Sensitive data from 14 UK schools was exfiltrated online by hackers after an attack in 2022. The leaked documents included children’s SEN information, student passport scans, staff payroll, and contract details. The information was leaked after the affected school refused…
January 6, 2023Rabbi LakshmananOnline safety/privacy Popular instant messaging service WhatsApp now supports proxy servers in the latest versions of its Android and iOS apps. This allows users to avoid government-imposed censorship and internet shutdowns. “Choosing a proxy allows you to…
Stakeholders in the security industry have once again joined forces to give ransomware victims a way to mitigate the worst effects of a breach with MegaCortex’s new decryption tool. A new decryption tool allows victims of the variant to restore…
January 6, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Threat Cloud service provider Rackspace said on Thursday, play I was responsible for last month’s violation. A security incident on December 2nd, 2022 leveraged a previously unknown security exploit to gain initial access…
December 27, 2022Rabbi LakshmananData Security/Privacy Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running class action lawsuit filed in 2018. The legal battle came in response to revelations that…
December 27, 2022Rabbi LakshmananCyber attack / Windows security brunolovA sub-cluster of the infamous Lazarus Group has been observed employing new techniques in its playbooks that allow it to bypass Windows. mark of the web (MotW) protection. This includes the use…
January 5, 2023Rabbi LakshmananApplication Security / SQLi Fortinet has warned of a critical flaw that affects multiple versions of the FortiADC Application Delivery Controller and can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. “Improperly disabling the special factor used in…
Wabtec Corporation has finally released details of last year’s data security incident in which highly sensitive personal information was compromised. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company prides itself on being one of the world’s leading rail technology companies with operations in…
January 5, 2023Rabbi LakshmananData Security/Malware a notorious information thief known as further away continues to leverage popular social media services such as TikTok, Telegram, Steam, and Mastodon as intermediate command and control (C2) servers. “When a user creates an account…
American fast food restaurant chain Five Guys announced a data breach in a recent letter from COO Sam Chamberlain to customers. according to lettera security incident occurred in September 2022, exposing sensitive customer data by an unauthorized third party with…
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