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Uber Admits Covering Up 2016 Data Breach, Avoids Prosecution

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Department of Justice to resolve a criminal investigation into its massive 2016 data breach. Hackers Stole Sensitive Data for 57 Million Uber Passengers and Drivers Ride-sharing service Uber has reached an agreement with the U.S.

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Ransomware Hit a Florida Voting System in 2016

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County Officials Reveal Details of the Attack Election officials in Palm Beach County, Florida, revealed this week that its voter registration system was hit by ransomware in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

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Report: U.S. Struggled to Counter 2016 Election Interference

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Senate Intelligence Committee released its third report on Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election, finding that the Obama administration struggled to respond and more needs to be done to avoid disruption this year. Senate Committee Releases Third Report on Russian Efforts to Disrupt Presidential Election The U.S.

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Personal health information of 42M Americans leaked between 2016 and 2021

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Crooks have had access to the medical records of 42 million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare organizations doubled. Medical records of 42 million Americans are being sold on the dark web since 2016, this information comes from cyberattacks on healthcare providers. million in 2016 to close to 16.5

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Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016

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A married couple from New York pleaded guilty this week to laundering billions of dollars stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. The couple pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in connection with the hack of the cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex that took place in 2016. Law enforcement also seized over $3.6

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Telco service provider giant Syniverse had unauthorized access since 2016

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Syniverse service provider discloses a security breach, threat actors have had access to its databases since 2016 and gained some customers’ credentials. Syniverse discloses a security breach, threat actors have had access to its databases since 2016. It also offered services to tech giants and major financial institutions.

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TrickGate, a packer used by malware to evade detection since 2016

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TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service to malware authors to avoid detection, CheckPoint researchers reported. ” reads the report published by Check Point Research.