Tag: data
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Reddit fined $19.5 million for failing to protect children’s personal data
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit $19.5 million after finding that the company failed to use children’s personal information lawfully, exposing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/25/uk-reddit-children-privacy-fine/
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CISA Issues Alert on Active Exploitation of FileZen Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability affects FileZen, a file-sharing and data transfer product developed by Japanese vendor Soliton Systems K.K. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-25108, is classified as an OS Command…
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Manual Processes Are Putting National Security at Risk
Why automating sensitive data transfers is now a mission-critical priorityMore than half of national security organizations still rely on manual processes to transfer sensitive data, according to The CYBER360: Defending the Digital Battlespace report. This should alarm every defense and government leader because manual handling of sensitive data is not just inefficient, it is a…
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$10,000 bounty offered if you can hack Ring cameras to stop them sharing your data with Amazon
Amid a privacy backlash, a US $10,000 reward has been offered for anyone who can find a way to run Ring doorbell cameras locally, cutting off the flow of video data to Amazon’s servers. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/10-000-bounty-hack-ring-cameras
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Data in use war bisher die größte Sicherheitslücke der Cloud – Confidential Computing macht die Cloud vertrauenswürdig
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/confidential-computing-cloud-data-in-use-sicherheit-a-4c0831d478ae77025d9fdd050132864b/
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Boards don’t need cyber metrics, they need risk signals
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, intelligence, metric, phishing, riskThe seduction of counting: Even when metrics are not too technical and align with business impact, another problem emerges: What gets counted can crowd out what matters.Wendy Nather, a longtime CISO who is now an advisor at EPSD, cautions against equating measurement with understanding. “When you are reporting to the board, there are some things…
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Android RAT SURXRAT Grants Hackers Full Device Control and Data Exfiltration
SURXRAT is an actively developed Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) sold as a commercial malware-as-a-service (MaaS) on Telegram, giving attackers full device control and powerful data”‘stealing capabilities. It combines large”‘scale affiliate distribution, cloud”‘hosted command”‘and”‘control, and even experimental AI modules, making it a serious and evolving threat for Android users. The Indonesian operator runs a channel…
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Cyber valuations climb as capital concentrates, AI security expands
Venture funding in cybersecurity continued to concentrate in large private rounds at the end of 2025, driving valuations higher across stages. Data from DataTribe shows total … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/25/cybersecurity-venture-funding-ai-security-expands/
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Threat intelligence supply chain is full of weak links, researchers find
And they’re being stressed by geopolitical concerns that threaten to slow important data-sharing efforts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/threat_intelligence_supply_chain_research/
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Creating unstructured data pipelines for retrieval augmented generation
Preparing the data for use with generative AI tools is a major impediment that affects time-to-value for enterprise AI use cases. We’ve expanded Tonic Textual’s functionality to take your unstructured data from raw to AI-ready in just a few minutes, while you ensure that sensitive data is protected. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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CarGurus data breach exposes information of 12.4 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has published personal information in more than 12 million records allegedly stolen from CarGurus, a U.S.-based digital auto platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cargurus-data-breach-exposes-information-of-124-million-accounts/
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Microsoft adds Copilot data controls to all storage locations
Microsoft is expanding data loss prevention (DLP) controls to block the Microsoft 365 Copilot AI assistant from processing confidential Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, regardless of their location. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-adds-copilot-data-controls-to-all-storage-locations/
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How to maximize HEDIS scores with synthetic data
Accessing PHI for development and testing is often blocked by stringent HIPAA compliance requirements. Learn how synthetic data helps engineers build tools to close care gaps and improve HEDIS scores. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/how-to-maximize-hedis-scores-with-synthetic-data/
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From Inflated Metrics to Trusted Data: How a Premium Retail Brand Restored Analytics Integrity
Discover how a premium retail brand achieved 40% better analytics accuracy and eliminated 2,000 more daily bot sessions by switching to DataDome’s bot protection. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/from-inflated-metrics-to-trusted-data-how-a-premium-retail-brand-restored-analytics-integrity/
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The Coming Regulatory Wave for AI Agents Their APIs
