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Medusa ransomware compromises Philippines’ universal healthcare agency

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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, which manages the country’s universal healthcare system, had its websites and portals disrupted by a Medusa ransomware attack last week, from which it is struggling to recover, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

Impacted systems, including Health Care Institution member portals and e-claims, have been immediately shut down following the discovery of the incident on Sept. 22, said PhilHealth President and CEO Emmanuel Ledesma.

“Affected systems shall be restored at the soonest possible time after the completion of the needed configuration and reinforcement of existing information security measures. We are working to restore these systems on Monday, September 25, 2023,” noted PhilHealth.

Such an attack was admitted by the Medusa ransomware operation a day after its discovery, with the group demanding $300,000 for the deletion of all stolen data and another $100,000 for the extension of the payment deadline. No information regarding the exfiltrated data was provided by Medusa.

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Dotgo launches Universal RCS at Mobile World Congress 2022

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BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 28, 2022 /CNW/ — Dotgo®, a Gupshup company, and leading provider of Rich Communication Services (RCS) and RCS business messaging (RBM) solutions, announced the launch of Dotgo Universal RCS™ at Mobile World Congress 2022, Barcelona. The launch expands RCS to iPhone and other non-RCS devices, providing global brands the ability to reach more customers with engaging rich media mobile messaging solutions, including video, audio, and enhanced security features.

There are 6.64 billion smartphone users in the world today. RCS is currently used globally on 1.2 billion devices, by 500 million monthly active users. RBM enables brands to send rich and interactive messages with images, GIFs, videos, and carousels, along with suggested replies and suggested actions to customers, from a verified sender id, with a trust mark. However, its reach is currently limited to Android devices with an RCS client, inhibiting businesses from reaching consumers using iPhones or other Android devices without an RCS capable client. Dotgo’s Universal RCS Solution enables businesses to overcome this barrier and send RCS messages to everyone.

For non-RCS device users, the solution automatically sends an SMS with a link to an RCS experience on the browser. With this, Dotgo is empowering businesses to deliver a rich communication experience to all their customers, increasing user engagement across the board. This innovative solution supports the complete suite of RCS features: including rich media such as images, video, carousels, along with suggested actions/replies and user-initiated messages, enabling 2-way conversational experiences. Users can see the trust mark, the verification details, and access the Bot Store to discover and engage with other brands. 

“Dotgo’s Universal RCS solution delivers an RCS business messaging experience to all iPhone and Android users. By extending the reach of RCS to iPhones, we are accelerating the transformation of business messaging from plain transactions and notifications on SMS, to rich 2-way conversational experiences,” said Surinder Singh Anand, CTO, Dotgo. “The solution is designed to ensure a seamless enablement of Universal RCS…

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Tencent Doubles Stake in Universal Music, Home to Billie Eilish and the Beatles

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Tencent Holdings Ltd. is doubling its stake in the music giant behind Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish.

The Chinese internet company said Friday it was leading a consortium that had agreed to buy an additional 10% stake in Universal Music Group from Vivendi SE, in a deal that values the world’s largest music business at 30 billion euros, equivalent to $36.8 billion.

The deal bolsters Tencent’s growing presence in the record industry and its exposure to some of the biggest names in music. Universal’s stable also includes classic acts such as Queen and the Beatles, and it recently boughtBob Dylan’s entire publishing catalog.

The purchase comes nearly a year after the Tencent-led consortium, which includes its streaming business Tencent Music Entertainment Group and other undisclosed investors, first bought a 10% stake in Universal. That deal included an option to buy an additional stake of up to 10% at the same valuation.

Tencent and Vivendi also signed a separate agreement in March enabling Tencent Music to acquire a minority stake in the Universal subsidiary that owns the record label’s Greater China operations.

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