Tag: data
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Your MCP Server Is a Resource Server Now. Act Like It.
TL;DR, Without an identity layer, AI agents accessing enterprise tools create real exposure: data exfiltration through unscoped access, audit failures when no one can trace which user authorized which tool call, and lateral movement when a compromised agent inherits a service account’s permissions. This post shows how to deploy an identity gateway with OPA… First…
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Weak at the seams
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, Internet, network, resilience, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThe normal choices are the dangerous ones: Consider the stack a typical large enterprise was running in 2024: One vendor for ERP and supply chain, another for perimeter enforcement, another for networking and another for endpoint protection. Standard choices, responsibly made. Within a twelve-month window, each of those categories experienced significant disruptions, from zero-day exploits…
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Weak at the seams
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, Internet, network, resilience, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThe normal choices are the dangerous ones: Consider the stack a typical large enterprise was running in 2024: One vendor for ERP and supply chain, another for perimeter enforcement, another for networking and another for endpoint protection. Standard choices, responsibly made. Within a twelve-month window, each of those categories experienced significant disruptions, from zero-day exploits…
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China’s Tianjin Supercomputer Center Allegedly Hit in 10-Petabyte Data Theft
A threat actor has allegedly executed one of the largest data heists in China’s history, siphoning an astounding 10 petabytes of highly classified information from the National Supercomputing Center (NSCC) in Tianjin. The stolen dataset reportedly includes sensitive defense documents, missile schematics, and advanced aerospace research. The Tianjin center serves as a centralized infrastructure hub…
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Internet-Exposed ICS Devices Raise Alarm for Critical Sectors
Exposed ICS devices and insecure protocols like Modbus increase risks to critical infrastructure, enabling disruption, data access, and potential sabotage. Malware targeting industrial control systems (ICS) poses a serious risk to critical infrastructure, with threats like Stuxnet, Industroyer, Triton, Havex, and BlackEnergy already demonstrating the ability to disrupt operations, cause outages, and even inflict physical…
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Neuer Name, klare Mission: Aus indevis wird Argos Security
Tags: dataNach dem Zusammenschluss von indevis und Data-Sec GmbH im vergangenen Jahr, bündeln die beiden Unternehmen nun ihre Kräfte unter einer gemeinsamen Marke – Argos Security First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/neuer-name-klare-mission-aus-indevis-wird-argos-security/a44539/
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Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR Flaw in Microsoft Teams Integration Lets Attackers Access Data
Palo Alto Networks has released a high-priority security update to address a serious vulnerability in its Cortex XSOAR and Cortex XSIAM platforms. Tracked as CVE-2026-0234, this security flaw exists within the Microsoft Teams integration. If successfully exploited, it allows an unauthenticated attacker to access and modify protected resources, prompting the vendor to assign the patch…
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Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
CSOonline. “We do disclose that we scan for browser extensions in our privacy policy, in order to detect abuse and provide defense for site stability.” When asked whether it uses that data solely to do those things, LinkedIn did not reply. The key person behind the allegations calls himself Steven Morrell (not his legal name, which…
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Capita’s troubled Civil Service Pension Scheme hit by data breach
A data breach affecting 138 members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme piles pressure on the service’s administrator, Capita, amid ongoing issues. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641501/Capitas-troubled-Civil-Service-Pension-Scheme-hit-by-data-breach
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The 2026 Digital Omnibus
For the better part of a decade, doing business under EU digital law has been challenging, with DDPR, ePrivacy updates, the NUS2 Directive, the AI and Data Acts, and others coming in rapid succession. For organizations already investing heavily in compliance frameworks like CMMC, the prospect of layering on yet another set of requirements has”¦…
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Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the ‘easiest country to develop AI’
Opting out of personal data use won’t be an option because Minister says that’s a ‘very big obstacle’ to AI adoption First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/japan_privacy_law_changes_ai/
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Dental Formulas’
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/2026/04/randall-munroes-xkcd-dental-formulas/
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Passport numbers for more than 300,000 leaked during December Eurail data breach
In February, a hacker claimed the attack and said they stole 1.3 TB of data that included source code, database backups and Zendesk support tickets. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eurail-reports-data-breach-impacting-over-300000
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Breach exposes sensitive LAPD files stored in city attorney system
The LA Times reported that social media posts allegedly featuring information about the stolen material, some of which have since been taken down, revealed there were 7.7 terabytes of data available for download. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/breach-exposes-lapd-files-city-attorney-systems
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AI Security Risks: How Enterprises Manage LLM, Shadow AI and Agentic Threats FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, governance, guide, infrastructure, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, network, nvidia, office, regulation, risk, saas, software, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 08, 2026 – – Quick Facts: Enterprise AI Security Most enterprises are running AI at scale before their security teams have visibility into it. Shadow AI (unsanctioned AI tools spreading department by department) is now the most common entry point for data leakage. Agentic AI introduces a new category of risk: autonomous systems that…
