helps manage blood transfusions. The attack resulted in delays to more than 800 scheduled procedures …

FBI Takes Down Massive Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices

The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries, enabled …

Crypto Hit by $63 Million Hack of ‘Munchables’ Game in One of Year’s Biggest Exploits

The crypto sector suffered one of its biggest security incidents this year after a hacker swiped $63 million from a blockchain-based game. The game, Munchables, confirmed the incident in a post on X on Wednesday and said it would try …