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Bulgarian Surveillance Firm Circles Sold Phone Spy Tools to Repressive States: Report

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
A Bulgaria-based company sold controversial surveillance technology to governments in countries with records of repression, enabling authorities to track mobile phones and eavesdrop on private communications, according to documents obtained by Human Rights Watch. The surveillance firm Circles offered tools capable of spying on phone calls, messages and internet activity, according to a Human Rights Watch report published Thursday.
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Europe exported spyware to human rights abusers, watchdog says

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
European companies have sold controversial surveillance technologies to countries known for violating human rights, a new report has found. The findings indicate that European Union regulations introduced in 2021 to rein in exports of the technology are not being properly enforced, according to the report, published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch.
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Europe exports spyware to human rights abusers, watchdog says

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Star (Malaysia) Verified
European companies have sold controversial surveillance technologies to countries known for violating human rights, a new report has found. The findings indicate that European Union regulations introduced in 2021 to rein in exports of the technology are not being properly enforced, according to the report, published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch.
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China’s 360 Hunts Software Flaws With AI, Echoing Mythos

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
A large Chinese cybersecurity firm is using artificial intelligence to identify security vulnerabilities in widely used software applications, positioning itself as a competitor to Anthropic PBC, according to a new report.
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UK Health Data Listed for Sale on China’s Alibaba After Breach

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
Health records from 500,000 people who are participating in British research into aging and diseases were made available for sale on an Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. website. Database owner UK Biobank notified the UK government on Monday that the data had been advertised in three online listings on Alibaba’s site, technology minister Ian Murray told lawmakers in the House of Commons in a statement on Thursday.
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英國健康數據洩露後一度在阿里巴巴網站上公開出售

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Yahoo! Finance Hong Kong Verified
【彭博】-- 英國一項衰老和疾病相關研究50萬參與者的健康記錄一度在阿里巴巴網站上被公開出售。 英國官員Ian Murray周四在聲明中對下議院議員表示，數據庫所有者英國生物樣本庫周一已通知英國政府，相關數據曾在阿里巴巴網站上的三個線上列表中發布。 英國生物樣本庫的數據來自分享其健康信息的志願者。這些志願者參與的是該機構口中全球最大的健康、生活方式和生物數據資源庫，旨在追蹤人們隨著年齡成長的長期健康狀況。數據包括MRI掃描和生物標志物等直接醫療信息，以及自我報告的生活方式信息。 Murray表示，在英國政府要求下架數據後，阿里巴巴已將數據刪除。他表示，數據中不包含參與者的姓名、地址或聯繫方式。儘管如此，英國生物樣本庫此前曾警告，如果參與者自行發布家譜信息，仍可能被他人通過數據交叉比對識別出來。 數據似乎並未遭到駭客攻擊或竊取。Murray表示，這些信息是由三家能夠訪問英國生物樣本庫的機構研究人員洩露的，但他沒有透露這三家機構的名稱。 原文標題UK Health Data Listed for Sale on China’s Alibaba After Breach
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UK Health Data Listed for Sale on China’s Alibaba After Breach

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Flipboard
4 hours ago You don't have to put up with spam calls any longer. Spam calls are annoying. I always have my phone ringer on in case there is an emergency but before iOS 26, my iPhone would receive spam calls at least a handful of times a week. Spam calls can be stressful, especially if you're trying to stay …
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China's 360 hunts software flaws with AI, echoing mythos

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| MSN Verified
(Bloomberg) -- A large Chinese cybersecurity firm is using artificial intelligence to identify security vulnerabilities in widely used software applications, positioning itself as a competitor to Anthropic PBC, according to a new report.
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UK Says Iran, China Drive Regular Significant Cyberattacks

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
Hackers linked to foreign governments are now behind the majority of “nationally significant” cyberattacks targeting the UK, the country’s top cybersecurity official is set to warn.
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UK Says Iran, China Drive Regular Significant Cyberattacks Original

