London hospitals declare emergency following ransomware attack
Attack takes out third-party testing and diagnostics provider critical to care. Enlarge A ransomware attack that crippled a London-based medical testing and diagnostics provider has led several major hospitals in the ci.....»»
Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho—For Now
A Supreme Court decision allows emergency abortion care despite a state ban in Idaho while the case works its way through lower courts.....»»
The Supreme Court’s Idaho Decision Lets Me Keep Saving Lives
In its decision in Idaho v. U.S. the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the ability of emergency medicine providers like me to use abortion to stabilize or save a life.....»»
New class of Mars quakes reveals daily meteorite strikes
An international team of researchers, co-led by ETH Zurich and Imperial College London, has derived the first estimate of global meteorite impacts on Mars using seismic data. Their findings indicate that between 280 to 360 meteorites strike the plane.....»»
Explainer-The "BlackSuit" hacker behind the CDK Global attack hitting US car dealers
Explainer-The "BlackSuit" hacker behind the CDK Global attack hitting US car dealers.....»»
Largest Croatian hospital under cyberattack
The University Hospital Centre Zagreb (KBC Zagreb) is under cyberattack that started on Wednesday night, the Croatian Radiotelevision has reported. Because of the attack, the hospital has shut down its information system and will be switching parts o.....»»
New ransomware, infostealers pose growing risk in 2024
BlackBerry detected and stopped 3.1 million cyberattacks (37,000 per day) in the first quarter of 2024. Between January and March 2024, BlackBerry detected 630,000 malicious hashes, representing a 40% increase from its previous reporting period. 60%.....»»
What a Study on Ultraprocessed Fake Meat and Heart Disease Really Found
A recent study found that eating ultraprocessed plant-based foods was linked to heart attack and stroke risk. But the devil is in the details.....»»
The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can"t keep up, study says
Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can't keep up......»»
This surprising new Metal Slug game is $10 well spent
Metal Slug Attack Reloaded might not play like a traditional Metal Slug game, but it still captures the SNK series' magic......»»
Ransomware disrupts Indonesia’s national data centre, LockBit gang claims US Federal Reserve breach
Ransomware attackers wielding a LockBit variant dubbed Brain Cipher have disrupted a temporary national data center facility which supports the operations of 200+ Indonesian government agencies and public services. The attackers are asking for a $8 m.....»»
UNESCO wants to add Stonehenge to list of endangered heritage sites
The UN's cultural organization said Monday it recommended adding Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric site in England, to its world heritage in danger list, in what would be seen as an embarrassment for London......»»
"Out of control fires" in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergency
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out of control fires," according to a decree......»»
Largest public dealer groups grapple with CDK ransomware attack as outage lingers
Asbury, Lithia, AutoNation and Group 1 said they are facing disruptions but took immediate steps to minimize the impact once they were notified. Asbury said its operations have been affected by the cyber incident and will continue to be until it is r.....»»
Ransomware event forces CDK, many others to make tough choices
Victims of ransomware attacks deal with complex circumstances when considering whether to pay criminals the money they seek......»»
Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack
Malicious updates available from WordPress.org create attacker-controlled admin account. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) WordPress plugins running on as many as 36,000 websites have been backdoored in a supply-chain attac.....»»
BlackSuit cybercrime gang blamed in CDK Global hack causing dealers" DMS outage
BlackSuit appears to be a group of Russian and Eastern European hackers with a history of working with a group known as Royal Ransomware......»»
Alliance for Automotive Innovation urges NHTSA to reconsider emergency braking rule
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation is asking NHTSA to reconsider its final rule, which would require automatic emergency braking in all new vehicles by 2029......»»
CDK says DMS restoration process from cyber ransom attack has begun, reiterates "several days" to end outages
CDK Global, in a note to customers, referred to the cyberattacks for the first time as a ransom event......»»
CDK Global hackers demand tens of millions in ransom to end dealership outage, report says
CDK is planning to make the payment, a source with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg. The hacking group behind the attack is believed to be based in eastern Europe, the source said......»»
CDK suffered another data breach as it was attempting to recover
CDk has had to shut down its systems once again following earlier attack......»»