Tag: security
Good luck keeping the past private now —criminal records of millions of Americans leaked online in major database breach
Bad news for an Americans looking to keep their illegal pasts behind them, as researchers have flagged the leak of sensitive information on millions of convicted felons. Malwarebytes has published a blog post detailing how a group of cybercriminals leaked a database containing criminal records of millions of Americans, thought…
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Backdoor installer gives hackers full control over courtroom devices
An update for software that records court proceedings was contaminated with malware, granting persistent access to still unknown threat actors. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers Rapid7, who discovered and reported the corruption to the software makers. The infestation has since been cleared, but the effects…
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This devious backdoor installer gives hackers full control over courtroom devices
An update for software that records court proceedings was contaminated with malware, granting persistent access to still unknown threat actors, experts have warned. Cybersecurity researchers Rapid7 discovered and reported the corruption to the software makers. The infestation has since been cleared, but the effects of the supply chain attack are…
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GitLab issues patch for high severity account takeover vulnerability
GitLab has released patches for seven vulnerabilities, including a high-severity flaw that allowed threat actors to take over people’s accounts. The highlight of the security advisory is an XSS weakness in the VS code editor (Web IDE), that threat actors can exploit via malicious pages. Although the attackers can abuse…
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LockBit demands $25 million from London Drugs, confirming breach was actually ransomware attack
The recent cyber-incident against Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs was indeed a full-blown ransomware attack, with sensitive data being stolen, and a major ransom being demanded, the company has confirmed. In a statement given to The Register, the company said it had been hit, but stressed it also had no…
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Political ads made with generative AI must be labelled, FCC proposes
As the US Presidential elections draw closer, the battle is heating up, and with AI tools rising in popularity, it’s safe to assume they will be widely used in the upcoming campaigns. With that in mind, the US Federal Communications Commission is considering whether AI-generated content in political ads on…
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