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Tax Verified
Hackers linked to foreign governments are now behind the majority of “nationally significant” cyberattacks targeting the UK, the country’s top cybersecurity official is set to warn.
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Iran and China drive regular significant cyberattacks, U.K. says

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
Hackers linked to foreign governments are now behind the majority of "nationally significant” cyberattacks targeting the U.K., the country’s top cybersecurity official is set to warn. Richard Horne, chief executive officer of the National Cyber Security Centre, or NCSC, is scheduled to say in a speech on Wednesday that the country is facing four consequential cyberattacks every week and living through the "most seismic geopolitical shift in modern history,” according to a preview of his remarks.
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Opozorilo iz Velike Britanije: Hekerji, povezani z Rusijo, zlorabljajo usmerjevalnike in kradejo gesla

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Adria Verified
Deli novico Facebook Post Tweet WhatsApp Viber Elektronski naslov Podari članek Link copied Copy link Digitalizacija Opozorilo iz Velike Britanije: Hekerji, povezani z Rusijo, zlorabljajo usmerjevalnike in kradejo gesla Vir: Ryan Gallagher - Bloomberg Ruski hekerji, povezani z državnimi strukturami, izkoriščajo ranljivosti v priljubljenih internetnih usmerjevalnikih, da bi prišli do gesel za e-pošto in druge spletne storitve, opozarja britanski Nacionalni center za kibernetsko varnost.
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Russia-Linked Hackers Hijack Routers to Steal Passwords, UK Says

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
Russian government-linked hackers are compromising popular internet routers to steal passwords for email accounts and other online services, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned. The hackers, a group known as APT28, are associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, according to research published Tuesday by the UK. British cyber officials said they have observed the alleged Russian intruders targeting routers manufactured by companies such as MikroTik and TP-Link.
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Russia-linked hackers hijack routers to steal passwords, UK says

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Star (Malaysia) Verified
Russian government-linked hackers are compromising popular internet routers to steal passwords for email accounts and other online services, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has warned. The hackers, a group known as APT28, are associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, according to research published Tuesday by the UK. British cyber officials said they have observed the alleged Russian intruders targeting routers manufactured by companies such as MikroTik and TP-Link.
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ICE tells lawmakers it’s using spyware in fight against fentanyl

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Detroit News Verified
TECHNOLOGY Ryan Gallagher Bloomberg April 2, 2026, 9:23 a.m. ET View Comments U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has said it purchased spyware designed to hack phones and access encrypted messages as part of an effort to counter the flow of fentanyl into the US. The immigration agency signed a $2 million deal in 2024 to acquire spyware manufactured by Israeli company Paragon, which is designed to covertly access private messages and other data stored on mobile phones.
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North Korean Hackers Suspected in Axios Software Tool Breach

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. Hackers were able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions of Axios late Monday and published malicious versions of it. Axios, or Axios NPM, is a client that software developers use to send requests to servers — allowing software to connect to the web — and is downloaded about 80 million times every week.
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North Korean hackers suspected in Axios software tool breach

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Star (Malaysia) Verified
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. Hackers were able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions of Axios late Monday and published malicious versions of it. Axios, or Axios NPM, is a client that software developers use to send requests to servers – allowing software to connect to the web – and is downloaded about 80 million times every week.
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Axios software tool used by millions compromised in hack

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Star (Malaysia) Verified
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. An unknown hacker was able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions of Axios late Monday and published malicious versions of it. Axios, or Axios NPM, is a client that software developers use to send requests to servers – allowing software to connect to the web – and is downloaded about 80 million times every week.
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North Korean Hackers Suspected in Axios Software Tool Breach (2) Original

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. Hackers were able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions of Axios late Monday and published malicious versions of it. Axios, or Axios NPM, is a client that software developers use to send requests to servers — allowing software to connect to the web — and is downloaded about 80 million times every week.
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Axios Software Tool Used by Millions Compromised in Hack

