Tag: data
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GhostChat Spyware Targets Android Users Through WhatsApp, Steals Sensitive Data
A sneaky Android spyware called GhostChat, which tricks Pakistan-based users with romance scams via WhatsApp. The malware grabs sensitive data like contacts, photos, and files from victims’ devices. Threat actors pose as dating apps to hook targets. GhostChat mimics a legit chat platform named >>Dating Apps without payment,<< stealing its icon for trust. Users must…
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Attackers Weaponize Microsoft 365 Outlook Add-ins to Quietly Exfiltrate Email Data
A stealthy data theft technique in Microsoft 365 that abuses Outlook add-ins to exfiltrate email content without leaving meaningful forensic traces. The technique, dubbed “Exfil Out&Look,” takes advantage of how Outlook Web Access (OWA) handles add-ins and audit logging, creating a blind spot that traditional Microsoft 365 monitoring cannot see. Outlook add-ins are small web-based…
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Dating-app giants investigate incidents after cybercriminals claim to steal data
Bumble and Match said they each recently responded to network intrusions. The group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen data from both. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/bumble-match-dating-apps-data-breaches
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Hugging Face infra abused to spread Android RAT in a large-scale malware campaign
Abuse through smart hosting: Hugging Face is a go-to platform for developers hosting machine learning models, datasets, and tooling. According to Bitdefender, the resource is now being leveraged to mask malicious downloads amidst legitimate activity. While the platform uses ClamAV scanning on uploads, these controls currently fall short of filtering out cleverly disguised malware repositories,…
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Cybersecurity can be America’s secret weapon in the AI race
Beijing is aggressively exploiting global data for strategic purposes. AI-powered cybersecurity is essential to Washington’s counter-offensive to win the global market. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-race-china-us-cloud-cybersecurity-trust-security-op-ed/
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Human risk management: CISOs’ solution to the security awareness training paradox
Tags: access, ai, awareness, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, identity, intelligence, malicious, mitigation, risk, risk-management, strategy, tool, trainingWhat is human risk management?: HRM is defined as a cybersecurity strategy that identifies, measures, and reduces the risks caused by human behavior. Simply stated, security awareness training is about what employees know; HRM is about what they do (i.e., their actual cybersecurity behavior).To be more specific, HRM integrates into email security tools, web gateways,…
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Human risk management: CISOs’ solution to the security awareness training paradox
Tags: access, ai, awareness, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, identity, intelligence, malicious, mitigation, risk, risk-management, strategy, tool, trainingWhat is human risk management?: HRM is defined as a cybersecurity strategy that identifies, measures, and reduces the risks caused by human behavior. Simply stated, security awareness training is about what employees know; HRM is about what they do (i.e., their actual cybersecurity behavior).To be more specific, HRM integrates into email security tools, web gateways,…
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Grünes Licht für Einfuhr Update – – China erteilt Freigabe für Hunderttausende Nvidia H200
Nach einigem Hin und Her hat China nun wohl die Einfuhr von Nvidia H200 genehmigt. Es geht um große Mengen, die nun geliefert werden sollen. First seen on computerbase.de Jump to article: www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/gruenes-licht-fuer-einfuhr-china-erteilt-freigabe-fuer-100-000nde-nvidia-h200.95940
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Top 5 PCI Compliant Hosting Providers
Key Takeaways When companies run payment systems, those systems operate on infrastructure provided by hosting platforms. That layer includes the servers, networks, and data centers where applications live. The term PCI compliance hosting is commonly used to describe infrastructure environments that have been structured with PCI-related security expectations in mind and that provide documentation and……
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Wearable tech adoption continues as privacy worries grow
Over 1 billion users wear devices for tracking steps, sleep, heart rate, and other personal metrics. These devices collect a continuous stream of sensitive data, often tied to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/30/wearable-data-privacy-tech/
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Roughly half of employees are using unsanctioned AI tools, and enterprise leaders are major culprits
51% have connected AI tools to work systems or apps without the approval or knowledge of IT;63% believe it’s acceptable to use AI when there is no corporate-approved option or IT oversight;60% say speed is worth the security risk;21% think employers will simply “turn a blind eye” as long as they’re getting their work done.And…
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Measuring Agentic AI Posture: A New Metric for CISOs
In cybersecurity, we live by our metrics. We measure Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), Dwell Time, and Patch Cadence. These numbers indicate to the Board how quickly we respond when issues arise. But in the era of Agentic AI, reaction speed is no longer enough. When an AI Agent or an MCP server is compromised,…
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NDSS 2025 Reinforcement Unlearning
