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Global medical-device maker Medtronic said unauthorized access to its tech systems hasn't affected products or operations. The company said its customer hospital networks are separate from internal tech and are managed by different groups. Hacker group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it has stolen nine million records. Medtronic said it is investigating whether any data was accessed.
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A cyberattack that encrypted some internal systems at Garmin last week caused outages of its customer-service system, website and some user applications, the GPS products company said Monday. Garmin Connect, a fitness-tracking app, was also disrupted. Customer data wasn't compromised, Garmin said. (Teiss)
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Happening Wednesday: The House subcommittee on cybersecurity and infrastructure protection plans a hearing on threats to data centers, telecom networks and space. Speakers will focus on how the Department of Homeland Security can better oversee security in these areas as China, in particular, steps up cyber threats. Tune in at 10:00 a.m. ET.
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Italy extradited to the U.S. an alleged hacker Xu Zewei, a Chinese national who is accused of cyberattacks affecting thousands of computers in the U.S. between February 2020 and June 2021, the Justice Department said. Xu also faces charges for the attempted theft of Covid-19 research. In a campaign known as Hafnium directed by the Chinese government, Xu and several co-conspirators hacked into Microsoft Exchange Servers, compromising more than 12,700 U.S. universities, companies and other organizations, the department said.
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Watch: How a Student—and His Cat Meme—Hunted a Global Cyberweapon
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A flurry of powerful cyberattacks had internet experts baffled. Benjamin Brundage had a few tricks to help solve the mystery.
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