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Market for software exploits is often focused on Microsoft flaws, years-old technologyEvery month Microsoft releases software updates to fix vulnerabilities across the company’s vast line of technology products. The ritual, known as Patch Tuesday, often involves security experts urging users to update their software, and researchers gaining some public recognition after months of quietly working to mitigate the flaws. A new study from antivirus vendor Trend…
Ransomware strikes AXA shortly after insurer announces it will stop covering extortion feesRansomware gangs have now struck two cybersecurity insurers in as many months, with AXA confirming over the weekend that an attack had affected its Asian operations. AXA joins CNA Insurance, which in April confirmed that a ransomware incident had forced the company to take its operations offline. The attack on AXA, though, comes shortly after…
Irish Prime Minister says government won't pay ransom after hack forces hospitals to alter servicesIreland’s public health care system on Friday shut down its IT systems in response to what it called a “criminal ransomware attack.” Emergency departments have continued to operate normally, but health officials said in a statement Monday that they were working to get computer systems supporting maternity, infant care and radiology back online. The ransomware…
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