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Georgia healthcare provider Harbin Clinic is notifying over 200,000 people that their personal information was stolen in a July 2024 data breach at debt collector Nationwide Recovery Services (NRS). The incident was discovered after suspicious activity on NRS’s internal systems resulted in a network outage. The third-party collection agency discovered that the attackers accessed its network between July 5 and July 11, and stole certain data. In February 2025, the debt collecting services provider, a subsidiary of ACCSCIENT, notified Harbin Clinic that some of the stolen data pertained to its patients, and in March provided a list of individuals who…

eToro has teamed up with Generali to launch life insurance and PER (Plan d’Épargne Retraite) offerings for its French users.This marks a significant move following the establishment of eToro’s new French subsidiary, eToro Patrimoine.The collaboration combines eToro’s digital investment expertise with Generali’s experience in insurance, giving French investors access to flexible, long-term savings options.Users can choose between managed portfolios or build their own with more than 500 available products.eToro Patrimoine president Julien Nebenzahl said, “Introducing saving solutions for eToro’s users in France and opening a local subsidiary underscore our commitment to strengthen our footprint in a key market for the…

An Alabama man has been sentenced to prison for his involvement in hacking the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account. The man, Eric Council Jr., 26, also known as ‘Ronin’ and ‘Agiantschnauzer’, was arrested in October 2024 and pled guilty in February 2025 to his role in taking over the account to publish fraudulent posts about Bitcoin. According to documents presented in court, in January 2024, Council and his co-conspirators took over the @SECgov X account using a SIM swapping attack. Using a portable ID card printer, Council created a physical ID he then used in an AT&T…

CrediLinq has secured $8.5m in a Series A funding round to fuel its global expansion and enhance its technology infrastructure.The round was led by OM/VC and MS&AD Ventures, with participation from new investors including Citi North America and Rustem Family Office. Existing backers such as 500 Global, Epic Angels, 1982 VC, and Big Sky Capital also returned to support the company’s next growth phase.Founded to improve access to capital for underserved digital-first SMEs, CrediLinq offers an embedded Credit-as-a-Service platform that enables real-time, data-driven lending decisions. Its technology integrates seamlessly with partner platforms, delivering credit solutions at the point of need…

Cable Insurance, a UK-based commercial auto insurance provider specialising in flexible cover for fleet operations, has entered into a strategic partnership with TruckerCloud, a US-based telematics platform offering device-agnostic data integration across transport and logistics systems.The alliance aims to bolster Cable Insurance’s telematics initiative, delivering real-time driving insights, optimising claims data handling, and refining risk assessment processes.The partnership reflects a shared commitment to modernising the commercial fleet insurance landscape through data-driven solutions.TruckerCloud’s platform allows seamless aggregation of data from various telematics and video devices, removing the inefficiencies and fragmentation often associated with managing multiple systems.This unified approach empowers Cable’s underwriting…

Classic risotto is made with starchy medium-grain Italian rice, such as Arborio or carnaroli. This “risotto” uses pearl couscous (which actually is a pasta) and a simplified risotto cooking method to produce “grains” with a rich, creamy consistency.In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” the wheaty flavor of pearl couscous (sometimes called Israeli couscous or ptitim) is a perfect match for grassy, subtly sweet asparagus and the salty, nutty flavor of Parmesan cheese.When cooking the onion, take care to not let it brown. The assertive bittersweet flavor of…

MuchBetter, an innovative FinTech company known for its award-winning e-wallet and digital payment solutions, has launched the MuchBetter Prepaid Corporate Mastercard to enhance corporate expense management. The launch marks a significant expansion of the company’s B2B services, taking it beyond the consumer wallet space and positioning it as a comprehensive financial services provider for modern enterprises, according to FF News.The new product was developed to address the evolving needs of scaleups, FinTechs, and global businesses that require smarter, faster, and more controlled methods of managing operational spend.MuchBetter aims to eliminate the inefficiencies of traditional corporate cards and offer an agile,…

When Hugh Mangum was growing up in Los Angeles, his Texan father showed off his barbecue skills in their backyard nearly every weekend. It became a ritual for the family to patiently tend to the fire. After his father’s death more than 20 years ago, Mangum carried on the tradition, first experimenting with a little smoker after he moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania.“Whenever I start a fire, there’s just this kind of presence,” he said. “I feel it in the soul of my belly, my heart, like he’s there.”Now he is more steeped than ever in the barbecue world, with…

More than $1 million were paid out at the Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 hacking competition organized last week by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) in Berlin, Germany. ZDI announced that white hat hackers have been awarded a total of $1,078,750 for 28 previously unknown vulnerabilities across operating systems, AI products, container software, browsers, virtualization software, and servers. Of the total amount, $140,000 was earned for AI hacks, including ones targeting the Chroma open source AI application database, and NVIDIA’s Triton Inference Server and Container Toolkit. This was the first Pwn2Own to include the AI category. The biggest single reward, $150,000,…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has denied reports of withdrawal from all Asian Cricket Council (ACC) events amid recent tensions with Pakistan, according to Indian media. Earlier, The Indian Express, citing sources, reported that the BCCI had informed the ACC about its decision to pull out from the Women’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Sri Lanka next month and from the biennial Men’s Asia Cup in September in a bid to “isolate Pakistan cricket.” “The Indian team can’t play in a tournament that is organised by the ACC whose chief is a Pakistan minister”, the source…