Tag: data-breach
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CISA GitHub Leak Exposes AWS GovCloud Secrets
A public GitHub repository tied to a CISA contractor reportedly exposed AWS GovCloud credentials and internal deployment data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisa-github-leak-exposes-aws-govcloud-secrets/
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Grafana Rejects Ransom Demand After GitHub Breach Exposes Codebase Theft
Grafana refused an extortion demand after attackers used a stolen GitHub token to download code, with no customer data exposed so far. The post Grafana Rejects Ransom Demand After GitHub Breach Exposes Codebase Theft appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-grafana-github-token-codebase-breach/
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Only a Handful of CVEs Mattered for Supply Chain in 2025
Is the Vulnerability Exposed and Easily Exploitable?. Not all supply chain vulnerabilities are alike. Between the exploding volume of new CVEs and the number of actual mass attacks, there lies a sweet spot of just dozens of vulnerabilities to quickly patch to head off risk. No company is able to address every new vulnerability. First…
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US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web
The federal cybersecurity agency left plaintext passwords in a spreadsheet uploaded to a public GitHub repository, per a report by independent journalist Brian Krebs. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/us-cyber-agency-cisa-exposed-reams-of-passwords-and-cloud-keys-to-the-open-web/
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Verizon Breach Report: Vulnerability Exploitation Surges
Tags: access, breach, data, data-breach, exploit, hacker, Hardware, ransomware, software, update, vulnerabilityPatch Rollout Slows and Ransomware Incident Volume Rises, Finds Latest Verizon DBIR. The frequency of hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in hardware and software to gain initial access to a victim’s environment continues to surge, and half of all successful breaches also now involve some type of ransomware action, according Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report. First…
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7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/7-eleven-confirms-data-breach-claimed-by-the-shinyhunters-gang/
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Four-Faith Industrial Routers Targeted in Botnet Hijacking Campaign
Tags: authentication, botnet, cve, cyber, data-breach, exploit, flaw, malicious, router, vulnerabilityFour-Faith industrial cellular routers are being actively targeted in a growing botnet campaign exploiting a critical authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2024-9643. Security researchers warn that attackers are rapidly weaponizing the vulnerability to hijack exposed devices and repurpose them as part of large-scale malicious infrastructure. Four-Faith Industrial Routers Targeted CVE-2024-9643 affects Four-Faith F3x36 industrial routers…
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Critical NGINX Vulnerability CVE-2026-42945 Now Under Active Attack
Cybersecurity researchers are warning that attackers have already started exploiting a newly disclosed NGINX vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42945, just days after technical details and proof-of-concept code became public. The flaw, also referred to as NGINX Rift, affects millions of potentially exposed servers and has raised concerns across the security community due to its potential impact on core internet…
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Shai-Hulud worm copycats emerge after source code leak
Shai-Hulud worm copycats are already attacking NPM developers after its source code leaked, enabling fast supply chain exploitation. The first copycats of the Shai-Hulud worm have already started showing up online, only a few days after the malware’s source code was dumped on GitHub. Researchers had warned this would happen almost immediately, and they were…
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CISA Admin Reportedly Exposes AWS GovCloud Credentials in Public GitHub Repository
Tags: cisa, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, github, government, infrastructureA significant security lapse involving the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has come to light after a contractor reportedly exposed highly sensitive AWS GovCloud credentials in a public GitHub repository. The incident, disclosed by security researchers on May 15, 2026, is being described as one of the most serious government-related data exposures in…
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Grafana confirms GitHub token breach cybercrime group claims the attack
Tags: attack, breach, cybercrime, data, data-breach, extortion, github, group, leak, security-incident, theftGrafana confirmed a GitHub token breach that exposed source code, but said no customer data or systems were affected. Grafana Labs confirmed a security incident after the extortion group Coinbase Cartel listed it on a leak site and claimed data theft on May 15. The breach was triggered by a compromised token that gave attackers…
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Leaked Shai-Hulud malware fuels new npm infostealer campaign
The Shai-Hulud malware leaked last week is now used in new attacks on the Node Package Manager (npm) index, as infected packages emerged over the weekend. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/leaked-shai-hulud-malware-fuels-new-npm-infostealer-campaign/
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Fuel Tank Breaches Expand Scope of Iran’s Cyber Offensive
Security experts have long warned that insecure automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems exposed on the Internet can be tampered with by threat actors. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/fuel-tank-breaches-expand-scope-irans-cyber-offensive
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Grafana Labs says hacker gained access to codebase through leaked token
The company, which operates a widely used observability platform, is refusing to pay an extortion demand. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/grafana-labs-says-hacker-gained-access-to-codebase-through-leaked-token/820485/
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Grafana Labs says hacker gained access to codebase through leaked token
