Crypto e-commerce platform Bitrefill accuses North Korea of stealing 18,500 purchase records

2026-03-18T02:51:54Z5516f1cdf087dc995db8b87a2ef7d445d0a97b5b96a769396f456532c644f43a
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Multiple cybersecurity and privacy developments: crypto e‑commerce provider Bitrefill says hackers tied to North Korea’s Lazarus group accessed ~18,500 purchase records containing email addresses, crypto payment addresses and metadata (including IPs). Medusa ransomware claims disruptive attacks that knocked out systems at Mississippi’s largest hospital for nine days and impacted a New Jersey county. A Georgia man was charged for using stolen Apple account details to rob NBA/NFL players via impersonation. The U.S. Energy Department will publish its first standalone cyber strategy for the energy

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