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PHOTO: ANDY WONG/ASSOCIATED PRESS
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China offers reward for information about alleged Taiwanese hackers. Chinese government officials offered an undisclosed amount in the chase for 20 people in Taiwan accused to coordinating with the U.S. government on hacking and disinformation campaigns to harm China. (Reuters)
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Nearly 40,000 customers of media company breached. Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, which runs about 350 local newspapers and specialty publications, said the names and Social Security numbers of 39,779 people were accessed or stolen in a February cyberattack. The incident encrypted critical applications and disrupted newspaper printing and distribution for several days.
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As of March 30, Lee had incurred $1.9 million in expenses related to the attack. It has submitted insurance claims, subject to a $500,000 deductible, but hasn’t yet received reimbursement, the company said in a financial filing.
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Free help: Microsoft is expanding a program to offer free tools and services to European governments fighting cyberattacks from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. These adversaries have recently stepped up espionage efforts in the European Union, Microsoft said. The company is offering AI tools to detect and block threats on government networks. (Bleeping Computer)
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Seized: Federal law enforcement took down more than 145 domains, along with other tech infrastructure, linked to a dark-web marketplace where criminals traded in stolen account credentials, more than 15 million credit card numbers and other personal data.
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More than $17 million with of crypto passed through the BidenCash marketplace since it was created in 2022, the Justice Department said Wednesday. (Cyberscoop)
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900
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Number of organizations worldwide hit by Play ransomware since 2022, according to U.S. and Australian cyber officials who put out a revised warning Wednesday about the hacker group.
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