Session 10D: Machine Unlearning Authors, Creators & Presenters: Dayong Ye (University of Technology Sydney), Tianqing Zhu (City University of Macau), Congcong Zhu (City University of Macau), Derui Wang (CSIRO’s Data61), Kun Gao (University of Technology Sydney), Zewei Shi (CSIRO’s Data61), Sheng Shen (Torrens University Australia), Wanlei Zhou (City University of Macau), Minhui Xue (CSIRO’s Data61)…
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Claude Code’s prying AIs read off-limits secret files
Developers remain unsure how to prevent access to sensitive data First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/claude_code_ai_secrets_files/
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AI, Deepfakes Are Top Risks for Financial Crime Specialists
ACAMS Says Investigators Need Better Data, Architecture and AI-Based Detection. The financial system has a trust problem driven by artificial intelligence, and CIOs looking to prevent fraud and other financial crimes will only face more challenges as criminals find new ways to use AI to swindle, according to an Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists…
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New Apple feature will block cell networks from capturing precise location data
The new feature will not prevent location sharing with emergency responders and does not limit the location data users choose to share with apps, the company said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/new-apple-feature-block-location-data-cell-networks
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Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach
The fintech giant said it plans to “seek recoupment of any expenses” from its firewall provider SonicWall after a 2025 data breach exposed customer firewall configurations. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/fintech-firm-marquis-blames-hack-at-firewall-provider-sonicwall-for-its-data-breach/
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Salt Security Brings >>Plain English<< Clarity to API Security
Salt Security has unveiled a suite of new intelligent analysis features designed to solve the critical >>Context Crisis<>Plain English<< Clarity to API Security appeared first on IT Security Guru. First seen on itsecurityguru.org Jump to article: www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/01/29/salt-security-brings-plain-english-clarity-to-api-security/
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Match Group breach exposes data from Hinge, Tinder, OkCupid, and Match
Match Group, the owner of multiple popular online dating services, Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, and Hinge, confirmed a cybersecurity incident that compromised user data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/match-group-breach-exposes-data-from-hinge-tinder-okcupid-and-match/
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French government agency fined nearly $6 million for data security failings
The French data protection authority fined the country’s national employment agency nearly $6 million for poor data security. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/france-travail-fined-cnil
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Data Breaches in America Hit All-Time Record High in 2025
Identity Theft Resource Center Catalogs 3,322 Known US Incidents in 2025. The number of U.S. organizations that reported falling victim to a data breach in 2025 reached an all-time high, while the number of notifications they sent to affected consumers fell sharply, reports the Identity Theft Resource Center’s latest annual breach roundup. First seen on…
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The Agentic AI Posture Score: A New Metric for CISOs
In cybersecurity, we live by our metrics. We measure Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), Dwell Time, and Patch Cadence. These numbers tell the Board how fast we react when things go wrong. But in the era of Agentic AI, reaction speed is no longer enough. When an AI Agent or an MCP server is compromised,…
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France Fines National Employment Agency Euro5m Over 2024 Data Breach
The French data protection regulator said that France Travail’s response to a 2024 data breach violated GDPR First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/france-finesemployment-agency-5m/
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Cal.com Access Control Flaws Expose Millions of Bookings
Researchers found access control flaws in Cal.com that could enable account takeover and expose sensitive booking data across organizations. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cal-com-access-control-flaws-expose-millions-of-bookings/
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ShinyHunters swipes right on 10M records in alleged dating app data grab
Extortion crew says it’s found love in someone else’s info as Match Group plays down the impact First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/shinyhunters_match_group/
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ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you
Tags: dataAgency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/ice_data_advertising_tech_firms/
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France Travail fined Euro5 million for failing to protect job seeker data
France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail Euro5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/29/france-travail-5-million-eur-fine/
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Apple’s new iPhone and iPad security feature limits cell networks from collecting precise location data
The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person’s precise location data from a cell phone company. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apples-new-iphone-and-ipad-security-feature-limits-cell-networks-from-collecting-precise-location-data/