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet’s plumbing. An unknown hacker was able to breach one of the few accounts that can release new versions of Axios late Monday and published malicious versions of it. Axios, or Axios NPM, is a client that software developers use to send requests to servers — allowing software to connect to the web — and is downloaded about 80 million times every week.
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How Selling to a Repressive Regime Almost Broke a Tech Firm

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
In early 2023, Christopher Le Mon began investigating an American-owned tech company, which contacts working on human rights issues said was being used by the Egyptian government to censor media and monitor activists’ online activities.
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Optical Genome Mapping and Long-Read Sequencing Identifies a Novel Dystrophin Gene Inversion in a Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified, Alexya N. Aguilera, Sara Acosta Villarreal
| Wiley Online Library Verified
Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions. Supporting Information Filename Description ajmga70133-sup-0001-supinfo.docxWord 2007 document , 326.3 KB Data S1: Supporting Information Figure S1: The proximal (intron 68) and distal (intron 73) breakpoints of the 31 kb inversion on DMD.
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Links for the Day – March 21, 2026

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| ryangallagher.org
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Results Of Latest Canadian Transportation Agency Railway Interswitching Regulations Review

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified, Lucia Stuhldreier, Conner Wylie
| Mondaq
Ryan Gallagher’s articles from McMillan LLP are most popular: in Canada McMillan LLP are most popular: within Criminal Law topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Insurance and Healthcare industries On March 9, 2026, the Canadian Transportation Agency ("Agency") issued a determination1 ("Determination") in connection with its 2024 statutory review of the Railway Interswitching Regulations (the...
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Stryker Remains Offline After Cyberattack Linked to Iran Group

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By Patrick Howell O'Neill Verified, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
Medical technology maker Stryker Corp., hit by a crippling cyberattack linked to a pro-Iran group, is still investigating the breach and doesn’t know when its systems will be back online. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday afternoon that it expects the breach to continue disrupting operations and “the timeline for a full restoration is not yet known.” In an earlier memo seen by Bloomberg News, the company acknowledged that the attack had pummeled its network.
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Cyberattack Hits Stryker; Pro-Iran Group Claims Credit

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By Patrick Howell O'Neill Verified, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Claims Journal Verified
A cyberattack against medical technology maker Stryker Corp. crippled the company’s global operations, according to a person familiar with the matter and a memo seen by Bloomberg News. A pro-Iranian digital activist group, Handala, has claimed credit for the incident, potentially marking the first known major cyber disruption of an American organization since joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran.
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Pentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI’s role in mass surveillance

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By Annie I. Bang, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Star (Malaysia) Verified
Anthropic PBC’s clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to a lightly regulated practice: the US government’s purchase of commercially available information, such as browsing histories and location data, and the growing use of artificial intelligence to analyse it at scale.
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By Annie I. Bang, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to a lightly regulated practice: the U.S. government’s purchase of commercially available information, such as browsing histories and location data, and the growing use of artificial intelligence to analyze it at scale.
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Pentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI’s role in mass surveillance

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By Annie I. Bang, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Spokesman-Review Verified
Anthropic PBC’s clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to a lightly regulated practice: the U.S. government’s purchase of commercially available information, such as browsing histories and location data, and the growing use of artificial intelligence to analyze it at scale.
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Pentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI's role in mass surveillance

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By Annie I. Bang, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Brunswick News Verified
Anthropic PBC's clash with the Pentagon is drawing fresh attention to a lightly regulated practice: the U.S. government's purchase of commercially available information, such as browsing histories and location data, and the growing use of artificial intelligence to analyze it at scale.
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Pentagon feud with Anthropic shines light on AI's role in mass surveillance

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By Annie I. Bang, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Flipboard
Now President Donald Trump is on the warpath: In an interview Thursday, he dismissed concerns about the Iran war, told POLITICO the United States would help choose Iran’s next leader, predicted the downfall of the Cuban regime and attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the tech giant …
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Links for the Day - March 1, 2026

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| ryangallagher.org
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Links for the Day - February 27, 2026

