Tag: data
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Streamlit Vulnerability Exposes Users to Cloud Account Takeover Attacks
A critical security flaw in Streamlit, the popular open-source framework for building data applications, has been discovered that could allow cybercriminals to execute cloud account takeover attacks and manipulate financial data systems. The vulnerability, found in Streamlit’s file upload feature, demonstrates how a simple oversight in client-side validation can lead to devastating consequences for organizations…
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Ghost in the Zip Reveals Expanding Ecosystem Behind PXA Stealer
Python-based PXA Stealer has stolen data from more than 4000 victims in over 62 countries, according to SentinalLabs First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghost-zip-behind-pxa-stealer/
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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2025
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, apple, application-security, attack, automation, awareness, banking, breach, business, ceo, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, finance, firewall, gitlab, government, group, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, microsoft, mitigation, network, password, programming, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, sophos, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustPalo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25B as identity security takes center stage July 30, 2025: Palo Alto Networks is making what could be its biggest bet yet by agreeing to buy Israeli identity security company CyberArk for around $25 billion. “We envision Identity Security becoming the next major pillar of our multi-platform strategy, complementing our leadership…
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2025 trends: Automating security questionnaires with open APIs
Chief information security officers (CISOs) are continually tasked with understanding and deploying innovative solutions that reduce risk while increasing operational efficiency. As organizations expand their reliance on digital data and cloud-based infrastructures, the volume and complexity of security questionnaires have grown exponentially. In this environment, modernizing and streamlining these questionnaires is not simply about efficiency;…The…
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Microsoft’s Failed Strategy Security as an Afterthought
Tags: conference, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, hacker, microsoft, password, privacy, risk, service, strategy, technology, vulnerabilityMicrosoft faces ongoing, systemic cybersecurity failures rooted in blind spots within its very organizational design. These vulnerabilities repeatedly result in serious product blunders and damaging breaches. This has once again become evident with the continuing Microsoft Recall debacle where an OS feature was not developed with the benefit of security design inputs, that took into…
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘iNaturalist Animals And Plants’
Tags: datavia the cosmic humor & dry-as-the-desert wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/08/randall-munroes-xkcd-inaturalist-animals-and-plants/
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Jury Holds Meta Accountable in ‘Landmark’ Privacy Decision
Verdict Says Meta Tracked Consumers’ Sensitive Data in Flo Health App. A federal jury found that Meta violated California privacy laws by eavesdropping and recording confidential communications without the consent of millions of consumers who used Flo Health’s fertility app embedded with Meta’ software development tools and tracking pixels. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Building Trust Through Robust Secrets Management
Does Your Security Strategy Include a Non-Human Identities Management Plan? Organizations recognize that cybersecurity is a top priority, but few understand the critical role Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play in a robust security strategy. When machines interact more frequently with sensitive data, effective secrets management of NHIs becomes crucial to maintain data integrity and build trust……
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Fashion giant Chanel hit in wave of Salesforce data theft attacks
French fashion giant Chanel is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fashion-giant-chanel-hit-in-wave-of-salesforce-data-theft-attacks/
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PXA Stealer Distributed via Telegram Harvests 200K Passwords and Credit Card Data
SentinelLABS and Beazley Security have uncovered a sophisticated infostealer campaign deploying the Python-based PXA Stealer, which has rapidly evolved since late 2024 to incorporate advanced anti-analysis techniques, decoy content, and hardened command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. This operation, linked to Vietnamese-speaking cybercriminal networks, leverages Telegram’s API for automated data exfiltration and monetization, feeding into underground marketplaces like…
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Nvidia Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability Chain
The flaws in the company’s Triton Inference Server enables model theft, data leaks, and response manipulation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/nvidia-patches-critical-rce-vulnerability-chain
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Delta Air Lines Taps AI to Rewrite Rules of Ticket Pricing
AI Helps Delta Shift 20% of Ticket Pricing to Real-Time Automation by 2025. Delta Air Lines is revolutionizing ticket pricing with AI, aiming to automate 20% of fares by 2025. Partnering with Fetcherr, the airline uses real-time data and machine learning for personalized pricing, raising revenue potential and privacy concerns. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Cisco Talos Researcher Reveals Method That Causes LLMs to Reveal Training Data
In this TechRepublic interview, researcher Amy Chang details the decomposition method and shares how organizations can protect themselves from LLM data extraction. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-talos-generative-ai-llm-decomposition/
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‘Highly evasive’ Vietnamese-speaking hackers stealing data from thousands of victims in 62+ nations
SentinelOne and Beazley Security say the group has been evolving its techniques of late, all with the goal of making money off stolen data. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/highly-evasive-vietnamese-speaking-hackers-stealing-data-from-thousands-of-victims-in-62-nations/
