Health details, tax ID numbers, even images of checks were stolen, reportedly by the Interlock gang Ransomware scum breached kidney dialysis firm Davita’s labs database in April and stole about 2.4 million people’s personal and health-related information.… READ MORE HERE…

The attack first affected an upstream provider of bespoke software Exclusive  A leading UK provider of criminal record checks for employers is handling a data breach stemming from a third-party development company.… READ MORE HERE…

Pro tip: When taking revenge, don’t use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.… READ MORE HERE…

Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas It’s been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack the vessels of foreign nations, but those letters may return to empower cyber operators if a bill introduced in Congress actually manages to pass. … READ MORE HERE…

Great Firewall took out all traffic to port 443 at a time Beijing didn’t have an obvious need to keep its netizens in the dark China cut itself off from much of the global internet for just over an hour on Wednesday.… READ MORE HERE…