Tag: breach
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Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs
A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive DDoS attacks against other network operators in Brazil, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The firm’s chief executive says the malicious activity resulted from a security breach and was likely the work…
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Education Sector Faces Surge in Cyber Breaches Despite Stable National Threat Levels
The British public education sector has faced the nation’s most dramatic increase in cyber breach prevalence over the past year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-education-sector-faces-surge-in/
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Meta accused of violating DSA by failing to safeguard minors
Tags: breachThe European Commission accuses Meta of failing to protect children, allowing users under 13 on Instagram and Facebook, in breach of the DSA rules. The European Commission has accused Meta of violating child safety rules. Instagram and Facebook allegedly failed to prevent children under 13 from accessing their platforms. According to the Commission, Meta did…
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AI is widening the asymmetry between attackers and defenders
As threat actors leverage AI to launch attacks at machine speed, cyber defenders must adopt an assumed breach mindset and prioritise breach containment First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642503/AI-is-widening-the-asymmetry-between-attackers-and-defenders
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Dutch Health Tech Firm ChipSoft Confirms Destruction of Stolen Patient Data
The Cyber Express previously reported the ChipSoft cyberattack, in which ransomware actors stole patient data. Now, reports have surfaced from the Dutch medical software provider, noting that the compromised data has been destroyed, though key details about the incident remain undisclosed. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/chipsoft-cyberattack-stolen-data-destroyed/
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The Real Cost of a Data Breach for Small Businesses How to Prevent
Tags: attack, breach, business, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, risk, threatData breaches pose a serious threat to small businesses, often resulting in significant financial losses, operational downtime, and long-term trust erosion. This blog examines the real costs of cyberattacks on SMBs, including direct expenses, hidden operational impacts, and reputational damage that can exceed recovery costs. It outlines the most common attack types targeting small organizations…
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Smashing Security podcast #465: This developer wanted to cheat at Roblox. It cost millions
A developer at an AI startup wanted to cheat at Roblox. They downloaded a dodgy script on their work laptop. That one decision triggered a cascade of failures that ended with a $2 million data breach affecting hundreds of thousands of organisations. All for some free in-game currency. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article:…
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Survey Sees Rising Demand for Senior Cybersecurity Pros in Age of AI
A global survey of 2,750 cybersecurity and IT professionals published this week finds that for the third consecutive year a lack of cybersecurity skills is cited as the top cause of security breaches (56%), with 51% reporting they specifically need individuals with senior-level skills. Conducted by Sapio Research on behalf of Fortinet, the survey, however,..…
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Survey Sees Rising Demand for Senior Cybersecurity Pros in Age of AI
A global survey of 2,750 cybersecurity and IT professionals published this week finds that for the third consecutive year a lack of cybersecurity skills is cited as the top cause of security breaches (56%), with 51% reporting they specifically need individuals with senior-level skills. Conducted by Sapio Research on behalf of Fortinet, the survey, however,..…
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A Mini Shai-Hulud Targeting the SAP Ecosystem
7 stolen GitHub tokens. 971 repositories. A self-replicating supply chain attack targeting SAP’s Node.js packages, and it’s still active. Here’s what GitGuardian found. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/a-mini-shai-hulud-targeting-the-sap-ecosystem/
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A Mini Shai-Hulud Targeting the SAP Ecosystem
7 stolen GitHub tokens. 971 repositories. A self-replicating supply chain attack targeting SAP’s Node.js packages, and it’s still active. Here’s what GitGuardian found. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/a-mini-shai-hulud-targeting-the-sap-ecosystem/
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Polymarket Rejects Data Breach Claims as Hacker Alleges 300K Records Stolen
A hacker using the alias “Xorcat” claims to have breached Polymarket using API flaws, but research suggests the leak could be just data scraping incident. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/polymarket-rejects-data-breach-hacker-records-stolen/
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Mastering agentic AI security through exposure management
As AI tools evolve from siloed chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected systems, they create a vast new attack surface. Discover how to manage this risk by focusing on visibility, agency, and semantic security to protect your organization’s increasingly complex landscape of agentic AI systems. Key takeaways Organizations have moved from siloed AI chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected…
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Mastering agentic AI security through exposure management
As AI tools evolve from siloed chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected systems, they create a vast new attack surface. Discover how to manage this risk by focusing on visibility, agency, and semantic security to protect your organization’s increasingly complex landscape of agentic AI systems. Key takeaways Organizations have moved from siloed AI chatbots to autonomous, hyperconnected…
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Learning from the Vercel breach: Shadow AI & OAuth sprawl
A single third-party OAuth integration can become a direct path into your environment. Push explains how the Vercel breach shows a compromised OAuth app can lead to widespread impact across downstream customers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/learning-from-the-vercel-breach-shadow-ai-and-oauth-sprawl/
