Tag: data
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ”Measure Twice, Cut Once<<
Tags: datavia the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/randall-munroes-xkcd-measure-twice-cut-once/
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ”Measure Twice, Cut Once<<
Tags: datavia the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/randall-munroes-xkcd-measure-twice-cut-once/
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Too Many Secrets: Attackers Pounce on Sensitive Data Sprawl
Hardcoded credentials, access tokens, and API keys are ending up in the darnedest places, prompting a call for organizations to stop over-privileging secrets. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/too-many-secrets-attackers-sensitive-data-sprawl
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Radiology Practice to Pay $3.4M-Plus to Settle Hack Lawsuit
2023 Data Theft Affected Nearly 887,000 Patients. A radiology practice that has been serving patients in North Carolina for about 70 years agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to settle proposed class action litigation filed in the wake of a 2023 hacking incident that compromised the sensitive information of nearly 887,000 individuals. First seen…
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What is MCP Security: A Complete Introduction
5 min readAI agents’ rise has transformed software, as they make decisions and coordinate tasks. However, their security is often weak due to poor authentication and ad-hoc controls. The Model Context Protocol (MCP), developed by Anthropic, standardizes how AI agents interact with external tools and data, addressing these security shortcomings. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Is for Security Leaders, Too
Think you know all there is to know about cybersecurity? Guess again. Shadow AI is challenging security leaders with many of the same issues raised by other “shadow” technologies. Only this time, it’s evolving at breakneck speed. Key takeaways: The vast majority of organizations (89%) are either using AI or piloting it. Shadow AI lurks…
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Cybercriminals turn on each other: the story of Lumma Stealer’s collapse
Normally when we write about a malware operation being disrupted, it’s because it has been shut down by law enforcement. But in the case of Lumma Stealer, a notorious malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation used to steal passwords and sensitive data, it appears to have been sabotaged by other cybercriminals. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article:…
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State attorneys general stepping up privacy enforcement, watchdog finds
State attorneys general are playing a vital role in protecting consumers in the absence of a comprehensive data privacy federal law, researchers found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/state-ags-enforcement-privacy-law
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Rival Hackers Dox Alleged Operators of Lumma Stealer
Rival hackers expose the alleged operators behind Lumma Stealer, a major data-theft malware, causing leaks and internal chaos that have slowed its growth. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/rival-hackers-dox-lumma-stealer-operators/
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FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense
The FinWise breach shows that when insider threats strike, encryption is the last line of defense. Penta Security’s D.AMO platform unites encryption, key management, and access control to keep sensitive data secure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/finwise-data-breach-shows-why-encryption-is-your-last-defense/
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Ransomware gang steals meeting videos, financial secrets from fence wholesaler
Jewett-Cameron Trading said hackers exfiltrated IT information as well as financial data the company has been gathering over the past few weeks in preparation of filing its annual fiscal report with the SEC. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-gang-steals-meeting-video-fence-manufacturer
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SocGholish Malware Using Compromised Sites to Deliver Ransomware
New research on SocGholish (FakeUpdates) reveals how this MaaS platform is used by threat actors like Evil Corp and RansomHub to compromise websites, steal data, and launch high-impact attacks on healthcare and businesses worldwide. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/socgholish-malware-compromised-sites-ransomware/
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Threat Actors Exploiting Azure Blob Storage to Breach Organizational Repositories
Threat actors are increasingly targeting Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft’s flagship object storage solution, to infiltrate organizational repositories and disrupt critical workloads. With its capacity to handle exabytes of unstructured data for AI, high performance computing, analytics, media streaming, enterprise backup, and IoT ingestion, Blob Storage has become an attractive vector for sophisticated campaigns aiming to…
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Veeam to Buy Securiti AI for $1.7B to Unify Data Protection
Proposed Acquisition Would Create Unified View of AI-Ready Data Environments. Veeam’s proposed acquisition of Securiti AI for $1.725 billion addresses a long-standing disconnect between where data runs and where it’s protected. The move enhances AI governance and posture management while supporting Veeam’s vision for end-to-end data control. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/veeam-to-buy-securiti-ai-for-17b-to-unify-data-protection-a-29774
