American Water Confirms Hack: Customer Portal and Billing Services Suspended

The largest U.S. water utility disconnects customer portal and suspends billing services following a cyberattack.

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Recently spotted Trinity ransomware spurs federal warning to healthcare industry

Trinity ransomware, which bears similarities to previously spotted strains known as 2023Lock and Venus, appears to be an immediate threat to healthcare entities, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ cyber coordination office.

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Timeline: Top 15 Notable Cyberattacks and Data Breaches

These 15 cyber attacks or data breaches impacted large swaths of users across the United States and changed what was possible in cybersecurity.

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Salt Typhoon APT Subverts Law Enforcement Wiretapping: Report

The Chinese state-sponsored cyberattack threat managed to infiltrate the “lawful intercept” network connections that police use in criminal investigations.

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MFA Isn’t Failing, But It’s Not Succeeding: Why a Trusted Security Tool Still Falls Short

Multi-factor authentication is a necessary safeguard, but its limitations show why organizations can’t rely on it alone to prevent breaches.

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Apple fixes bugs in macOS Sequoia that broke some cybersecurity tools

Apple said the new macOS release “improves compatibility with third-party security software,” after the first operating systems release broke several cybersecurity tools.

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Smart TV Surveillance? How Samsung and LG’s ACR Technology Tracks What You Watch

Researchers find Smart TVs from Samsung and LG use a Shazam-like tracker to monitor what you watch. Opting out is complex and time-consuming.

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American Water Works believes no water, wastewater facilities affected by cyberattack

The company, which serves about 14 million Americans across more than a dozen states, said that the attack disrupted certain online services and appointments must be rescheduled.

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American Water warns of billing outages after finding hackers in its systems

The company said it discovered “unauthorized activity” within its networks on October 3 and promptly moved to disconnect affected systems.

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