Month: February 2026

UMMC Ransomware Shuts All 35 Clinics: Healthcare Just Can’t Learn Its Lesson

UMMC Ransomware Shuts All 35 Clinics: Healthcare Just Can’t Learn Its Lesson
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You know what's fun? Being a patient in Mississippi who needs a follow-up appointment for your diabetes management, or your kid's respiratory infection, or your cancer monitoring visit. And showing up to find the clinic is closed. Not because of a snowstorm. Not because of a water main break. Because some ransomware gang encrypted the … Continue reading UMMC Ransomware Shuts All 35 Clinics: Healthcare Just Can’t Learn Its Lesson

Notepad++ Update Traffic Hijacked for Six Months by Chinese State Hackers

Notepad++ Update Traffic Hijacked for Six Months by Chinese State Hackers
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Well fuck me sideways, it finally happened. The thing we've been screaming about for years—that your trusted software update channels are prime targets for nation-state actors—just got confirmed in the worst possible way. Notepad++, that beloved text editor used by millions of developers worldwide, had its update mechanism hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers for six goddamn … Continue reading Notepad++ Update Traffic Hijacked for Six Months by Chinese State Hackers