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‘I am not a robot’: Russian hackers use fake CAPTCHA lures to deploy espionage tools
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, captcha, ceo, communications, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, espionage, exploit, group, hacker, incident response, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, russia, strategy, tactics, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustEvolving tactics and strategies: Analysts said ColdRiver, which for years focused on credential theft and email account compromise, is shifting toward multi-stage intrusions that rely on users to execute malicious code.By using ClickFix pages that mimic CAPTCHA verification screens, the group can bypass email security filters and deliver malware directly to victims’ devices, increasing the…
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Veeam to Buy Securiti AI for $1.7B to Unify Data Protection
Proposed Acquisition Would Create Unified View of AI-Ready Data Environments. Veeam’s proposed acquisition of Securiti AI for $1.725 billion addresses a long-standing disconnect between where data runs and where it’s protected. The move enhances AI governance and posture management while supporting Veeam’s vision for end-to-end data control. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/veeam-to-buy-securiti-ai-for-17b-to-unify-data-protection-a-29774
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft 365 Direct Send to Evade Filters and Steal Data
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting a legitimate Microsoft 365 feature designed for enterprise convenience, turning Exchange Online’s Direct Send into a dangerous vector for phishing campaigns and business email compromise attacks. Security researchers across the industry are sounding the alarm as malicious actors leverage this trusted pathway to bypass authentication checks and deliver convincing internal-looking messages…
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How Proxies Help Combat Data Scraping and Fraud
Proxies block malicious bots, prevent data scraping, and detect proxy-aided fraud by filtering traffic and enforcing centralized security policies. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-proxies-help-combat-data-scraping-and-fraud/
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Softcat delivers again in FY ’25
Channel player has delivered growth for more than two decades as the focus on data and digital technology continues to pay off First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366633373/Softcat-delivers-again-in-FY-25
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Bitter APT Exploits WinRAR Zero-Day Through Malicious Word Files to Steal Sensitive Data
In a newly uncovered campaign, the threat group known as Bitter”, also tracked as APT-Q-37″, has leveraged both malicious Office macros and a previously undocumented WinRAR path traversal vulnerability to deliver a C# backdoor and siphon sensitive information. Researchers at Qi’anxin Threat Intelligence Center warn that this dual-pronged attack illustrates the group’s evolving tactics and…
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Verizon: Mobile Blindspot Leads to Needless Data Breaches
People habitually ignore cybersecurity on their phones. Instead of compensating for that, organizations are falling into the very same trap, even though available security options could cut smishing success and breaches in half. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/verizon-mobile-blindspot-data-breaches
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Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) Notice
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released a security update that fixed the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287); Because WSUS’s GetCookie does not perform type verification when processing objects, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution by deserializing malicious data to control the target server. The CVSS score…The…
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Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287) Notice
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released a security update that fixed the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-59287); Because WSUS’s GetCookie does not perform type verification when processing objects, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution by deserializing malicious data to control the target server. The CVSS score…The…
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CAASM and EASM: Top 12 attack surface discovery and management tools
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, blockchain, business, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, dns, endpoint, exploit, framework, guide, hacking, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, leak, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, risk, risk-assessment, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCAASM and EASM tools for attack surface discovery and management: Periodic scans of the network are no longer sufficient for maintaining a hardened attack surface. Continuous monitoring for new assets and configuration drift are critical to ensure the security of corporate resources and customer data.New assets need to be identified and incorporated into the monitoring…
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UK data regulator defends decision not to investigate MoD Afghan data breach
ICO says probe unnecessary after reviewing ministry’s handling of leak First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/22/ico_afghan_leak_probe/