Hundreds of Dutch medical records bought for pocket change at flea market [Thu Feb 20 2025]

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Hundreds of Dutch medical records bought for pocket change at flea market

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Hundreds of Dutch medical records bought for pocket change at flea market

15GB of sensitive files traced back to former software biz

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KDE Plasma 6.3 released – and 6.3.1 is already here

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Microsoft boffins promise entire game worlds made from AI slop

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Type-safe C-killer Delphi hits 30, but a replacement has risen

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