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, data, endpoint, finance, framework, governance, guide, infrastructure, leak, monitoring, regulation, risk, toolFor the past two years, the adoption of Generative AI has felt like a gold rush. Organizations raced to integrate Large Language Models and build autonomous agents to assist employees. They often bypassed standard governance processes in the name of speed and innovation. That era of unrestricted experimentation is rapidly drawing to a close. A…
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In the AI era, CISOs worry about data leaks and doubt tech will solve skills gaps
CISOs see AI as necessary but insufficient and fraught with risks, a new report found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/in-the-ai-era-cisos-worry-about-data-leaks-and-doubt-tech-will-solve-skill/812964/
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Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records
Two South Korean teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 4.62 million users of Seoul’s public bike service, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/24/south-korean-teens-bike-service-cyberattack-charges/
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UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reddit £14.47 million (over $19.5 million) for collecting and using the personal information of children under 13 without adequate safeguards. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-reddit-19-million-for-using-childrens-data-unlawfully/
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From Exposure to Assurance: How CTEM and MITRE INFORM Enable Modern Cyber Defense
What if you could prove”, right now”, that your defenses actually work? See how CTEM and MITRE INFORM turn exposure data into real, board-level confidence. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/from-exposure-to-assurance-how-ctem-and-mitre-inform-enable-modern-cyber-defense/
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Navigating the Frontier: A Guide to Establishing AI Governance
Navigating the Frontier: A Guide to Establishing AI Governance 1. Build a Cross-Functional Foundation The first step in any governance program is defining who is responsible for what actions. AI impacts every corner of the business, so a siloed approach will fail. Assemble a Cross-Functional Team: Bring together stakeholders from Marketing, Product Development, Finance, HR,…The…
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Reddit fined $20 million by UK for not effectively checking users’ ages
Tags: data“Reddit was using children’s data unlawfully, potentially exposing them to inappropriate and harmful content,” British regulators said in announcing a fine against the platform. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/reddit-children-age-checks-uk-ico-fine
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Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people
The number of people affected by a data breach at government contractor giant Conduent is growing, as millions of people continue to receive notices warning them that hackers stole their personal data. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/conduent-data-breach-grows-affecting-at-least-25m-people/
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UK data watchdog fines Reddit £14.47M for letting kids slip past the gate
Tags: dataSocial media giant retorts it doesn’t want to collect ‘private’ data, and plans to appeal First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ico_fines_reddit/
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Shai-Hulud-style NPM worm hits CI pipelines and AI coding tools
Poisoning the AI developer interface: The campaign was specifically flagged for its direct targeting of AI coding assistants. The malware deploys a malicious Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and injects it into configurations of popular AI tools, embedding itself as a trusted component in the assistant’s environment.Once this is achieved, prompt-injection techniques can trick the…
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Korean cops charge teens over bike hire breach that exposed data on 4.62M riders
Public prosecutor mulls sentencing following investigations into two separate attacks First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/korean_bike_breach_charges/
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Massive Conduent Data Breach Exfiltrates 8 TB Affects Over 25 Million Americans
A massive data breach at business services giant Conduent has compromised the sensitive personal information of over 25 million Americans, making it one of the largest cybersecurity incidents in recent history. The breach, which went undetected for nearly three months, involves the exfiltration of approximately 8 terabytes of data by the SafePay ransomware group. While…
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Chinese AI Labs Launch Massive Distillation Attacks on Anthropic Claude, Tracking 13M Exchanges
Anthropic has identified and exposed industrial-scale data extraction campaigns orchestrated by three major Chinese AI laboratories: DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax. These organizations utilized approximately 24,000 fraudulent accounts to generate over 16 million exchanges with Anthropic’s Claude models. The primary objective of these campaigns was >>distillation,<< a technique where a less capable AI model is trained…
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How Discord Can Expose Corporate Data
Discord improves collaboration, but a compromised account can expose credentials, customer data and internal plans. Learn the risks and how to reduce exposure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/how-discord-can-expose-corporate-data/
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Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration
Russia-linked APT28 targeted European entities with a webhook-based macro malware campaign called Operation MacroMaze. Russia-linked APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM) launched Operation MacroMaze, targeting select entities in Western and Central Europe from September 2025 to January 2026. The campaign used webhook-based macro malware, leveraging simple tools and legitimate services for infrastructure and data…