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New Scam Alert: QR Codes Replace Links in Traffic Ticket Phishing
Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts and government agencies. The post New Scam Alert: QR Codes Replace Links in Traffic Ticket Phishing appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-qr-code-traffic-ticket-scam-2026/
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Data trust is the hidden reason most AI initiatives fail
Ready, Fire, AI. Ninety percent of enterprises are already running Enterprise GenAI at scale. That number comes from new research conducted by MIND in partnership with CISO ExecNet, and it should give every security leader pause. Not because AI adoption is surprising. But because of what sits directly beneath it. Although 90% of organizations are…
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Hackers exploit a critical Flowise flaw affecting thousands of AI workflows
Tags: access, ai, authentication, container, cve, data, data-breach, docker, exploit, flaw, hacker, injection, intelligence, linkedin, network, update, vulnerabilityHackers exploit unpatched instances: While a patch has been available for months, a recent VulnCheck finding places the first in-the-wild exploitation on April 6. Caitlin Condon, VP of Security Research at the vulnerability intelligence company, warned of the abuse through a LinkedIn post.”Early this morning, VulnCheck’s Canary network began detecting first-time exploitation of CVE-2025-59528, an…
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LLM-generated passwords are indefensible. Your codebase may already prove it
Temperature is not a remedy: A reflexive objection from practitioners familiar with LLM configuration holds that increasing sampling temperature would attenuate these distributional biases by flattening the probability landscape from which characters are drawn. Irregular’s empirical results are unambiguous in refuting this intuition. Testing conducted at temperature 1.0, the maximum setting on Claude, produces no…
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Forest Blizzard leverages router compromises to launch AiTM attacks, target Outlook sessions
Invisible path to enterprise systems: This attack poses a serious risk to enterprises because, instead of beginning at the corporate perimeter, it starts from employee environments that are often less secure. Threat actors target vulnerable home or small office routers, which often have weak default passwords or unpatched software.The shift to remote work has dramatically…
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IBM Security Verify Access Flaws Let Remote Attackers Access Sensitive Data
IBM has issued an urgent security bulletin addressing a slew of vulnerabilities impacting IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access. These flaws span across critical dependencies and internal mechanisms, exposing organizations to risks ranging from remote data theft to complete system compromise. Cybersecurity professionals and administrators must evaluate these threats immediately to secure…
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The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, endpoint, exploit, google, Internet, Intruder, leak, least-privilege, open-source, penetration-testing, resilience, service, strategy, tactics, update, vulnerability, zero-dayScaling vulnerability discovery to machine speed: Agentic AI is AI that can act, not just advise. Give it an objective, and it will plan steps, run them, learn from what happens and adjust until it succeeds or hits a hard stop. In cybersecurity, that looks like an automated operator. It can probe an application, test…
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The tabletop exercise grows up
would do. They do not do it.Every experienced facilitator knows the moment: someone in the room challenges the premise and the facilitator asks participants to “suspend disbelief.” That phrase should give us pause. If the scenario requires suspension of disbelief, it is not building preparedness. It is building familiarity with a document.The gap between documentation…
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Top 10 Best Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Providers in 2026
Tags: authentication, breach, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, malware, mfa, password, phishingIn the digital realm of 2026, the traditional password stands as a flimsy barrier against an onslaught of sophisticated cyber threats. From phishing campaigns and credential stuffing to ever-evolving malware, attackers are relentlessly targeting the weakest link in cybersecurity: single-factor authentication. A staggering percentage of data breaches continue to stem from compromised credentials, underscoring the…
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Multiple OpenSSL Flaws Expose Sensitive Data in RSA KEM Handling
A newly disclosed flaw in OpenSSL could allow attackers to access sensitive data stored in application memory. Tracked as CVE-2026-31790, this moderate-severity vulnerability affects the handling of RSA Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) RSASVE encapsulation. OpenSSL issued the security advisory on April 7, 2026, urging users to apply patches immediately. The core issue revolves around improper…
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Remus Infostealer Debuts With Stealthy New Credential-Theft Tactics
Hackers are rolling out a new 64″‘bit infostealer dubbed Remus. The code strongly suggests it is a direct successor to the notorious Lumma Stealer, arriving just months after law”‘enforcement disruption and public doxxing of Lumma’s core operators in 2025. Remus is a 64″‘bit information stealer that mirrors Lumma’s core playbook: harvesting browser passwords, cookies, autofill data,…
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SIEM Detection is Failing. Here’s What Stronger Teams Do Instead.
Stop running your SOC like it’s 2012. Learn why modern detection engineering requires shifting away from legacy SIEM architectures toward a product-centric strategy that prioritizes data quality, contextual enrichment, and AI-native workflows over raw log volume. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/siem-detection-is-failing-heres-what-stronger-teams-do-instead/
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Iran-Linked Hackers Disrupt U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Targeting Internet-Exposed PLCs
Tags: attack, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, technologyIran-affiliated cyber actors are targeting internet-facing operational technology (OT) devices across critical infrastructures in the U.S., including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warned Tuesday.”These attacks have led to diminished PLC functionality, manipulation of display data and, in some cases, operational disruption and financial First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/04/iran-linked-hackers-disrupt-us-critical.html