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Python-powered malware snags hundreds of credit cards, 200K passwords, and 4M cookies
PXA Stealer pilfers data from nearly 40 browsers, including Chrome First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/pxa_stealer_4000_victims/
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Surge in Threat Actor Exploitation Attempts Serves as Early Warning of Emerging Cyber Vulnerabilities
Researchers have discovered a continuous relationship between increases in threat actor activity and the eventual disclosure of new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in corporate edge technologies, according to a groundbreaking report published by GreyNoise, Inc. The study, spanning data from September 2024 onward, leverages GreyNoise’s Global Observation Grid (GOG) to monitor daily unique IP…
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Jury ‘sends a message’ on app privacy in ruling against Meta
The decision in the civil case against Meta over how it handled data from the Flo period tracking app represents a significant loss for the tech giant, privacy advocates say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/jury-verdict-meta-flo-app-data-privacy-case
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Northwest Radiologists data breach hits 350,000 in Washington
A January 2025 breach at Northwest Radiologists exposed data of 350,000 Washington State residents, the company confirmed. A data breach at Northwest Radiologists in January 2025 has exposed the personal information of 350,000 residents of Washington State, the company has confirmed. The security breach occurred on January 25, 2025 and caused “network disruption” at the…
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Black Hat USA: Halcyon and Sophos tag-team ransomware fightback
Ransomware experts Halcyon and Sophos are to pool their expertise in ransomware, working together to enhance data- and intelligence-sharing and bringing more comprehensive protection to customers. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366628361/Black-Hat-USA-Halcyon-and-Sophos-tag-team-ransomware-fightback
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Vietnamese Hackers Use PXA Stealer, Hit 4,000 IPs and Steal 200,000 Passwords Globally
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new wave of campaigns distributing a Python-based information stealer called PXA Stealer.The malicious activity has been assessed to be the work of Vietnamese-speaking cybercriminals who monetize the stolen data through a subscription-based underground ecosystem that automates the resale and reuse via Telegram APIs, according to a joint First…
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Zero Trust in the AI Era: Start Small, Protect What Matters
John Kindervag”, the analyst who coined “zero trust” back in 2010″, joins Alan Shimel to talk about how the idea has grown from a heretical memo into standard security doctrine. Kindervag, now at a microsegmentation vendor, still starts every project with the same question: what exact data or system are you trying to protect? His…
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CISA releases Thorium, an open-source, scalable platform for malware analysis
Tags: access, ceo, cio, cisa, compliance, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, docker, framework, github, governance, incident response, kubernetes, malware, open-source, privacy, risk, skills, toolRethinking malware analysis at scale: Enterprise-grade malware analysis tools and platforms have been widely used in the security community. But many of them require paid licenses, lack orchestration at scale, or are difficult to integrate with enterprise workflows. Experts view Thorium as a significant democratization of advanced malware analysis technology.”It is a big deal as…
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Pi-hole Data Breach Exposes Donor Emails Through WordPress Plugin Flaw
A trusted name in open-source privacy software is facing tough questions after a recent data breach exposed donor names and email addresses. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what you need to know. What Happened? On July 28, 2025, members of the Pi-hole community reported suspicious emails sent to addresses used only for Pi-hole……
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North Korea Hiding Malware Within JPEG Files to Attack Windows Systems Bypassing Detections
Security researchers at Genians Security Center have uncovered a sophisticated new variant of the RoKRAT malware, attributed to the North Korean-linked APT37 threat group, which employs steganography to conceal malicious payloads within seemingly innocuous JPEG image files. This technique allows the malware to evade traditional antivirus detections by embedding encrypted shellcode in image data, which…
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MCP: securing the backbone of Agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, data, detection, injection, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, RedTeam, risk, security-incident, service, supply-chain, trainingFour cornerstones for securing MCP servers: CISOs can largely rely on the proven basic principles of cyber security for MCP they just need to adapt them in a few places. Pure checklists fall short here. Instead, a clear, principles-based approach is required. Four central pillars have proven themselves in practice: Strong authentication and clean credential…
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Millions of age checks performed as UK Online Safey Act gets rolling
But its ok claims Brit government, no personal data stored ‘unless absolutely necessary’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/04/millions_of_age_checks_performed/
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Vulnerabilities in Government-Linked Partner Software Allow Remote Code Attacks
Multiple serious security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Partner Software and Partner Web applications widely used by government agencies and contractors, potentially exposing sensitive systems to remote code execution attacks and data breaches. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-6076, CVE-2025-6077, and CVE-2025-6078, were disclosed in a CERT vulnerability note on August 2, 2025, highlighting significant security…
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AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management
In this Help Net Security interview, Marc Frankel, CEO at Manifest Cyber, discusses how overlooked AI-specific risks, like poisoned training data and shadow AI, can lead to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/04/marc-frankel-manifest-cyber-aiboms-sboms/