Tag: data
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Human Error: The #1 Cause of Security Incidents
Human error remains the leading cause of security breaches, even in today’s era of advanced technology and automated defences. A single mistake, such as clicking a phishing link, misconfiguring a system, or using weak passwords, can expose sensitive data and compromise entire networks. Despite major investments in cybersecurity tools, most incidents still stem… First seen…
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Chinese Tech Firm Leak Reportedly Exposes State Linked Hacking
A massive data leak reportedly at Chinese firm Knownsec (Chuangyu) exposed 12,000 files detailing state-backed ‘cyber weapons’ and spying on over 20 countries. See the details, including 95GB of stolen Indian immigration data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-tech-firm-leak-state-linked-hacking/
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Chinese Tech Firm Leak Reportedly Exposes State Linked Hacking
A massive data leak reportedly at Chinese firm Knownsec (Chuangyu) exposed 12,000 files detailing state-backed ‘cyber weapons’ and spying on over 20 countries. See the details, including 95GB of stolen Indian immigration data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-tech-firm-leak-state-linked-hacking/
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Copy-paste vulnerability hits AI inference frameworks at Meta, Nvidia, and Microsoft
Tags: ai, authentication, cloud, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, google, infrastructure, Internet, linkedin, LLM, microsoft, nvidia, oracle, risk, vulnerabilityWhy this matters for AI infrastructure: The vulnerable inference servers form the backbone of many enterprise-grade AI stacks, processing sensitive prompts, model weights, and customer data. Oligo reported identifying thousands of exposed ZeroMQ sockets on the public internet, some tied to these inference clusters.If exploited, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on GPU clusters, escalate…
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Copy-paste vulnerability hits AI inference frameworks at Meta, Nvidia, and Microsoft
Tags: ai, authentication, cloud, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, google, infrastructure, Internet, linkedin, LLM, microsoft, nvidia, oracle, risk, vulnerabilityWhy this matters for AI infrastructure: The vulnerable inference servers form the backbone of many enterprise-grade AI stacks, processing sensitive prompts, model weights, and customer data. Oligo reported identifying thousands of exposed ZeroMQ sockets on the public internet, some tied to these inference clusters.If exploited, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on GPU clusters, escalate…
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Fighting AI with AI: Adversarial bots vs. autonomous threat hunters
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, backup, breach, bug-bounty, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, least-privilege, malicious, network, phishing, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhile there’s no doubt AI holds great potential for cybersecurity, in practice, it’s mainly being used to automate what we’re already doing. For companies to stand a chance, we need new approaches to AI-powered defense, not optimized ones. Attackers already have systemic advantages that AI amplifies dramatically. While there are some great examples of how…
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MI5 made multiple applications for phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 discloses it made and authorised unlawful ‘sequential applications’ for Vincent Kearney’s phone data during his time at the BBC, but will neither confirm nor deny whether it undertook further ‘lawful’ surveillance of BBC journalists First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634439/MI5-made-multiple-applications-for-phone-data-to-identify-BBC-journalists-sources
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Analysis of Multi-Stage Phishing Kits Leveraging Telegram for Credential Theft and Evasion Techniques
Tags: automation, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, data, finance, framework, group, phishing, risk, service, theftResearchers at Group-IB have uncovered a sophisticated phishing framework that demonstrates how cybercriminals are industrializing credential theft through automation, evasion techniques, and Telegram-based data exfiltration. The kit targets explicitly Aruba S.p.A., an Italian IT services provider serving over 5.4 million customers, highlighting the significant financial and operational risks posed by modern phishing-as-a-service operations. The analyzed…
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Akira Ransomware Haul Surpasses $244M in Illicit Proceeds
Akira ransomware has extorted $244M since September 2025, with some attacks exfiltrating data in just two hours, a joint cybersecurity advisory warns First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/akira-ransomware-244m-in-illicit/
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Fighting AI with AI: Adversarial bots vs. autonomous threat hunters
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, backup, breach, bug-bounty, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, least-privilege, malicious, network, phishing, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayWhile there’s no doubt AI holds great potential for cybersecurity, in practice, it’s mainly being used to automate what we’re already doing. For companies to stand a chance, we need new approaches to AI-powered defense, not optimized ones. Attackers already have systemic advantages that AI amplifies dramatically. While there are some great examples of how…
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Android Reports Major Drop in Memory Bugs as Rust Adoption Accelerates
Android has shared new insights into how the platform’s long-term shift toward Rust is reshaping both security and software development. The new data reflects a decisive move toward memory safety, and, unexpectedly, faster engineering cycles across the Android ecosystem. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/android-rust-memory-safety-productivity/
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Washington Post notifies 10,000 individuals affected in Oracle-linked data theft
The Washington Post alerts nearly 10,000 employees and contractors that personal and financial data was exposed in the Oracle breach. The Washington Post warns nearly 10,000 staff and contractors that personal and financial data was exposed in the Oracle breach. The popular newspaper has approximately 2.5M digital subscribers. Between July 10 and August 22, threat…
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Washington Post Oracle E-Suite Breach Exposes Data of Over 9,000 Staff and Contractors
