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Hackers hit plastic surgery, threaten to release patient list and photographs

Hackers hit plastic surgery, threaten to release patient list and photographs

Other cosmetic surgeries who wish to avoid hackers damage their public image would be wise to invest properly in security now, or face the consequences later.

Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.

Graham Cluley

LeakerLocker ransomware targets Android users as hackers threaten to leak smartphone owners’ information – Birmingham Mail


Birmingham Mail

LeakerLocker ransomware targets Android users as hackers threaten to leak smartphone owners' information
Birmingham Mail
Information taken could include anything from photos, text messages and website histories to Facebook chats, GPS locations and email correspondence. The LeakerLocker ransomware was detected by cyber security firm McAfee in two apps on Google's …

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Hackers threaten to wipe millions of iPhones and iCloud accounts if Apple doesn’t pay up by April 7th

“A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache of iCloud and other Apple email accounts,” Joseph Cox reports for Motherboard. “The hackers, who identified themselves as ‘Turkish Crime Family …
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Court rulings threaten to upset defences against data breach claims – Financial Times


Financial Times

Court rulings threaten to upset defences against data breach claims
Financial Times
In February, a Los Angeles hospital paid a bitcoin ransom equivalent to about $ 17,000 to retrieve its medical records after hackers attacked its network. While the records were soon restored, the attack raises the spectre of cyber criminals causing

“data breach” – Google News