Tag: unauthorized
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GitHub Confirms Cyberattack Targeting Thousands of Internal Repositories
GitHub confirmed that attackers associated with TeamPCP gained unauthorized access to thousands of the company’s internal code repositories after compromising an employee’s device through a malicious VS Code extension. Despite the scale of the GitHub cyberattack, the Microsoft-owned platform said there is currently no evidence that customer repositories or enterprise data were affected. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump…
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7-Eleven hit by data breach
The retailer confirmed that an unauthorized third party gained access to certain systems used to store franchisee documents earlier this spring. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/7-eleven-cyberattack-franchisee-data/820698/
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Grafana GitHub Security Incident Reportedly Connected to TanStack npm Ransomware
Tags: access, breach, cyber, exploit, github, programming, ransomware, security-incident, software, supply-chain, unauthorizedGrafana Labs has disclosed a targeted GitHub security incident linked to the ongoing TanStack npm supply chain ransomware campaign, raising concerns about software development pipeline security and token management practices. The company confirmed that attackers gained unauthorized access to its GitHub repositories after exploiting a compromised workflow token. The breach, detected on May 11, 2026,…
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NVIDIA Triton Inference Server Flaw Raises Risk of Unauthorized Access
NVIDIA has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in its Triton Inference Server that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to affected systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-24207, has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk to organizations relying on AI inference workloads. NVIDIA Triton Inference Server…
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GitHub Breached, Employee Device Hack Led to Exfiltration of 3,800+ Internal Repos
GitHub on Tuesday said it’s investigating unauthorized access to its internal repositories after the notorious threat actor known as TeamPCP listed the platform’s source code and internal organizations for sale on a cybercrime forum.”While we currently have no evidence of impact to customer information stored outside of GitHub’s internal repositories (such as our customers’ enterprises,…
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GitHub Investigating TeamPCP Claimed Breach of ~4,000 Internal Repositories
GitHub on Tuesday said it’s investigating unauthorized access to its internal repositories after the notorious threat actor known as TeamPCP listed the platform’s source code and internal organizations for sale on a cybercrime forum.”While we currently have no evidence of impact to customer information stored outside of GitHub’s internal repositories (such as our customers’ enterprises,…
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AI coding is fueling a secrets-sprawl crisis few CISOs are containing
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, awareness, business, ceo, ciso, control, credentials, data-breach, detection, governance, identity, leak, privacy, programming, risk, service, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, unauthorizedAddressing the broader issue: As AI-assisted coding expands, security leaders must rethink how they manage risk. That means looking beyond repositories and securing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including collaboration tools where credentials often show up.”We focus on both, but the risk profile is very different, what’s identified in Jira or Slack is far…
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AI coding is fueling a secrets-sprawl crisis few CISOs are containing
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, awareness, business, ceo, ciso, control, credentials, data-breach, detection, governance, identity, leak, privacy, programming, risk, service, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, unauthorizedAddressing the broader issue: As AI-assisted coding expands, security leaders must rethink how they manage risk. That means looking beyond repositories and securing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including collaboration tools where credentials often show up.”We focus on both, but the risk profile is very different, what’s identified in Jira or Slack is far…
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Grafana Labs Confirms Security Incident Involving GitHub Codebase Access
Tags: access, credentials, cyber, github, leak, risk, security-incident, software, supply-chain, threat, unauthorizedGrafana Labs has confirmed a security incident involving unauthorized access to its internal GitHub environment, after a threat actor obtained a compromised access token and downloaded portions of the company’s codebase. The disclosure, made via an official statement on May 17, 2026, highlights growing risks around credential leaks and software supply chain exposure. Grafana Labs…
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JDownloader Website Hack Exposes Windows and Linux Users to Malicious Installers
A popular open-source download manager trusted by millions suddenly became a malware delivery platform after attackers compromised its official website, replacing legitimate installers with trojanized versions targeting both Windows and Linux users. The incident, confirmed by JDownloader developers, occurred between May 6 and May 7, 2026, when threat actors gained unauthorized access to the project’s web…
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Linux “ssh-keysign-pwn” Flaw Exposing Critical Authentication Files
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, dubbed >>ssh-keysign-pwn<< by Qualys researchers, exposes millions of Linux systems to unauthorized access to sensitive SSH private keys and hashed passwords stored in /etc/shadow. Tracked as CVE-2026-46333 and GHSA-pm8f-4p6p-6×53, the flaw has existed undetected for approximately six years and was published to the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2026. Linux "ssh-keysign-pwn" Flaw At the…
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TanStack Supply Chain Attack Hits Two OpenAI Employee Devices, Forces macOS Updates
OpenAI has disclosed that two of its employee devices in its corporate environment were impacted via the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack on TanStack, but noted that no user data, production systems, or intellectual property were compromised or modified in an unauthorized manner.”Upon identification of the malicious activity, we worked quickly to investigate, contain, and…
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Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Allows Unauthorized Access to Websites
Tags: access, ai, authentication, cve, cyber, data-breach, flaw, privacy, unauthorized, vulnerability, wordpressA critical vulnerability in a widely used WordPress plugin has exposed more than 200,000 websites to potential takeover, raising urgent concerns across the security community. Security researchers at Wordfence, using their AI-driven PRISM platform, have uncovered a severe authentication bypass flaw in the Burst Statistics plugin, a privacy-focused analytics tool. Tracked as CVE-2026-8181 with a…
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Attackers exploit cPanel CVE-2026-41940 to deploy Filemanager Backdoor
Attackers are exploiting cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940 to install the Filemanager backdoor and gain unauthorized admin access. Cybercriminals are actively exploiting the critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3) to deploy a backdoor called Filemanager on compromised servers. cPanelis a widely used web hosting control panel that lets users manage websites and servers through a…