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| ryangallagher.org
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Novinarju na iPhone podtaknili vohunsko programsko opremo Predator

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Adria Verified
Raziskovalci so ugotovili, da je bil ugledni novinar v Angoli tarča sofisticirane vohunske programske opreme, kar je prvi znani primer takšne zlorabe v tej južnoafriški državi. Po poročilu organizacije Amnesty International, objavljenem v torek, je bil iPhone Teixeirja Cândida maja 2024 okužen z razvpitim vohunskim orodjem Predator, potem ko je bil uporabnik zavedеn h kliku na zlonamerno povezavo, poslano prek aplikacije WhatsApp.
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Cyberattack Hits French Postal Service, Delaying Mail Deliveries

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
A suspected cyberattack disrupted services provided by French postal service La Poste on Monday, delaying package deliveries and online payment systems during the holiday season. The company said in a statement that a “major network incident” had disrupted its information systems, which included services operated by its online banking arm, La Banque Postale and the laposte.fr website, which displayed a message stating that it was currently unavailable.
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Cyberattack Hits French Postal Service, Delaying Mail Deliveries

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
A suspected cyberattack disrupted services provided by French postal service La Poste on Monday, delaying package deliveries and online payment systems during the holiday season. The company said in a statement that a “major network incident” had disrupted its information systems, which included services operated by its online banking arm, La Banque Postale and the laposte.fr website, which displayed a message stating that it was currently unavailable.
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UK Plans Long-Awaited Cyber Bill After High-Profile Attacks

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Financial Post Verified
Advertisement 1 The UK government is slated to introduce a long-awaited new law on Wednesday to strengthen the country’s defenses against disruptive cyberattacks that have cost the British economy billions of pounds. Article content (Bloomberg) — The UK government is slated to introduce a long-awaited new law on Wednesday to strengthen the country’s defenses against disruptive cyberattacks that have cost the British economy billions of pounds.
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UK Plans Long-Awaited Cyber Bill After High-Profile Attacks

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Flipboard
The new material is only 1.8 millimeters thick, combining carbon nanotubes with aramid polymers, the latter of which are also used in Kevlar. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Since its invention, Kevlar has saved thousands of lives thanks to the synthetic polymer being both …
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‘Catastrophic’ Hacks Warning Follows Intrusion of Cyber Firm F5

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By Margi Murphy Verified, Jordan Robertson Verified, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
The cybersecurity company F5 Inc. said nation-state hackers breached its networks, gaining “long-term, persistent access” to certain systems and stealing some source code. The breach prompted alerts from cybersecurity agencies in the US and UK, with a senior US official warning of potentially “catastrophic” compromises.
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US Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Hacks After Cyber Firm F5 Breach (2) Original

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By Margi Murphy Verified, Jordan Robertson Verified, Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
The cybersecurity company said nation-state hackers breached its networks, gaining “long-term, persistent access” to certain systems and stealing some source code. The breach prompted alerts from cybersecurity agencies in the US and UK, with a senior US official warning of potentially “catastrophic” compromises. The Seattle, Washington-based company discovered on August 9 that attackers had compromised its systems, according to a filingwith the on Wednesday.
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PCT Days 150 to 158 - Final Miles to the Border: Heatwaves, Highs, and a Quiet Ending on the PCT

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Trek Verified
Day 150 Due to the sun now rising well after 6am, we’ve moved our wakeup time back to 5:30am. It seems silly to unnecessarily hike in the dark (especially now that the temperature has cooled off a bit). Since we had knocked out most of the climb the day before, we only had 500ft to climb to the top of Grizzly Peak. From there, we had an immediate steep 1400ft drop over the course of 2.5 miles.
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End Of The [Rail]Road: CN Plans To Discontinue Former BC Rail Line

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified, Lucia Stuhldreier, Conner Wylie
| Mondaq
McMillan LLP are most popular: within Law Department Performance, Insolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-Structuring and Criminal Law topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Banking & Credit and Healthcare industries In 2003, Canadian National Railway ("CN") characterized its acquisition of BC Rail Ltd.
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PCT Days 140 to 149 - The Trail Takes Its Toll

