Tag: data
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Indirect Prompt Injection Exploits LLMs’ Lack of Informational Context
A new wave of cyber threats targeting large language models (LLMs) has emerged, exploiting their inherent inability to differentiate between informational content and actionable instructions. Termed >>indirect prompt injection attacks,
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Deploying AI Agents? Learn to Secure Them Before Hackers Strike Your Business
AI agents are changing the way businesses work. They can answer questions, automate tasks, and create better user experiences. But with this power comes new risks, like data leaks, identity theft, and malicious misuse.If your company is exploring or already using AI agents, you need to ask: Are they secure?AI agents work with sensitive data…
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LockBit hacked: What does the leaked data show?
The affiliate panel of the infamous LockBit Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group has been hacked and defaced, showing a link to a MySQL database dump ostensibly containing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/lockbit-hacked-data-leaked/
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CVE funding crisis offers chance for vulnerability remediation rethink
Tags: access, ai, awareness, best-practice, cisa, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, Hardware, healthcare, intelligence, iot, kev, least-privilege, metric, mfa, microsoft, network, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAutomatic for the people: AI technologies could act as a temporary bridge for vulnerability triage, but not a replacement for a stable CVE system, according to experts consulted by CSO.”Automation and AI-based tools can also enable real-time discovery of new vulnerabilities without over-relying on standard CVE timelines,” said Haris Pylarinos, founder and chief executive of…
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What your browser knows about you, from contacts to card numbers
Chrome and Safari are the most popular browser apps, accounting for 90% of the mobile browsers market share, according to Surfshark. Chrome: the most data-hungry browser … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/09/browser-data-collection-tracking/
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PowerSchool Admits Ransom Payment Amid Fresh Extortion Demands
PowerSchool said its customers had been hit by new extortion demands using data stolen in a previous attack, despite attacker claims the data had been deleted First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/powerschool-ransom-payment/
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Microsoft OneDrive move may facilitate accidental sensitive file exfiltration
want to make syncing easier, as it can create lots of security and IT headaches.The rollout was originally scheduled for this weekend (May 11), but sometime late on Thursday, the Microsoft page about the feature was changed to say that it was being pushed out in June. Microsoft did not immediately explain the delay, but discussions…
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Being Proactive with Your NHIDR Strategy
What Does A Proactive NHIDR Strategy Look Like? A proactive Non-Human Identity and Data Rights (NHIDR) strategy involves anticipating potential threats and challenges instead of waiting for them to occur. It covers facets like security, data privacy, risk management, and compliance. This approach aids in the effective management of machine identities and secrets, reduces the……
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Qilin Ransomware Ranked Highest in April 2025 with 72 Data Leak Disclosures
Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024.”NETXLOADER is a new .NET-based loader that plays a critical role in cyber attacks,” Trend Micro researchers Jacob Santos, Raymart Yambot, John…
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LLM02: Sensitive Information Disclosure FireTail Blog
May 08, 2025 – Lina Romero – In 2025, AI security is a relevant issue. With the landscape changing so rapidly and new risks emerging every day, it is difficult for developers and security teams to stay on top of AI security. The OWASP Top 10 Risks for LLM attempts to break down the most prevalent…
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From Complexity to Clarity: The Blueprint for Scalable Workflow Automation
Cloud-native applications offer scalable, automated workflows, intelligent data processing, and seamless deployments. However, many organizations still struggle to… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/complexity-clarity-blueprint-scalable-workflow-automation/
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No Fairy Tale Ending: PowerSchool’s Hacker Targets Customers
After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise, Criminals Extort Schools Directly Students, gather round for the sad story of how PowerSchool got schooled by hackers, who stole data on students and teachers. After PowerSchool paid a ransom for a guarantee that the data would be deleted, the bad hackers failed to honor their promise. First seen…
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A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach
In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led to the theft of personal data on approximately 23 million customers, equivalent to almost half of the country’s 52 million residents. At a National Assembly hearing in Seoul on Thursday, SKT chief executive Young-sang Ryu said about 250,000 users…
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Indiana Health System Notifies 263,000 of Oracle Hack
Union Health System Among Many Cerner Legacy Data Clients Affected by Breach. An Indiana health system is among the first healthcare organizations notifying regulators and thousands of people affected by the Oracle hack in January. Attackers compromised legacy patient data hosted by Cerner servers that were set to migrate to Oracle’s cloud environment. First seen…
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AI in Zero Trust: Hype, Hope and Hidden Gaps
CISOs Seek Real Value as Vendors Tout the Latest Batch of AI-Driven Solutions. As the conversation shifts from generative to agentic AI, it’s clear that AI holds tremendous potential to ease zero trust fatigue, but only when guided by business context, quality data and human oversight. CISOs see AI as a basket of opportunities but…
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Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data
Education giant Pearson suffered a cyberattack, allowing threat actors to steal corporate data and customer information, BleepingComputer has learned. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/education-giant-pearson-hit-by-cyberattack-exposing-customer-data/
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LockBit Ransomware Hacked: Database and Victim Chats Leaked
LockBit ransomware website hacked! Sensitive data leaked, including Bitcoin keys. Learn about the breach and how to secure your organization. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/lockbit-ransomware-hacked-database-and-victim-chats-leaked/
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Salesforce Launches Life Sciences Partner Network to Streamline Digital Labor and Data Integration
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/salesforce-launches-life-sciences-partner-network-to-streamline-digital-labor-and-data-integration
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ServiceNow to Acquire Data.world, Expand AI Data Governance Capabilities
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/servicenow-to-acquire-data-world-expand-ai-data-governance-capabilities
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Data breach exposes LockBit ransomware gang
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/data-breach-exposes-lockbit-ransomware-gang
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Mission-ready modernization: Building resilient government systems with AI and data
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/mission-ready-modernization-building-resilient-government-systems-with-ai-and-data
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PowerSchool Paid Ransom, Now Hackers Target Teachers for More
PowerSchool paid ransom after a major data breach; now hackers are targeting teachers and schools with direct extortion… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/powerschool-paid-ransom-now-hackers-target-teachers/
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The LockBit ransomware site was breached, database dump was leaked online
Lockbit ransomware group has been compromised, attackers stole and leaked data contained in the backend infrastructure of their dark web site. Hackers compromised the dark web leak site of the LockBit ransomware gang and defaced it, posting a message and a link to the dump of the MySQL database of its backend affiliate panel. >>Don’t…
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Toronto school district says data not deleted after ransom was paid to hacker
After paying the hacker a ransom, PowerSchool previously said it believed the incident had been “contained” because the hacker turned over a video showing the data being deleted. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/toronto-school-district-says-data-not-deleted-after-ransom
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LockBit’s Dark Web Domains Hacked, Internal Data and Wallets Leaked
LockBit’s dark web domains were hacked, exposing internal data, affiliate tools, and over 60,000 Bitcoin wallets in a… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lockbits-dark-web-domains-hacked/
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Silence is Golden for Breach Prevention, Not Reporting
Not Just Ransomware But Verbal Disclosure of Personal Data Common, Watchdog Finds Two decades after California Senate Bill 1386 introduced the world to data breach notifications, organizations have collectively battened down their cybersecurity hatches and fixed the problem once and for all. Of course, I’m joking, with the results of recent data breach root cause…
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Living in a Fairytale: PowerSchool’s Failures Continue
Criminals Extort School Employees After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise Students, gather round for the sad story of how PowerSchool got schooled not once, but twice. Surprise: attackers who received a ransom payment in return for a promise to delete data they stole from PowerSchool pertaining to students and teachers didn’t actually delete the data.…