Tag: data
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Elasticsearch Leak Exposes 6 Billion Records from Scraping, Old and New Breaches
An Elasticsearch leak exposed 6 billion records from global data breaches and scraping sources, including banking and personal details tied to multiple regions. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/elasticsearch-leak-6-billion-record-scraping-breaches/
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New York secures $14 million in fines from 8 car insurance companies after data breaches
Car insurance price-quote tools that auto-populated with people’s sensitive data allowed cybercriminals to commit fraud elsewhere, New York’s state government said in announcing fines against several companies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/auto-insurance-companies-fined-ny-state-pre-fill-data-breaches
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Boost data security with attestation of compliance: Essential for [yy]
Data is one of the most valuable assets organizations possess. As data volumes grow and cyberthreats evolve, ensuring data security is more critical than ever. One of the most effective measures in safeguarding sensitive information is through the attestation of compliance. Data security is no longer a luxury reserved for large corporations; it is a…The…
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New York secures $14 million in fines from 8 car insurance companies after data breaches
Car insurance price-quote tools that auto-populated with people’s sensitive data allowed cybercriminals to commit fraud elsewhere, New York’s state government said in announcing fines against several companies. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/auto-insurance-companies-fined-ny-state-pre-fill-data-breaches
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Beyond the checklist: Building adaptive GRC frameworks for agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, crime, data, detection, endpoint, finance, framework, fraud, governance, grc, international, metric, monitoring, nist, risk, risk-management, strategy, supply-chain, switchAutonomous agent drift First, I experienced an autonomous agent drift that nearly caused a severe financial and reputational crisis. We deployed a sophisticated agent tasked with optimizing our cloud spending and resource allocation across three regions, giving it a high degree of autonomy. Its original mandate was clear, but after three weeks of self-learning and…
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Banking Scams Up 65% Globally in Past Year
Data from BioCatch reveals SMS text-based phishing (smishing) surges by a factor of 10. The post Banking Scams Up 65% Globally in Past Year appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-banking-scams-2025/
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Capita Fined £14m After 2023 Breach that Hit 6.6 Million People
Outsourcing giant Capita has been fined £14m by the ICO after a major data breach in 2023 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/capita-fined-14m-2023-breach-66/
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Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack
Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hoursThe outsourcing company Capita has been fined £14m for data protection failings after hackers stole the personal information of 6.6 million people, including staff details and those of its clients’ customers.John Edwards, the UK information commissioner who levied…
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Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack
Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hoursThe outsourcing company Capita has been fined £14m for data protection failings after hackers stole the personal information of 6.6 million people, including staff details and those of its clients’ customers.John Edwards, the UK information commissioner who levied…
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Unencrypted satellites expose global communications
Researchers found nearly half of geostationary satellites leak unencrypted data, exposing consumer, corporate, and military communications. A group of researchers from UC San Diego and the University of Maryland found nearly half of geostationary satellites transmit unencrypted data, exposing sensitive consumer, corporate, and military communications to interception. The researchers used an $800 satellite receiver for…
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GhostBat RAT Android Malware Poses as Fake RTO Apps to Steal Banking Data from Indian Users
The GhostBat RAT campaign leverages diverse infection vectors”, WhatsApp, SMS with shortened URLs, GitHub-hosted APKs, and compromised websites”, to distribute malicious Android droppers. Once installed, these droppers employ multi-stage workflows, deliberate ZIP header manipulation, and heavy string obfuscation to evade antivirus detection and reverse”engineering. The threat actors utilize native libraries (.so) to dynamically resolve API…
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GhostBat RAT Android Malware Poses as Fake RTO Apps to Steal Banking Data from Indian Users
The GhostBat RAT campaign leverages diverse infection vectors”, WhatsApp, SMS with shortened URLs, GitHub-hosted APKs, and compromised websites”, to distribute malicious Android droppers. Once installed, these droppers employ multi-stage workflows, deliberate ZIP header manipulation, and heavy string obfuscation to evade antivirus detection and reverse”engineering. The threat actors utilize native libraries (.so) to dynamically resolve API…
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13 cybersecurity myths organizations need to stop believing
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backup, banking, breach, business, ceo, compliance, computer, computing, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, defense, encryption, finance, government, group, identity, incident response, infrastructure, jobs, law, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, openai, passkey, password, phishing, privacy, regulation, risk, service, skills, strategy, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityBig tech platforms have strong verification that prevents impersonation: Some of the largest tech platforms like to talk about their strong identity checks as a way to stop impersonation. But looking good on paper is one thing, and holding up to the promise in the real world is another.”The truth is that even advanced verification…
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Using Digital Twins to Model Cyber Risk: BS or BFF?
