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In recent cybersecurity news, a significant data breach at La Poste subsidiary Maileva has affected 22 million individuals in France, exposing sensitive personal information. Additionally, a secret stealer malware targeting GitHub repositories was reported, highlighting the ongoing risks in software development environments. The compromise of the Claude Code extension was linked to a stolen access key from the Fireworks AI platform, illustrating the dangers of credential exposure. Overall, attackers are shifting focus beyond traditional vulnerabilities, increasingly targeting user credentials and access keys to exploit software and services. This trend emphasizes the need for enhanced security measures and awareness in both corporate and individual contexts.
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Former master’s student imprisoned for hacking into university computer and selling exam answers
Ukrainian accused of decrypting credentials and selling them on the dark web will face US court
Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in August:
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AuthPoint quarantines users synced from Active Directory when the name of their Active Directory group is changed
Discover shows an incorrect regulato...
Clerk charged with burglary and cybercrime for allegedly using boss’s computer while on administrative leave
Ertel will also oversee Menlo's efforts to reduce its risk and security exposure globally
In this 25 minute video I’m explaining the foundations of Web Application Security.
The video covers the basic building blocks of web applications, such as HTML, HTTP, JavaScript and Cookies. Furthermore core web applications security concepts such as the Same-Origin Policy are discussed in detail....
The breach took place on August 29 via a third-party data storage platform used to store customer data.
The proposals outlined in the consultation aim to remove the barriers to data use, including in the development of emerging technologies
The first in a series of blogs to ease your journey towards a zero trust architecture.
Dual US-Canadian national sentenced for laundering millions of dollars for cyber-criminals
Threat actor takes over entrepreneurial couple’s Instagram account, demands $40K for its return
Stefanutti Stocks Holdings a découvert une cyberattaque sur ses systèmes informatiques le 31 août. L'entreprise a engagé des experts externes pour enquêter sur l'incident et a fermé tous ses systèmes informatiques pour remédier à la situation. Les opérations sur les sites ne seront pas affectées, ma...
Data swiped from UN earlier this year by unknown hackers using stolen credentials
HP report warns of remote user pushback against policies
On Unix/Linux users with a uid=0 are root. This means any security checks are bypassed for them.
An adversary might go ahead and create a new account, or set an existing account’s user identifier (uid) or group identifier to zero.
A simple way to do this is to update /etc/passwd of an account, or us...
CrowdStrike warns rapid lateral movement is becoming the norm
Encrypted email service under fire after complying with Swiss law
Judge rules fast-food chain “knew or should have known” its security practices were “unreasonably dangerous”
Legislation introduced to establish a five-year term for top US cybersecurity job
Final NIST practice guide on mobile application single sign-on for first responders is released