Tag: data
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Police Scotland Fined After Sharing Victim’s Phone Data
The ICO has fined Police Scotland after it shared the entire contents of a victim’s phone with her alleged attacker First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/police-scotland-fined-sharing/
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Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered half-a-dozen new Android malware families that come with capabilities to steal data from compromised devices and conduct financial fraud.The Android malware range from traditional banking trojans like PixRevolution, TaxiSpy RAT, BeatBanker, Mirax, and Oblivion RAT to full-fledged remote administration tools such as SURXRAT.PixRevolution, according to First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered half-a-dozen new Android malware families that come with capabilities to steal data from compromised devices and conduct financial fraud.The Android malware range from traditional banking trojans like PixRevolution, TaxiSpy RAT, BeatBanker, Mirax, and Oblivion RAT to full-fledged remote administration tools such as SURXRAT.PixRevolution, according to First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Ericsson US Hit by Cyber Attack, Hackers Steal Personal Data of Employees and Customers
Ericsson Inc., the United States subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications giant, has confirmed a data breach affecting 15,661 of its employees and customers. The security incident did not breach Ericsson’s own networks but instead compromised a third-party service provider responsible for handling the company’s sensitive personal data.”‹”‹ Incident Details and Attack Vector The breach traces…
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Ericsson US Hit by Cyber Attack, Hackers Steal Personal Data of Employees and Customers
Ericsson Inc., the United States subsidiary of the Swedish telecommunications giant, has confirmed a data breach affecting 15,661 of its employees and customers. The security incident did not breach Ericsson’s own networks but instead compromised a third-party service provider responsible for handling the company’s sensitive personal data.”‹”‹ Incident Details and Attack Vector The breach traces…
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Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker
A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker’s largest hub outside of the United States, said the company sent home more than 5,000 workers there today. Meanwhile, a voicemail message at…
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BlackSanta Malware Shuts Down Protections, Targets HR and Recruiting Operations
Russian threat actors for more than a year have targeted HR and recruiting operations in a sophisticated phishing and infostealing campaign that includes a component, dubbed BlackSanta, that can shut down antivirus tools and EDR protections before deploying the malware that exfiltrates data, Aryaka researchers say. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/blacksanta-malware-shuts-down-protections-targets-hr-and-recruiting-operations/
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Carbon Dating’
Tags: datavia the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/randall-munroes-xkcd-carbon-dating/
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Medtech Firm Stryker Disrupted by Pro-Iran Hackers
Iran Expands Targeting, Including AWS, Google and Microsoft Infrastructure. Michigan-based medical technology giant Stryker appears to have been hacked by a pro-Iranian group called Handala, leading to global operations being disrupted, IT devices remotely wiped and terabytes of data being stolen. Experts said Handala appears to be a faketivist group run by Tehran. First seen…
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SOAR Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity teams today face a relentless wave of cyber threats. Organizations must defend their networks, endpoints, cloud systems, and data from sophisticated attacks such as ransomware, phishing campaigns, insider threats, and advanced persistent threats. However, modern IT environments are highly complex, and security teams are often overwhelmed by thousands of alerts generated by different security…
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BeatBanker Android Trojan Uses Silent Audio Loop to Steal Crypto
BeatBanker Android Trojan spreads via fake Google Play Store pages, using a silent audio loop to stay active while stealing crypto, banking data, and login credentials. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/beatbanker-android-trojan-silent-audio-loop-crypto/
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New PhantomRaven NPM attack wave steals dev data via 88 packages
New attack waves from the ‘PhantomRaven’ supply-chain campaign are hitting the npm registry, with dozens of malicious packages that exfiltrate sensitive data from JavaScript developers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-phantomraven-npm-attack-wave-steals-dev-data-via-88-packages/
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Researchers Uncover ‘LeakyLooker’ Vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio
LeakyLooker flaws in Google Looker Studio let attackers run cross-tenant SQL attacks on cloud data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-looker-studios-security-gaps/
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Child rapist could have profiled victims through unaudited access to NHS databases
NHS analyst’s conviction for child sexual abuse offences raises concerns over unaudited access to patient data First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639993/Child-rapist-could-have-profiled-victims-through-unaudited-access-to-NHS-databases
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BlackSanta EDR-Killer Targets HR Teams in CV-Themed Campaign
BlackSanta malware targets HR staff with fake resumes, kills EDR and steals system data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blacksanta-edr-killer-targets-hr/
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ICO fines Police Scotland over data-sharing debacle in gross misconduct case
