Tag: data
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FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data
The complaint alleges that the toy manufacturer Apitor published a privacy policy saying that it complied with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, but in reality violated the law by collecting the location data from children without parental consent. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-toy-manufacturer-fine-ftc-kids-data
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Disney to pay $10M to settle claims it collected kids’ data on YouTube
Tags: dataDisney will pay $10 million to settle claims by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it mislabeled videos for children on YouTube, which allowed the collection of kids’ personal information without their consent or notification to their parents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/disney-to-pay-10m-to-settle-claims-it-collected-kids-data-on-youtube/
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They know where you are: Cybersecurity and the shadow world of geolocation
Geolocation is the invisible attack vector. From Stuxnet to today’s APTs, malware now lies dormant until it hits the right place”, turning location data into a weapon. Acronis’ TRU explains why defenses must evolve beyond VPNs and perimeter controls. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/they-know-where-you-are-cybersecurity-and-the-shadow-world-of-geolocation/
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Synack + Tenable: AI-Powered Partnership Translates Vulnerability Insights into Action
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayThe combined Synack/Tenable solution reduces alert noise for overloaded security teams, isolating the most exploitable threats so they can proactively close security gaps faster. Vulnerability Assessment 🤠Penetration Testing Vulnerability assessment, including automated scanning, is a great first step in identifying potential security risks. However, massive amounts of data can make it tricky for security…
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Synack + Tenable: AI-Powered Partnership Translates Vulnerability Insights into Action
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayThe combined Synack/Tenable solution reduces alert noise for overloaded security teams, isolating the most exploitable threats so they can proactively close security gaps faster. Vulnerability Assessment 🤠Penetration Testing Vulnerability assessment, including automated scanning, is a great first step in identifying potential security risks. However, massive amounts of data can make it tricky for security…
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Cloudflare confirms data breach linked to Salesloft Drift supply chain compromise
Cloudflare has also been affected by the Salesloft Drift breach, the US web infrastructure and security company confirmed on Tuesday, and the attackers got their hands on 104 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/03/cloudflare-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-salesloft-drift-supply-chain-compromise/
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Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants
Tags: attack, automation, control, data, disinformation, email, framework, google, injection, LLM, malicious, mitigation, mobile, phishing, risk, risk-assessment, threat, toolReally good research on practical attacks against LLM agents. “Invitation Is All You Need! Promptware Attacks Against LLM-Powered Assistants in Production Are Practical and Dangerous” Abstract: The growing integration of LLMs into applications has introduced new security risks, notably known as Promptware”, maliciously engineered prompts designed to manipulate LLMs to compromise the CIA triad of…
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PagerDuty Confirms Data Breach After Salesforce Account Compromise
PagerDuty has confirmed that it experienced a data breach following a compromise of its Salesforce account. The company was first alerted to the issue by Salesloft on August 20, 2025, when Salesloft notified PagerDuty of a security problem in the Drift application. A few days later, on August 23, Salesloft revealed that attackers had exploited…
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Dire Wolf Ransomware Targets Windows, Wipes Logs and Backups
The recently emerged DireWolf ransomware group has launched a sophisticated new campaign targeting Windows systems worldwide, employing ruthless tactics to delete event logs, erase backup-related data, and thwart recovery efforts. First sighted in May 2025, DireWolf has rapidly escalated its operations, infecting 16 organizations across 16 regions”, including the United States, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, and…
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Detecting Data Leaks Before Disaster
In January 2025, cybersecurity experts at Wiz Research found that Chinese AI specialist DeepSeek had suffered a data leak, putting more than 1 million sensitive log streams at risk. According to the Wiz Research team, they identified a publicly accessible ClickHouse database belonging to DeepSeek. This allowed “full control over database operations, including the ability…
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Dire Wolf Ransomware Targets Windows, Wipes Logs and Backups
The recently emerged DireWolf ransomware group has launched a sophisticated new campaign targeting Windows systems worldwide, employing ruthless tactics to delete event logs, erase backup-related data, and thwart recovery efforts. First sighted in May 2025, DireWolf has rapidly escalated its operations, infecting 16 organizations across 16 regions”, including the United States, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, and…
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Will penetration testing disrupt my business operations?
We are often asked by the business leaders and executives we speak to “will penetration testing disrupt our business operations?”. We frequently hear concerns about downtime, impact to customer services, or unexpected changes to data. These questions are understandable when critical systems underpin daily activity, and outages or loss of data could have significant impact”¦…
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Google Avoids Chrome Breakup but Must Share Search Data With Competitors
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today imposed landmark remedies in the Justice Department’s monopolization case against Google, ordering the tech giant to share critical search data with competitors and outlawing exclusive distribution agreements for its flagship products. The ruling stops short of forcing Google to divest its Chrome browser but mandates…
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NVIDIA Patches Vulnerabilities Causing DoS, EoP, and Data Exposure
NVIDIA today released critical security updates for its BlueField, ConnectX, DOCA, Mellanox DPDK, Cumulus Linux, and NVOS products. The Partner Security Bulletin addresses multiple vulnerabilities that could allow denial of service (DoS), escalation of privileges (EoP), and information disclosure. Customers are urged to download and install updated components immediately to protect their systems. To get…
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Will penetration testing disrupt my business operations?