The Washington Post disclosed a significant data breach affecting more than 9,700 employees and contractors following an external system compromise targeting its Oracle E-Suite infrastructure. The breach, which occurred on July 10, 2025, went undetected for nearly 3.5 months before being discovered on October 27, 2025. Scope of the Incident According to breach notifications filed…
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Microsoft Teams Introduces Premium Feature to Prevent Screenshots and Screen Recording
Microsoft has launched a new security feature in Teams Premium called >>Prevent screen capture,
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Protecting mobile privacy in real time with predictive adversarial defense
Mobile sensors are everywhere, quietly recording how users move, tilt, or hold their phones. The same data that powers step counters and activity trackers can also expose … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/14/research-real-time-mobile-privacy-protection/
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Checkout.com Suffers Data Breach as ShinyHunters Attack Cloud Storage
Payment processor Checkout.com recently experienced a data breach after being targeted by the cybercrime group “ShinyHunters.” The attackers accessed old data stored in a third-party cloud system. Luckily, Checkout.com’s live payment processing environment was not affected, and no merchant funds or card numbers were accessed. The company revealed that the breach happened last week when…
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DoorDash hit by new data breach in October exposing user information
DoorDash has disclosed a data breach that hit the food delivery platform this October. Beginning yesterday evening, DoorDash, which serves millions of customers across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, started emailing those impacted by the newly disclosed security incident. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doordash-hit-by-new-data-breach-in-october-exposing-user-information/
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Lumma Stealer Leverages Browser Fingerprinting for Data Theft and Stealthy C2 Communications
Following the doxxing of Lumma Stealer’s alleged core members last month, the notorious infostealer initially experienced a significant decline in activity as customers migrated to rival platforms like Vidar and StealC. However, recent telemetry data reveals a concerning resurgence of Lumma Stealer operations beginning the week of October 20, 2025, accompanied by sophisticated new capabilities…
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DoorDash hit by yet another data breach this October
DoorDash has disclosed a data breach that hit the food delivery platform this October. Beginning yesterday evening, DoorDash, which serves millions of customers across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, started emailing those impacted by the newly disclosed security incident. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/doordash-hit-by-yet-another-data-breach-this-october/
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Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice
The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kraken-ransomware-benchmarks-systems-for-optimal-encryption-choice/
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NDSS 2025 Incorporating Gradients To Rules
SESSION Session 3A: Network Security 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: ingzhi Wang (Northwestern University), Xiangmin Shen (Northwestern University), Weijian Li (Northwestern University), Zhenyuan LI (Zhejiang University), R. Sekar (Stony Brook University), Han Liu (Northwestern University), Yan Chen (Northwestern University) PAPER Incorporating Gradients to Rules: Towards Lightweight, Adaptive Provenance-based Intrusion Detection As cyber attacks grow increasingly…
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Multiple GitLab Vulnerabilities Allow Prompt Injection and Data Theft
GitLab has released urgent fixes for vulnerabilities that allow prompt injection and data exposure across its platform. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/multiple-gitlab-vulnerabilities-allow-prompt-injection-and-data-theft/
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Stay Reassured with Consistent NHI Security Updates
The Crucial Role of Non-Human Identity Security in Today’s Cloud Environments Why are organizations increasingly focusing on the security of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) within their cybersecurity strategies? Where industries like financial services, healthcare, and travel become deeply integrated with digital technologies, managing NHIs is critical for safeguarding sensitive data and assets. This discussion highlights how……
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The 2025 Healthcare Cyber Crisis: Unified AI Defense Against $10.3M Breaches
Tags: ai, breach, cloud, cyber, data, defense, healthcare, infrastructure, network, ransomware, theftThe U.S. healthcare system has entered its most dangerous cyber era.As digital transformation reshapes patient care, cloud infrastructure, IoT/IoMT ecosystems, and interconnected provider networks, the sector has simultaneously become the #1 most cyber-attacked industry for 13 consecutive years. Ransomware outages, data theft, and multi-week operational disruptions now hit hospitals at an unprecedented scale.With average breach…
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Crypto Exchanges Hacked Again for Over $100 Million
Tags: crypto, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, linkedin, service, software, theft, vulnerabilityCybercriminals continue to target the cryptocurrency industry, this time with an exploit that affected the Balancer decentralized finance platform, with total losses exceeding $100 million and involving several exchanges that use the software across multiple chains. Some of the money was recovered, but over $90 million has been converted to Ethereum by the criminals, likely…
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The 2025 Healthcare Cyber Crisis: Unified AI Defense Against $10.3M Breaches
Tags: ai, breach, cloud, cyber, data, defense, healthcare, infrastructure, network, ransomware, theftThe U.S. healthcare system has entered its most dangerous cyber era.As digital transformation reshapes patient care, cloud infrastructure, IoT/IoMT ecosystems, and interconnected provider networks, the sector has simultaneously become the #1 most cyber-attacked industry for 13 consecutive years. Ransomware outages, data theft, and multi-week operational disruptions now hit hospitals at an unprecedented scale.With average breach…
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UK NHS Named in Clop Gang’s Exploits of Oracle Zero-Days
British Health System Investigates Claim Amid Wave of Enterprise Data Thefts. Ransomware gang Clop has claimed the United Kingdom’s National Health Service among its latest victims. The NHS confirmed that it is listed on a cybercriminal group’s dark website, but did not comment on Clop’s claims. The hack attack appears tied to Oracle E-Business Suite…