Tag: data
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NDSS 2025 LAMP: Lightweight Approaches For Latency Minimization In Mixnets With Practical Deployment Considerations
Session 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Mahdi Rahimi (KU Leuven), Piyush Kumar Sharma (University of Michigan), Claudia Diaz (KU Leuven) PAPER LAMP: Lightweight Approaches For Latency Minimization In Mixnets With Practical Deployment Considerations Mixnets are a type of anonymous communication system designed to provide network privacy to users. They route client messages…
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Best of 2025: Ukraine Pwns Russian Drone Maker, Gaskar is ‘Paralyzed’
Ukrainian Cyber Alliance and Black Owl team up to hack manufacturer of Russian military drones, sources”¯”¯say. Gaskar Group, Russian designer of drones plaguing Ukraine’s skies, is in utter disarray. Or, at least, so says Ukrainian military intelligence. Hacker groups teamed up to steal and delete 57″¯TB of critical data and backups, preventing the company from..…
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Nomani Investment Scam Surges 62% Using AI Deepfake Ads on Social Media
The fraudulent investment scheme known as Nomani has witnessed an increase by 62%, according to data from ESET, as campaigns distributing the threat have also expanded beyond Facebook to include other social media platforms, such as YouTube.The Slovak cybersecurity company said it blocked over 64,000 unique URLs associated with the threat this year. A majority…
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Webrat turns GitHub PoCs into a malware trap
The malicious payload and behavior: Beneath the polished README, the attackers dumped a password-protected ZIP linked in the repository. The archive password was hidden in file names, something easily missable by unsuspecting eyes. Inside, the key components include a decoy DLL, a batch file to launch the malware, and the primary executable (like rasmanesc.exe) capable…
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Attacks are Evolving: 3 Ways to Protect Your Business in 2026
Every year, cybercriminals find new ways to steal money and data from businesses. Breaching a business network, extracting sensitive data, and selling it on the dark web has become a reliable payday. But in 2025, the data breaches that affected small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) challenged our perceived wisdom about exactly which types of businesses…
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The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here
Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-all-access-ai-agents/
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Implementing NIS2, without getting bogged down in red tape
Tags: access, ai, automation, backup, bsi, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, email, encryption, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, law, least-privilege, metric, monitoring, network, nis-2, regulation, saas, sbom, service, siem, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayIT in transition: From text documents to declarative technology: NIS2 essentially requires three things: concrete security measures; processes and guidelines for managing these measures; and robust evidence that they work in practice.Process documentation, that is, policies, responsibilities, and procedures, is not fundamentally new for most larger companies. ISO 27001-based information security management systems, HR processes, and…
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Operation PCPcat Exploits Next.js and React, Impacting 59,000+ Servers
Tags: access, authentication, control, credentials, cyber, data, exploit, framework, infrastructure, monitoring, vulnerabilityA sophisticated credential-stealing campaign named >>Operation PCPcat
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Critical MongoDB Flaw Leaks Sensitive Data Through zlib Compression
MongoDB has disclosed a critical security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-14847 that could allow attackers to extract uninitialized heap memory from database servers without authentication. The flaw, affecting multiple MongoDB versions dating back to v3.6, stems from a client-side exploit in the server’s zlib compression implementation.”‹ Vulnerability Overview The security issue enables malicious actors to retrieve…
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What happens to enterprise data when GenAI shows up everywhere
Generative AI is spreading across enterprise workflows, shaping how employees create, share, and move information between systems. Security teams are working to understand … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/24/genai-data-exposure/
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Interpol sweep takes down cybercrooks in 19 countries
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, botnet, business, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, finance, fraud, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, interpol, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, russia, scam, service, theft, threatA ‘very good thing’: The fact that the same operation broke ransomware operations and a business email compromise (BEC) operation is “unique,” said DiMaggio, because most people think of Africa as the source of BEC and fraud scams.The fact that authorities are working to disrupt ransomware operations in Africa before they grow to the size…
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The Global Data Residency Crisis: How Enterprises Can Navigate Geolocation, Storage, and Privacy Compliance Without Sacrificing Performance
A Comprehensive Technical Guide for CTOs, CISOs, and Identity Architects First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/the-global-data-residency-crisis-how-enterprises-can-navigate-geolocation-storage-and-privacy-compliance-without-sacrificing-performance/
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How can proactive AI security prevent data breaches
Can Organizations Trust Proactive AI Security to Prevent Data Breaches? The management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is becoming essential for organizations operating across various sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and DevOps. It’s imperative to understand how NHIs, combined with proactive AI security measures, pave the way to a more secure digital environment, limiting the……
