Episode 215 - Salt Typhoon Compromised ISP and They Deny It, Ransomware Attack Causes Patient Death, Australian Student Hacks University, Fourth of July Traditions

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ISP and datacenter hosting provider get compromised by Salt Typhoon

• https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/06/us-agencies-assessed-chinese-telecom-hackers-likely-hit-data-center-and-residential-internet-providers/405920/

 

Cyber attack causes patient death

• https://news.sky.com/story/patient-death-linked-to-cyber-attack-on-nhs-hospital-trust-says-13388485 
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-14/nhs-ransomware-hack-caused-patient-harm-in-uk-data-shows 
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-nhs-gp-surgeries-blood-health-service-journal-b2772287.html 

 

 

Australian student arrested for hacking

• https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/news_article?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMTE5MjYyLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D 

 

Happy birthday America!

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/07/presidential-message-on-the-249th-anniversary-of-the-adoption-of-the-declaration-of-independence/

 

Dad Joke of the Week (DJOW)

 

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