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‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware

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The number of ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021 to 2022, according to one report Last week, the US government warned that hospitals across the US have been targeted by an aggressive ransomware campaign originating from North Korea since 2021. Ransomware hacks, in which attackers …

Fears over DNA privacy as 23andMe goes public in deal with Richard Branson

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Genetic testing company with 10 million customers’ data has ‘huge cybersecurity implications’ The genetic testing company 23andMe will go public through a partnership with a firm backed by the billionaire Richard Branson, in a deal that has raised fresh privacy questions about the information of millions of customers. Launched …