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Ransomware and data-exfiltration attacks are continuing to stick victims with serious bills to cover cleanup, legal and other resulting costs - to the tune of $10.8 million and counting for cloud computing giant Rackspace, for one, which was hit by the Play ransomware group last year.

In the race towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution, organizations are embracing technologies that enhance connectivity and streamline processes. While rapid digitalization has helped businesses thrive and stay afloat during a turbulent last few years, it has also opened the door to increased vulnerabilities that malicious actors can exploit.

Several energy providers are now asking New England customers to monitor their accounts for unusual activity or beware of potential scams following a third-party data breach earlier this month.

London's Metropolitan Police Service is investigating a serious data breach that may have exposed names, ranks and photographs for potentially all 47,000 personnel,

The complaint was made by Dr Johnny Ryan, who is a senior fellow of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties.

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The hospital system said there is “no evidence” to suggest patient’s health information was printed, downloaded or electronically shared with anyone. 

/PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 1,237,681 consumers are being notified that their Social Security numbers and other confidential information were compromised...

The hospital system said there is "no evidence" to suggest patient's health information was printed, downloaded or electronically shared with anyone. 

Ransomware and data-exfiltration attacks are continuing to stick victims with serious bills to cover cleanup, legal and other resulting costs - to the tune of $10.8 million and counting for cloud computing giant Rackspace, for one, which was hit by the Play ransomware group last year.