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What features ensure scalability in secret management
How Can Organizations Achieve Scalability in Secret Management? Securing sensitive data in the cloud isn’t just about protecting against external threats. Have you considered the importance of effectively managing machine identities to maintain a scalable security infrastructure? With technology shapes the future of industries like financial services, healthcare, and travel, managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) becomes……
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NDSS 2025 Detecting SDN Control Policy Manipulation Via Contextual Semantics Of Provenance Graphs
Tags: attack, conference, control, data, detection, framework, guide, Internet, monitoring, network, software, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziwen Liu (Beihang University), Jian Mao (Beihang University; Tianmushan Laboratory; Hangzhou Innovation Institute, Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Jiawei Li (Beihang University; National University of Singapore), Qixiao Lin (Beihang University), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jianwei Zhuge (Tsinghua University; Zhongguancun Laboratory), Zhenkai…
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NDSS 2025 Detecting SDN Control Policy Manipulation Via Contextual Semantics Of Provenance Graphs
Tags: attack, conference, control, data, detection, framework, guide, Internet, monitoring, network, software, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziwen Liu (Beihang University), Jian Mao (Beihang University; Tianmushan Laboratory; Hangzhou Innovation Institute, Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Jiawei Li (Beihang University; National University of Singapore), Qixiao Lin (Beihang University), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jianwei Zhuge (Tsinghua University; Zhongguancun Laboratory), Zhenkai…
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NDSS 2025 A Large-Scale Measurement Study Of The PROXY Protocol And Its Security Implications
Tags: access, automation, cctv, conference, control, data, email, Internet, iot, leak, monitoring, network, service, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Stijn Pletinckx (University of California, Santa Barbara), Christopher Kruegel (University of California, Santa Barbara), Giovanni Vigna (University of California, Santa Barbara) PAPER A Large-Scale Measurement Study Of The PROXY Protocol And Its Security Implications Reverse proxy servers play a critical role in optimizing Internet services, offering…
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Red Hat GitLab breach exposes data of 21,000 Nissan customers
Hackers breached Red Hat’s GitLab, stealing data of 21,000 customers; Nissan confirmed exposure via a self-managed GitLab instance. Japanese carmaker Nissan disclosed a data breach tied to a self-managed GitLab instance used by Red Hat Consulting. Threat actors gained access to the GitLab instance, stealing data from 21,000 customers. In October, the Crimson Collective claimed…
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More than 22 million Aflac customers impacted by June data breach
The company has begun notifying state regulators about the attack and sending breach notification letters to victims. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/22-million-impacted-aflac-breach
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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/us-insurance-giant-aflac-says-hackers-stole-personal-and-health-data-of-22-6-million-people/
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How AI Will Reshape Health Data Breach, Attack Trends
Healthcare data breaches are becoming more frequent but smaller in scale, targeting smaller entities and high-value credentials and records – and AI is reshaping both the attack landscape and fraud patterns, said Jim Van Dyke, senior principal of innovation at TransUnion. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/how-ai-will-reshape-health-data-breach-attack-trends-i-5511
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Hackers stole over $2.7B in crypto in 2025, data shows
2025 was another banner year for crypto hacks and heists, the third year in a row that a new crypto theft record was set. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/hackers-stole-over-2-7-billion-in-crypto-in-2025-data-shows/
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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3.5 Million Impacted in University of Phoenix Data Breach
A University of Phoenix data breach exposed the personal information of more than 3.5 million individuals. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/3-5-million-impacted-in-university-of-phoenix-data-breach/
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21K Nissan customers’ data stolen in Red Hat raid
Automaker’s third security snafu in three years First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/23/21k_nissan_customers_data_stolen/
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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/us-insurance-giant-aflac-says-hackers-stole-personal-data-of-22-6-million/
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The 3% Rule: How To Silence 97% of Your Cloud Alerts and Be More Secure
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cloud, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, flaw, iam, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, malicious, metric, network, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPrioritizing what to fix first and why that really matters Key takeaways The 97% distraction: Discover why the vast majority of your “Critical” alerts are just theoretical noise, and how focusing strictly on the 3% of findings that represent real, exploitable risk can drastically improve your security posture. Identity is the accelerant: Breaches rarely happen…
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UK Government Urged to Review Palantir Contracts After Swiss Security Report
The report warned that sensitive military data shared with Palantir could potentially be accessed by US government bodies, including intelligence services. The post UK Government Urged to Review Palantir Contracts After Swiss Security Report appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-uk-government-palantir-contracts/