Digital twins are redefining cybersecurity by modeling real-time risk, unifying siloed data, and helping teams predict and prevent attacks before they happen. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/using-digital-twins-to-model-cyber-risk-bs-or-bff/
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Using Digital Twins to Model Cyber Risk: BS or BFF?
Digital twins are redefining cybersecurity by modeling real-time risk, unifying siloed data, and helping teams predict and prevent attacks before they happen. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/using-digital-twins-to-model-cyber-risk-bs-or-bff/
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Pixnapping Attack Hijacks Google Authenticator 2FA Codes in Under 30 Seconds
Security researchers have unveiled a sophisticated new attack technique dubbed >>Pixnapping
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Using Digital Twins to Model Cyber Risk: BS or BFF?
Digital twins are redefining cybersecurity by modeling real-time risk, unifying siloed data, and helping teams predict and prevent attacks before they happen. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/using-digital-twins-to-model-cyber-risk-bs-or-bff/
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Using Digital Twins to Model Cyber Risk: BS or BFF?
Digital twins are redefining cybersecurity by modeling real-time risk, unifying siloed data, and helping teams predict and prevent attacks before they happen. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/using-digital-twins-to-model-cyber-risk-bs-or-bff/
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ShinyHunters Leak Data from Qantas, Vietnam Airlines and Other Major Firms
ShinyHunters and its affiliate hackers have leaked data from 6 firms, including Qantas and Vietnam Airlines, after claiming to breach 39 companies via a Salesforce vulnerability. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/shinyhunters-leak-data-qantas-vietnam-airlines-others/
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Confidential Virtual Machine Flaw: AMD Patch Push Underway
Chipmaker Confirms Vulnerability, Which Poses Risk to Confidential Cloud Computing. Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices is issuing fixes for a vulnerability in multiple types of processors, dubbed RMPocalypse, that attackers could exploit to access data being transmitted to, processed or stored in confidential virtual machines provided by cloud service providers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Pixnapping Attack Lets Attackers Steal 2FA on Android
The proof-of-concept exploit allows an attacker to steal sensitive data from Gmail, Google Accounts, Google Authenticator, Google Maps, Signal, and Venmo. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/pixnapping-attack-attackers-2fa-android
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Florida sues Roku for illegally selling children’s data, including precise geolocation
The Florida attorney general’s office sued the smart television company Roku for collecting and selling children’s sensitive data, including information showing precise geolocation, without notice and parental consent. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/florida-roku-children-data
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178K Invoicely Records Exposed in Cloud Data Leak
Unsecured S3 bucket exposes 178K Invoicely records, revealing SaaS security risks and the need for stronger cloud data protection. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/invoicely-178k-records-cloud-misconfiguration/
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New Android Pixnapping attack steals MFA codes pixel-by-pixel
A new side-channel attack called Pixnapping enables a malicious Android app with no permissions to extract sensitive data by stealing pixels displayed by applications or websites, and reconstructing them to derive the content. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-android-pixnapping-attack-steals-mfa-codes-pixel-by-pixel/
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Pharmacy Cybersecurity Without Compromise: Reducing Costs and Protecting Patient Data at Scale
Tags: ai, attack, automation, cloud, cybersecurity, data, defense, healthcare, iot, ransomware, zero-trustThe Days of Fragmented Cybersecurity Are Over Pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. With cloud adoption, IoT expansion, digital pharmacies, and rising ransomware attacks, the old approach of layering dozens of point solutions no longer works. Traditional perimeter defenses and multi-vendor setups create complexity, high costs, and blind spots. Zero Trust, AI-driven automation,…