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Panera Bread week-long IT outage caused by ransomware attack

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Panera Bread's recent week-long outage was caused by a ransomware attack, according to people familiar with the matter and emails. 

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FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive 'free' online filing ads

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services.

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Ubiquiti users report having access to others’ UniFi routers, cameras

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Since yesterday, users of Ubiquiti networking devices, ranging from routers to security cameras, have reported seeing other people's devices and notifications through the company's UniFi cloud services. 

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Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2023

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Google has fixed the sixth Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year in an emergency security update released today to counter ongoing exploitation in attacks. 

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Veeam warns of critical bugs in Veeam ONE monitoring platform

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Veeam released hotfixes today to address four vulnerabilities in the company's Veeam ONE IT infrastructure monitoring and analytics platform, two of them critical.

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OpenAI confirms DDoS attacks behind ongoing ChatGPT outages

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OpenAI has been addressing "periodic outages" due to DDoS attacks targeting its API and ChatGPT services within the last 24 hours. 

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ChatGPT down after major outage impacting OpenAI systems

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"Between 5:42AM - 7:16AM PT we saw errors impacting all services. We identified the problem and implemented a fix. We are now seeing normal responses from our services," the company said. 

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How generative AI is already changing the workplace: Oracle just added it to HR software

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Generative AI-powered features will improve the job posting, search, and hiring processes for HR pros and job applicants alike, the company says.

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LastPass users furious after being locked out due to MFA resets

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LastPass password manager users have been experiencing significant login issues starting early May after being prompted to reset their authenticator apps. 

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