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Trek Verified
Day 140 Overnight, the mist rolled in and the temperature plummeted so that I was actually a bit chilly in my 30 degree quilt. The outside of our tent was soaked, and the inside walls had a healthy dose of condensation. Because of the cold and misty drizzle, we slept in a bit and hit the trail around 6:30am. Immediately, we had a 600ft climb that took us to the border of Mt. Rainier National Park, the 6th national park of the trail so far.
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Jaguar Land Rover’s Bailout Shows Rising Cost of Cybercrime (1) Original

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified, Jordan Robertson Verified, William Wilkes Verified, Jamie Nimmo Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
Navarro Jordan ordered his Land Rover Defender in August. On Aug. 15, Jordan, who lives in Los Angeles, got a notification that it had been assembled, and soon after, that it was ready and waiting to be shipped. Then the updates stopped coming. Delivery should have taken just over a month. Every couple of weeks, he’s been calling, asking his dealer the same question: “What’s going on?” September passed with no clear answers.
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Jaguar Land Rover Bailout Shows Rising Cost of Cybercrime

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified, Jordan Robertson Verified, William Wilkes Verified, Jamie Nimmo Verified
| Financial Post Verified
Advertisement 1 The UK government gave the automaker a backstop after a major hack, which experts warn could set a risky precedent. Article content (Bloomberg) — Navarro Jordan ordered his Land Rover Defender in August. On Aug. 15, Jordan, who lives in Los Angeles, got a notification that it had been assembled, and soon after, that it was ready and waiting to be shipped. Then the updates stopped coming. Sign In or Create an Account Article content Delivery should have taken just over a month.
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PCT Days 130 to 139 - Tunnel Falls and Tiny Parades: Life Between Trail and Town

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Trek Verified
Day 130 Once again eager for town day and to knock out some chores, we broke camp around 5:20am and immediately hit the trail with a quick pace. The first 3 or so miles were a gorgeous ridge traverse with amazing views of the early morning sunrise colors projected on Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, and Mt. Rainier way off in the distance. A few miles in, we passed AC and his crew at the turn-off for the Eagle Creek Trail alternate. We knew how pretty this trail was, so we of course took it.
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PCT Days 120 to 129 - Epic Oregon Side Quests

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Trek Verified
Day 120 Despite the lava rocks chewing up our feet yesterday, all three of us were up in time to catch an amazing sunrise over the Oregon high desert to our west. The sky was generally pretty clear, but there was enough smoke off in the distance to diffract the early morning light into an incredible array of colors.
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Ransomware hack caused European airport delays, canceled flights

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| The Spokesman-Review Verified
A cyberattack that forced airlines to cancel and postpone flights at several major European airports was caused by ransomware that disrupted the software used to process passenger check-ins, according to a European cybersecurity agency. The incident, which began on Friday, targeted a system called MUSE operated by Collins Aerospace. The platform underpins check-in, boarding and baggage systems for airlines worldwide.
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Ransomware Hack Caused European Airport Delays, Canceled Flights

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Bloomberg Law Verified
A cyberattack that forced airlines to cancel and postpone flights at several major European airports was caused by ransomware that disrupted the software used to process passenger check-ins, according to a European cybersecurity agency. The incident, , targeted a system called MUSE operated by . The platform underpins check-in, boarding and baggage systems for airlines worldwide.
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Ransomware Hack Caused European Airport Delays, Canceled Flights

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By Ryan Gallagher Verified
| Claims Journal Verified
A cyberattack that forced airlines to cancel and postpone flights at several major European airports was caused by ransomware that disrupted the software used to process passenger check-ins, according to a European cybersecurity agency. The incident, which began on Friday, targeted a system called MUSE operated by Collins Aerospace. The platform underpins check-in, boarding and baggage systems for airlines worldwide.
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