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[Link] SA Ambulance Service patients' personal information stolen

Read: 11/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The SA Ambulance Service says the personal details of 28,000 patients have been stolen but there is no indication they have been misused. The patient records are linked to about 32,000 ambulance call-outs between 2000 and 2003.

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[Link] Why are the Last 4 Digits of an SSN Important?

Read: 11/11/2021 www.stilt.com

Social Security Numbers are issued by the government and they are used for various purposes. A lot of times, different companies will use the last four digits of your SSN. However, these four digits are crucial and you need to protect them. But why are the last 4 digits of an SSNso important?

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[Link] Hackers are stealing data today so quantum computers can crack it in a decade

Read: 9/11/2021 www.technologyreview.com

The threat comes from quantum computers, which work very differently from the classical computers we use today. Instead of the traditional bits made of 1s and 0s, they use quantum bits that can represent different values at the same time.

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[Link] Data-breached Guntrader website calls in liquidators, is reborn as Guntrader 2 Ltd

Read: 3/11/2021 www.theregister.com

A British firearms sales website's owner has called in the liquidators as his company faces data breach lawsuits – while continuing to trade from a newly incorporated business. Guntrader Ltd entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 22 October.

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[Link] The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics Devices

Read: 22/8/2021 static-theintercept-com.cdn.ampproject.org

The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces, current and former military officials have told The Intercept.

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[Link] A Third of Global Companies Have Experienced Ransomware Attack, Survey Finds

Read: 18/8/2021 www.vice.com

Analysts surveyed almost 800 companies and found that companies based in the U.S. experienced ransomware attacks at a much lower rate (7 percent) than international companies (37 percent) this past year. The survey focused on companies with more than 500 employees.

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