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Kettering Health outage, Lumma disrupted, Opexus "major lapse" May 22, 2025

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Ransomware attack knocks out Kettering Health

Lumma malware operation disrupted

Federal agencies impacted by "major lapse" at Opexus

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DOJ investigates Coinbase attack, Dutch cyber-espionage law passes, VanHelsing ransomeware leaked May 21, 2025

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US DOJ opens investigation into Coinbase's recent cyberattack Dutch government passes law to criminalize cyber-espionage Ransomware attack on food distributor spells more pain for UK supermarkets

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Legal Aid breached, patients at risk from cyberattacks, 23andMe buyer May 20, 2025

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UK's Legal Aid Agency breached

NHS patients put at risk from cyberattacks

23andMe has a buyer

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UK retailer update, Microsoft Defender disabler, deepfakes target officials May 19, 2025

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Scattered Spider facilitates UK retail hacks and is moving to the U.S.

Defendnot tool can disable Microsoft Defender

FBI warns government officials about new waves of deepfakes

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Week in Review: Hackers pump stocks, Microsoft stops screenshots, AI encrypts cybersecurity May 16, 2025

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Coinbase hackers bribe staff, Windows 11 hacked at Pwn2Own, Telegram purges black market group May 16, 2025

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Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom Windows 11 and Red Hat Linux hacked on first day of Pwn2Own The Internet's biggest-ever black market just shut down amid a Telegram purge

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