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Å koda confirms unauthorized access to its online shop
Car manufacturer Å koda discovered that attackers had exploited a vulnerability in its online shop software and gained temporary unauthorized access to the system. What … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/12/skoda-online-shop-breach-access/
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Instructure Reaches Ransom Agreement with ShinyHunters to Stop 3.65TB Canvas Leak
American educational technology company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said it reached an “agreement” with a decentralized cybercrime extortion group after it breached its network and threatened to leak stolen information from thousands of schools and universities.In an update shared on Monday, the Utah-based firm said it “reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor…
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Second Canvas data breach causes major disruptions for schools, colleges
The Instructure-owned learning management system went offline on May 7 after a threat actor once again gained unauthorized access. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/a-2nd-canvas-data-breach-causes-major-disruptions-for-schools-colleges/819784/
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A 2nd Canvas data breach causes major disruptions for schools, colleges
The Instructure-owned learning management system went offline on May 7 after a threat actor once again gained unauthorized access. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/a-2nd-canvas-data-breach-causes-major-disruptions-for-schools-colleges/819784/
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CISA Issues Warning Over Palo Alto PAN-OS Flaw Enabling Root-Level Access
Tags: access, cisa, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, network, unauthorized, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning regarding a newly identified, severe vulnerability within Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Officially tracked as CVE-2026-0300, this critical flaw was aggressively added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on May 6, 2026. Because the vulnerability grants unauthorized users complete system control, federal agencies…
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Trellix Reveals Unauthorized Access to Source Code
Security vendor Trellix has suffered a breach involving unauthorized access First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trellix-reveals-unauthorized/
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MOVEit automation flaws could enable full system compromise
Tags: access, authentication, automation, cve, exploit, flaw, moveIT, software, unauthorized, vulnerabilityProgress fixes critical MOVEit Automation flaws, including an authentication bypass bug that could let attackers gain unauthorized access to systems. Progress Software addressed two vulnerabilities in MOVEit Automation, a critical authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2026-4670 and a privilege escalation issue tracked as CVE-2026-5174. If exploited, these bugs could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access…
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Security for AI: A strategic framework for closing the AI exposure gap
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, governance, identity, infrastructure, injection, jobs, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, microsoft, risk, risk-analysis, saas, service, software, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityAs AI adoption accelerates, CISOs face a dual challenge: fueling innovation while mitigating the risks of a rapidly expanding attack surface. Tenable’s five-step framework for securing AI offers a systematic approach to reducing AI security risks as your organization races to achieve the productivity benefits of AI. Key takeaways Get a five-step framework to help…
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Security for AI: A strategic framework for closing the AI exposure gap
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, flaw, framework, governance, identity, infrastructure, injection, jobs, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, microsoft, risk, risk-analysis, saas, service, software, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityAs AI adoption accelerates, CISOs face a dual challenge: fueling innovation while mitigating the risks of a rapidly expanding attack surface. Tenable’s five-step framework for securing AI offers a systematic approach to reducing AI security risks as your organization races to achieve the productivity benefits of AI. Key takeaways Get a five-step framework to help…
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Ransomware group claims breach of pro-Orbán Hungarian media firm
Mediaworks confirmed the incident on Friday, warning that “a significant amount of illegally obtained data may have come into the possession of unauthorized persons.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-group-claims-breach-of-pro-orban-media-firm
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4th May Threat Intelligence Report
Medtronic, a global medical device maker, has disclosed a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems. An unauthorized party accessed data, while the company reported no impact on products, operations, or financial systems. Threat […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2026/4th-may-threat-intelligence-report/
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DigiCert breached via malicious screensaver file
A targeted social engineering attack against DigiCert’s support channel led to the compromise of internal systems and the unauthorized issuance of EV Code Signing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/04/digicert-breach-code-signing-certificates-malware/
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Sandhills Medical Foundation Ransomware Breach Draws Class Action Investigation Nearly a Year Later
What happened A ransomware attack on Sandhills Medical Foundation, a Federally Qualified Community Health Center in McBee, South Carolina, is now the subject of a class action investigation, nearly a year after the incident was first discovered. Sandhills Medical discovered the ransomware attack on May 8, 2025. A forensic investigation determined that an unauthorized third…The…
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2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks
On December 4, 2025, a 17-year-old was arrested in Osaka under Japan’s Unauthorized Access Prohibition Act. The young man had run malicious code to extract the personal data of over 7 million users of Kaikatsu Club, Japan’s largest internet cafe chain. When asked, the young man shared his motivation for the hack: he wanted to…
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New Apache MINA Vulnerabilities Open Door to Remote Code Execution Attacks
Tags: apache, attack, cyber, flaw, framework, malicious, network, remote-code-execution, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityThe Apache MINA project has issued urgent security updates to address two severe vulnerabilities. These security flaws could allow malicious actors to execute unauthorized code remotely. The development team has successfully patched these issues in the newly released Apache MINA versions 2.2.7 and 2.1.12. Apache MINA is a widely used framework for building high-performance network…
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MOVEit Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Sparks Security Concerns
Tags: access, authentication, automation, cyber, data, flaw, moveIT, software, unauthorized, vulnerabilityProgress Software has issued a critical security alert for its MOVEit Automation software. Two severe vulnerabilities have been discovered that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and escalate their privileges. Because of the critical nature of these flaws, administrators are urged to apply the latest security patches immediately to prevent unauthorized access and data exposure.…