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Data Privacy Leaks The Drip, Drip, Drip of Exposure
Beyond the “headline breach,” modern enterprises face a persistent threat: steady-state data leakage. Learn why traditional privacy definitions fail and how “authorized” data flows in workplace apps create continuous legal and operational risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/data-privacy-leaks-the-drip-drip-drip-of-exposure/
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AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, google, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, lessons-learned, malicious, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, updateSymmetric cryptography and the quantum threat: Back in the early 2010s, most hardware security modules used asymmetric cryptography to protect security keys. Asymmetric cryptography, the kind used to secure online communications, involves pairs of keys, one to lock, another to unlock. It’s a very useful and convenient approach when dealing with multiple parties.Amazon chose to…
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AWS leans on prior ingenuity to face future AI and quantum threats
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, google, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, lessons-learned, malicious, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, updateSymmetric cryptography and the quantum threat: Back in the early 2010s, most hardware security modules used asymmetric cryptography to protect security keys. Asymmetric cryptography, the kind used to secure online communications, involves pairs of keys, one to lock, another to unlock. It’s a very useful and convenient approach when dealing with multiple parties.Amazon chose to…
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ShinyHunters exploit Anodot incident to target Vimeo
The video platform Vimeo confirmed a security breach via Anodot that exposed metadata, video titles, and some user emails. Vimeo said some user data was accessed after a breach at Anodot. Anodot is a company that provides AI-driven data analytics and anomaly detection tools. Most of the exposed information includes technical data, video titles, and…
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Vimeo Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Access User Database
Tags: access, breach, cyber, data, data-breach, hacker, risk, security-incident, software, supply-chain, vulnerabilityVimeo has officially confirmed a data breach affecting its user database. The security incident did not originate with Vimeo, but rather with Anodot, a third-party analytics vendor used by the video hosting platform. This event highlights the ongoing risks associated with software supply chains, where a vulnerability in one vendor can compromise multiple downstream companies.…
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BlueNoroff Uses Fake Zoom Calls to Turn Victims Into Attack Lures
The North Korean group is using stolen victim videos, AI-generated avatars, and fake Zoom calls to scale malware attacks against cryptocurrency executives. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/bluenoroff-turns-victims-into-new-attack-lures
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BlueNoroff Uses Fake Zoom Calls to Turn Victims Into Attack Lures
The North Korean group is using stolen victim videos, AI-generated avatars, and fake Zoom calls to scale malware attacks against cryptocurrency executives. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/bluenoroff-turns-victims-into-new-attack-lures
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Video service Vimeo confirms Anodot breach exposed user data
Vimeo has disclosed that data belonging to some of its customers and users has been accessed without authorization following the recent breach at the Anodot data anomaly detection company. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/video-service-vimeo-confirms-anodot-breach-exposed-user-data/
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ADT Confirms Major Data Breach Exposing Millions of Names, Partial SSNs
ADT confirmed a data breach exposing customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and partial SSNs, with millions of records reportedly affected. The post ADT Confirms Major Data Breach Exposing Millions of Names, Partial SSNs appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-adt-data-breach-millions-customer-records/
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Video site Vimeo blames security incident on Anodot breach
The hackers did not access video content, user logins or payment card information, and there was no disruption to Vimeo’s services, First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/vimeo-blames-security-incident-on-anodot-breach
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The Breach Did Not Knock on the Front Door
Attackers are getting in. Security teams have long accepted that premise. What is unsettling is where they are entering from. They are coming through software packages that development teams trust by default, hijacking single sign-on accounts that serve as master keys to dozens of business applications, and pulling firewall configuration files that reveal how a……
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Medtronic Confirms Data Breach After ShinyHunters Claims
Medtronic confirms IT breach as ShinyHunters claims millions of records accesseda First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/medtronic-data-breach-shinyhunters/
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Checkmarx confirms LAPSUS$ hackers leaked its stolen GitHub data
Application security company Checkmarx has confirmed that the LAPSUS$ threat group leaked data stolen from its private GitHub repository. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/checkmarx-confirms-lapsus-hackers-leaked-its-stolen-github-data/
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Lloyds Bank compensates another 1,625 customers after ‘alarming’ data breach
Bank pays out compensation to more customers and reveals expansion of affected group First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642496/Lloyds-Bank-compensates-another-1625-customers-after-alarming-data-breach
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Lloyds Bank compensates another 1,625 customers after ‘alarming’ data breach
Bank pays out compensation to more customers and reveals expansion of affected group First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642496/Lloyds-Bank-compensates-another-1625-customers-after-alarming-data-breach