The company, which operates a widely used observability platform, is refusing to pay an extortion demand. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/grafana-labs-says-hacker-gained-access-to-codebase-through-leaked-token/820485/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Exchange 0-Day, npm Worm, Fake AI Repo, Cisco Exploit and More
Monday opens with a trust problem. A mail server flaw is under active use. A network control system was targeted. Trusted packages were poisoned. A fake model page pushed a stealer. Then came the familiar ransom claim: the data was returned and deleted.The pattern is clear. One weak dependency can leak keys. One leaked key…
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ShinyHunters hack 7-Eleven: franchisee data and Salesforce records exposed
7-Eleven confirmed a breach after ShinyHunters claimed theft of over 600,000 Salesforce records and franchisee data. 7-Eleven has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed it stole more than 600,000 Salesforce records containing personal and corporate information. >>Over 600k Salesforce records containing PII and other internal corporate data have been compromised.<< The…
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ShinyHunters hack 7-Eleven: franchisee data and Salesforce records exposed
7-Eleven confirmed a breach after ShinyHunters claimed theft of over 600,000 Salesforce records and franchisee data. 7-Eleven has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed it stole more than 600,000 Salesforce records containing personal and corporate information. >>Over 600k Salesforce records containing PII and other internal corporate data have been compromised.<< The…
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How to Reduce Phishing Exposure Before It Turns into Business Disruption
What happens when a phishing email looks clean enough to pass through security, but dangerous enough to expose the business after one click? That is the gap many SOCs still struggle with: the attacks that leave teams unsure what was exposed, who else was targeted, and how far the risk has spread.Early phishing detection closes…
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Public Amazon bucket leaks sensitive guest data from Japanese hotel platform Tabiq
A hotel check-in system exposed over 1 million passports, IDs, and selfies online due to a misconfigured cloud storage bucket. A security lapse in the Reqrea’s Tabiq hotel check-in system exposed over 1 million passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos online. The issue came from a misconfigured Amazon cloud storage bucket that was left…
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The Gentlemen Ransomware Gang Hit by Internal Breach, Operations Exposed
The Gentlemen ransomware gang suffered an internal breach in May 2026, exposing victim data, affiliate activity, and backend operations. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/the-gentlemen-ransomware-gang-breach-op-exposed/
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The Gentlemen Ransomware Gang Hit by Internal Breach, Operations Exposed
The Gentlemen ransomware gang suffered an internal breach in May 2026, exposing victim data, affiliate activity, and backend operations. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/the-gentlemen-ransomware-gang-breach-op-exposed/
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Forscher eskaliert: Gefährlicher Zero-Day-Exploit für Windows geleakt
Der Miniplasma genannte Exploit nutzt eine Windows-Lücke aus, die eigentlich schon seit 2020 gepatcht sein sollte. Das ist offenkundig nicht der Fall. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/forscher-eskaliert-gefaehrlicher-zero-day-exploit-fuer-windows-geleakt-2605-208755.html
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1 Million WordPress Websites Exposed by Avada Builder Security Vulnerabilities
A widely used WordPress plugin powering over one million websites has been found vulnerable to two serious security flaws that could expose sensitive data and server files. Security researchers warn that the issues in the Avada Builder plugin could allow both authenticated and unauthenticated attackers to compromise affected sites. The vulnerabilities, discovered by researcher Rafie…
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1 Million WordPress Websites Exposed by Avada Builder Security Vulnerabilities
A widely used WordPress plugin powering over one million websites has been found vulnerable to two serious security flaws that could expose sensitive data and server files. Security researchers warn that the issues in the Avada Builder plugin could allow both authenticated and unauthenticated attackers to compromise affected sites. The vulnerabilities, discovered by researcher Rafie…
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OpenAI hit by supply chain attack linked to malicious TanStack packages
OpenAI said the TanStack supply chain attack compromised two employee devices and exposed credentials from code repositories. OpenAI confirmed that the recent TanStack supply chain attack compromised two employee devices and exposed credential material stored in internal source code repositories. The incident began after the TeamPCP hacking group abused weaknesses in the package publishing process…
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SecurityScorecard Buys Driftnet for More Internet Visibility
Driftnet Acquisition Adds Real-Time Visibility Into Exposed Assets and AI Risks. SecurityScorecard acquired internet reconnaissance startup Driftnet to expand real-time visibility into hidden infrastructure, exposed assets and AI-driven third-party risks while strengthening threat hunting, attribution and internet-scale intelligence capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/securityscorecard-buys-driftnet-for-more-internet-visibility-a-31707
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Expired domain leads to supply chain attack on node-ipc npm package
require(‘node-ipc’). The trojanized versions were designed to remain fully functional to avoid immediate detection, which together with other decisions attackers took, such as data exfiltration via DNS TXT, suggest stealthiness was a top priority.Once executed, the malicious code collects information about the host system, including operating system version, hostname, and environment variables. It then starts…