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Kidney dialysis firm DaVita confirms ransomware attack compromised data of 2.7M people Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2025 Kidney dialysis firm DaVita confirms ransomware breach exposed personal and health data of nearly 2.7M individuals. Kidney dialysis firm DaVita disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack, the incident exposed personal and health information of nearly 2.7 million individuals. The number of impacted individuals reported by the Department of Health’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) was updated to 2,689,826. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11…

Creditcoin removes the barriers to credit provisions. But this is not without its challenges. It must overcome security and collateral requirements to build trust. The $CTC token rewards validators of the system, thereby creating trust between lenders and borrowers. Going forward, its impact sweeps across just crypto but across the financial landscape as well.Read All

Peacock not working with a VPN could signal one or more issues—usually the presence of cookies, cached info, or timezone settings that give away that you’re not in the US. That, or just the site blocking your VPN’s IP, or detecting your real IP due to a leak or missing update. Below, we’ll go into detail about each of these issues and others that could interrupt your streaming. Then, we’ll show you how to solve them case-by-case, plus list some other VPNs that work with Peacock if the problems persist. Why is Peacock not working with a VPN? Until recently,…

In this Help Net Security video, Greg Bak, Head of Product Enablement at GitProtect, walks through some of the biggest security risks DevOps teams are dealing with. He covers how AI tools can introduce vulnerabilities, including cases where they ignore safeguards and cause data loss, and explains how ransomware is now targeting Git repositories through exposed credentials. Greg also talks about major outages and vulnerabilities in popular SaaS platforms like Jira, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, and what these incidents mean for teams that depend on them every day. Throughout the video, he emphasizes the importance of understanding the shared responsibility…

Law enforcement authorities in Africa have arrested over 1,200 suspects as part of ‘Operation Serengeti 2.0,’ an INTERPOL-led international crackdown targeting cross-border cybercriminal gangs. Between June and August 2025, law enforcement agents seized $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures linked to attacks that targeted 87,858 victims worldwide. “In a sweeping INTERPOL-coordinated operation, authorities across Africa have arrested 1,209 cybercriminals targeting nearly 88,000 victims,” Interpol said on Friday. “Operation Serengeti 2.0 (June to August 2025) brought together investigators from 18 African countries and the United Kingdom to tackle high-harm and high-impact cybercrimes including ransomware, online scams and business email compromise…

Machine learning models are powerful, but sometimes they produce predictions that break human intuition. Imagine this: you’re predicting house prices. A 2,000 sq. ft. home is predicted cheaper than a 1,500 sq. ft. home. Sounds wrong, right? This is where monotonicity constraints step in. They make sure models follow the logical business rules we expect. Let’s follow two colleagues, Alan and Aida, on their journey to discover why monotonicity matters in machine learning. The Story: Alan & Aida’s Discovery Alan is a practical engineer. Aida is a principled scientist. Together, they’re building a house price prediction model. Alan proudly shows…

Armis Federal, a division of Armis, a cyber exposure management and security company, announced this week the appointment of Federal cybersecurity experts Paul Craft and David Epperson to its advisory board. The Armis Federal Advisory Board is a senior group of former government executives responsible for providing strategic guidance on how Armis can support the changing cybersecurity needs of U.S. government entities. “Paul and David are proven leaders with a deep understanding of the unique security challenges facing the U.S. Federal government,” said Alex Mosher, President at Armis. “We are pleased to welcome them to the Armis Federal Advisory Board…

Apple fixes CVE-2025-43300, a flaw letting hackers hijack devices via malicious images. Users urged to update iPhone, iPad, and Mac now. Several cybersecurity researchers recently warned that a critical vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑43300) in Apple’s image‑processing framework was being abused by attackers. Apple has now released updates across iPhone, iPad and Mac devices to address the issue. Security researcher Pablo Sabbatella noted that the flaw involved image file handling in Apple’s systems. Another alert came from a separate security advisor, highlighting the threat posed by the zero‑day. This issue has since received urgent attention. Security researcher Vladimir S. (known on X as…

Dealerships handle sensitive information, such as credit applications and personal financial records, daily. A data breach can lead to profound consequences for both the dealership and its customers. Dealerships can face immense reputational damage, and customers can have their bank accounts wiped should data fall into the wrong hands. That is why it is pivotal for dealerships to take the right steps to protect this information. Here are some practical ways to keep customer data safe. Use Secure Payment Processing Systems Keeping customer data safe starts with secure payment processing. Every time a customer submits financial information, the system should…