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Freelance tech journalist. Writer for @DigitalTrends, @TechRadar, @CreativeBloq, more. I run @FIFAscouting. I'm boring on Twitter

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Whoop opens its blood-testing service to non-Whoop owners — Garmin, Apple and Oura fans can now use $150 diagnostics test that now includes early cancer screening

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By Alex Blake
| Inkl
A Garmin watch, a Whoop band and an Apple Watch side by side. Whoop has opened up its Advanced Labs blood testing service You can now use it without a Whoop membership or wearable device That brings down the costs involved significantly That means a far greater pool of people can now gain insights into their health by harnessing Whoop’s system of biomarker analysis. It also provides Whoop with a wider range of responses than it would have been able to collect before.
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Clop targets PTC Windchill with custom backdoor in mass extortion campaign

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By Akshaya Asokan, Alex Blake, Alessandro Mascellino Verified
| CISO Voice
A cybercrime group known for exploiting software vulnerabilities to carry out large-scale hacks is now targeting a product lifecycle management tool using a custom backdoor. Over 40 organizations have already been named as alleged victims in the latest campaign. Clop is a financial crime group that has been estimated to have extorted $500 million through large-scale zero-day exploits. The group previously targeted MOVEit, GoAnywhere, and Accellion file-transfer products for extortion campaigns.
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A fake ransomware negotiator is exploiting victims and stealing funds, new report claims

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By Alex Blake, Akshaya Asokan, Alessandro Mascellino Verified
| CISO Voice
A new report from GuidePoint Security has warned organizations to be wary of companies posing as ransomware negotiators. As a specific example, GuidePoint argued that the Ransom Busters recovery service might actually be a front for hackers. According to GuidePoint’s report, several ransomware victims have recently received emails from a company called Ransom Busters.
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