Tags: dataBlue-on-blue internal investigation lands force £66k fine First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/11/ico_fines_police_scotland_over/
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Fake job applications pack malware that kills endpoint detection before stealing data
Russian-speaking attackers lure HR staff into downloading ISO files that disable defenses First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/10/malware_targeting_hr/
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Salesforce issues new security alert tied to third customer attack spree in six months
Researchers said the threat group behind the campaign is associated with ShinyHunters, an outfit that’s previously stolen data from Salesforce instances for extortion attempts. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/salesforce-experience-cloud-customers-attacks/
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AWS expands Security Hub for multicloud security operations
Tags: access, api, ceo, ciso, cloud, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, framework, google, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, monitoring, risk, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCross-cloud security monitoring: While AWS has not provided technical details on how it will identify vulnerabilities outside its native environment, Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research, said multicloud visibility typically works by collecting signals from multiple security systems and translating them into a consistent format so they can be analysed together.A key enabler…
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CISOs on alert: Strengthening cyber resilience amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East
As regional uncertainty rises, security leaders across the Gulf focus on resilience, faster incident response and deeper threat intelligence to protect critical systems and data First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639768/CISOs-on-alert-Strengthening-cyber-resilience-amid-geopolitical-tensions-in-the-Middle-East
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Overly permissive ‘guest’ settings put Salesforce customers at risk
Why Salesforce environments make tempting targets: Salesforce deployments are particularly attractive because of the sensitive data they hold and the complexity of their access models.”Salesforce instances often contain highly sensitive customer data, including credentials and secrets that can be used for lateral movement,” said Vincenzo Lozzo, CEO and cofounder of SlashID. At the same time,…
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Critical flaw in HPE Aruba CX switches lets attackers seize admin control without credentials
Tags: access, advisory, cisa, control, credentials, data, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, remote-code-execution, software, switch, update, vulnerabilityExposure spans campus to data center switching: The vulnerabilities affect AOS-CX software across four active version branches, spanning entry-level campus switches to data center-class hardware. Versions that reached the end of support before the advisory’s publication are also expected to be vulnerable, the advisory said. Organizations running AOS-CX 10.17.0001 and below, 10.16.1020 and below, 10.13.1160…
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A 5-step approach to taming shadow AI
Tags: ai, api, business, communications, compliance, control, data, defense, finance, framework, governance, incident response, monitoring, network, nist, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, toolthought work happened and how it actually does today.Here’s a five-step approach to put a robust AI-risk management framework in place: Employees often use public model APIs, browser-based prompt tools and unsanctioned or ungoverned internal chatbots to boost productivity without considering the risk of exposing sensitive data.AI usage is not difficult to identify; you just need…
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Cyber-Attacks on UK Firms Increase at Four Times Global Rate
Check Point data shows attack volumes are growing much faster in the UK than worldwide First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyberattacks-uk-firms-increase/
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Your Data Lake Is Turning Into a Junk Drawer? Here’s How to Clean It Up
Data lakes start organized but can turn into dumping grounds. Learn the signs of data lake clutter and simple steps to clean it up without rebuilding. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/data-lake-turning-junk-drawer-how-to-clean-it-up/
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Trojanized Red Alert App Targets Israeli Users in SMS Scam to Steal Sensitive Data
A mobile spyware campaign abusing a trojanized version of the Red Alert rocket warning Android app to target Israeli users via SMS smishing messages that impersonate official Home Front Command alerts. The fake app keeps full rocket alert functionality so it looks and behaves like the legitimate service while silently exfiltrating sensitive data in the…
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Five Malicious Rust Crates and AI Bot Exploit CI/CD Pipelines to Steal Developer Secrets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five malicious Rust crates that masquerade as time-related utilities to transmit .env file data to the threat actors.The Rust packages, published to crates.io, are listed below -chrono_anchordnp3timestime_calibratortime_calibratorstime-syncThe crates, per Socket, impersonate timeapi.io and were published between late February and early March First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/03/five-malicious-rust-crates-and-ai-bot.html
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MCP Authentication and Authorization Patterns
6 min readIn MCP, every request comes from a nonhuman identity: an agent, server or tool. These identities don’t act under direct human oversight. They generate requests dynamically, chain operations and carry data across trust boundaries. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/mcp-authentication-and-authorization-patterns/