North Carolina’s Asheville Eye Associates and Colorado’s Delta County Memorial Hospital suffered data breaches in separate incidents, compromising the personal information of over 340,000 individuals. Data stolen included names, addresses, health insurance details, medical data, Social Security numbers, financial data, and driver’s license numbers. The DragonForce ransomware operation claimed responsibility for the breach at Asheville Eye Associates.
Australia bans China’s DeepSeek AI programme on government devices, citing privacy and malware risks
Australia has prohibited the use of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot, on all government devices following advice from security agencies about privacy and malware risks.
