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Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Feds Penalize Illumina $9.8M for Selling Genomic Devices With Known Cyber Flaws

Big tech giant Illumina sold faulty genomic devices to the feds, endangering sensitive genetic data. A brave whistleblower’s actions cost them millions.

Hack Brief Team
August 1, 2025

Vulnerabilities

HashiCorp Vault Flaw Exposes Years of Versions to Host-Level Code Execution Risk

A critical flaw in HashiCorp Vault lets privileged insiders execute malicious code…

Hack Brief Team
August 4, 2025

Threat Intelligence

High-Security DRM Protecting Netflix and Disney+ Hijacked in Rare Microsoft Certificate Leak

Microsoft's elite DRM protection for major streaming platforms falls into hostile hands…

Hack Brief Team
August 4, 2025

Cybersecurity in Healthcare

Over 6 Million at Risk: How Ascension Healthcare Was Crippled by Two Devastating Cyberattacks

Two devastating cyberattacks paralyzed a major healthcare system, endangering millions…

Hack Brief Team
August 4, 2025

AI in Cybersecurity

Why China Thinks Nvidia’s AI Chips Could Secretly Spy or Shut Down Its Systems

China fears Nvidia's AI chips could be weaponized against its systems through hidden…

Hack Brief Team
August 1, 2025