We are often asked by the business leaders and executives we speak to “will penetration testing disrupt our business operations?”. We frequently hear concerns about downtime, impact to customer services, or unexpected changes to data. These questions are understandable when critical systems underpin daily activity, and outages or loss of data could have significant impact”¦…
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MystRodX: Weaponizing DNS and ICMP for Data Theft
A sophisticated backdoor, MystRodX, that exploits DNS and ICMP protocols to stealthily activate and exfiltrate data from compromised systems. Deployed via a dropper disguised as a Mirai variant, MystRodX remained undetected for over 20 months by hiding its activation logic within network packet payloads. Security researchers have uncovered a MystRodX supports both active and passive…
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Cloudflare and Palo Alto Networks Victimized in Salesloft Drift Breach
Cloudflare has notified customers that hackers may have accessed their data as part of the Salesloft Drift campaign First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloudflare-victimized-in-salesloft/
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Cloudflare and Palo Alto Networks Victimized in Salesloft Drift Breach
Cloudflare has notified customers that hackers may have accessed their data as part of the Salesloft Drift campaign First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloudflare-victimized-in-salesloft/
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Jaguar Land Rover shuts down systems after cyberattack, no evidence of customer data theft
Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems after a cyberattack, disrupting production and retail, but says customer data likely remains safe. Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack occurred over the weekend, and it also impacted systems at the Solihull production plant. UK dealers reported…
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Jaguar Land Rover shuts down systems after cyberattack, no evidence of customer data theft
Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems after a cyberattack, disrupting production and retail, but says customer data likely remains safe. Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack occurred over the weekend, and it also impacted systems at the Solihull production plant. UK dealers reported…
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Jaguar Land Rover shuts down systems after cyberattack, no evidence of customer data theft
Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems after a cyberattack, disrupting production and retail, but says customer data likely remains safe. Jaguar Land Rover shut down systems to mitigate a cyberattack that disrupted production and retail operations. The attack occurred over the weekend, and it also impacted systems at the Solihull production plant. UK dealers reported…
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How the generative AI boom opens up new privacy and cybersecurity risks
Privacy and cybersecurity risks: Another major problem lies in potential privacy and cybersecurity breaches, both for end users and for the companies themselves.Panda warns how AIs fed with large amounts of personal data can become a gateway to fraud or to create much more sophisticated and infallible attacks if they fall into the wrong hands.…
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A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, extortion, guide, identity, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, okta, risk, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vpn, vulnerabilityIs your company data on the dark web? Here’s what to look for and what do if your data now lives on the dark web. Sıla Özeren / Picus Security If you’re looking for broader threats against your organization, pay close attention to what initial access brokers (IABs) are offering for sale on the dark…
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How the generative AI boom opens up new privacy and cybersecurity risks
Privacy and cybersecurity risks: Another major problem lies in potential privacy and cybersecurity breaches, both for end users and for the companies themselves.Panda warns how AIs fed with large amounts of personal data can become a gateway to fraud or to create much more sophisticated and infallible attacks if they fall into the wrong hands.…
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A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, extortion, guide, identity, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, okta, risk, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vpn, vulnerabilityIs your company data on the dark web? Here’s what to look for and what do if your data now lives on the dark web. Sıla Özeren / Picus Security If you’re looking for broader threats against your organization, pay close attention to what initial access brokers (IABs) are offering for sale on the dark…
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Disney to Pay $10 Million Over Children’s Data Privacy Violations
In a landmark settlement announced on September 2, 2025, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations by the United States Department of Justice that its subsidiaries violated federal law by collecting personal data from children without parental consent. The suit, filed as Case No. 2:25-cv-08223 in…
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How the generative AI boom opens up new privacy and cybersecurity risks
Privacy and cybersecurity risks: Another major problem lies in potential privacy and cybersecurity breaches, both for end users and for the companies themselves.Panda warns how AIs fed with large amounts of personal data can become a gateway to fraud or to create much more sophisticated and infallible attacks if they fall into the wrong hands.…
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Disney to Pay $10 Million Over Children’s Data Privacy Violations
In a landmark settlement announced on September 2, 2025, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations by the United States Department of Justice that its subsidiaries violated federal law by collecting personal data from children without parental consent. The suit, filed as Case No. 2:25-cv-08223 in…