Category: security
Foh&Boh data leak leaves millions of CVs exposed – KFS, Taco Bell, Nordstrom applicants at risk
A hiring company has reportedly left millions of CVs in a publicly accessible AWS bucket Foh&Boh has partnerships with leading food and hospitality services The dataset is now closed, but users may still be at risk A dataset containing a staggering 5.4 million files has been discovered by researchers online,…
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AMD patches high severity security flaw affecting Zen chips
AMD advisory warns about a new high-severity security flaw The bug affects Zen 1 to Zen 4 CPUs Abuse could lead to the loss of SEV-based protection of a confidential guest Chipmaking giant AMD has confirmed it recently patched a high-severity vulnerability affecting its Zen 1 to Zen 4 CPUs.…
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This devious new macOS malware disguises itself as Chrome, Zoom installers
Apple has offered a patch for Ferret family malware The malware is used in associated with the ‘Contagious Interview’ campaign However some malware is still undetectable, so be on your guard Apple has delivered a new patch on Xprotect, its on-device malware removal tool, intended to block several variants of…
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Chinese hackers develop effective new hacking technique to go after business networks
Security researchers observe Chinese attackers targeting network appliances The code grants them persistent access and a number of different operations Hackers could grab system details, read sensitive user data, and more Chinese hackers have been seen targeting network appliances with malware which gave them persistent access and the ability to…
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Israeli spyware company confirms US government and friends are customers
The US government has been confirmed as a Paragon customer Paragon was recently accused of targeting journalists by WhatsApp Paragon “explicitly prohibit(s)” the targeting of journalists Notorious Israeli spyware manufacturing company Paragon Solutions has confirmed the US government is a purchaser of its products. Speaking to TechCrunch, Paragon’s executive chairman…
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Millions at risk as malicious PDF files designed to steal your data are flooding SMS inboxes – how to stay safe
A new phishing campaign is targeting businesses and individuals in over 50 countries Experts warn attackers are hiding malicious links in PDFs using a never-before-seen obfuscation technique Use the best antivirus software and activate advanced mobile threat defense solutions PDF files, long considered a safe and reliable way to share…
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