Tag: cyber security
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South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service Battles Aftermath of June Ransomware Attack
South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is grappling with the aftermath of a ransomware attack that occurred in June, causing significant delays in lab testing and compromising vast amounts of data. The cyberattack, claimed by the Russian criminal syndicate BlackSuit, blocked doctors from accessing critical patient information for weeks. Despite efforts to restore operations,…
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Former iPhone Thief Reveals Tactics Used to Hijack Phones and Exploit Apple’s Security Vulnerabilities
An investigative video by the Wall Street Journal details the methods used by a convicted iPhone thief, Aaron Johnson, to exploit a security vulnerability in Apple’s software and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from unwitting victims. Johnson, who now faces several years in prison, would target individuals around bars, often using deception to obtain…