Hundreds of thousands of individuals had their personal details revealed.

#databreach #cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #cyberattack #infosec

https://cnews.link/chemonics-usaid-contractor-data-breach-3/

Zabbix, a widely used IT infrastructure management and monitoring tool, recently patched a critical 9.9 out of 10 defect.

#cybersecurity #IT #Zabbix #cyberattack #infosec

https://cnews.link/critical-flaw-in-zabbix-monitoring-tool-1/

Cybercriminals are increasingly relying on generative AI to generate text, images, audio, and videos to amplify their scams.

#cybercrime #FBI #cybersecurity #AI #scams

https://cnews.link/cybercriminals-using-ai-for-most-types-of-scams-fbi-3/

The FTC restricted Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics for selling location data of millions of Americans.

#dataprivacy #FTC #DataSecurity #cybersecurity #location #USA

https://cnews.link/ftc-bans-data-brokers-sensitive-location-data-3/

A South Korean company has allegedly exported 240,000 satellite receivers with DDoS attack capabilities to an overseas client.

#DDoS #SouthKorea #satellite #CyberSecurity #infosec

https://cnews.link/korean-firm-exporting-satellite-receivers-ddos-1/

▪ @cybernews@infosec.exchange research ▪ A safe linking service accidentally leaked millions of private links, revealing their creators.

#CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #Links #DataPrivacy #infosec

https://cnews.link/safelinking-data-leak-3/

Russian authorities have arrested notorious hacker Mikhail Matveev linked to $200M in ransomware payments.

#Russia #hacker #ransomware #cybercrime #CyberSecurity

https://cnews.link/cybercriminal-wazawaka-arrested-in-kaliningrad-russia-1/

In 2023, two ex-hackers reunited after years in prison to protest the courthouse that sentenced them.

#hackers #jail #Crime #court #cybercrime #cybersecurity

https://cnews.link/hackers-march-outside-courthouse-prison-1/

The IETF recommended a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosures over two years ago, but only 4% of Fortune 500 companies have adopted it.

#company #security #Internet #cybersecurity #infosec

https://cnews.link/most-fortune-500-companies-lack-security-txt-files-1/

Data broker left 713GB of sensitive data accessible without a password and unencrypted.

#DataSecurity #cybersecurity #password #files

https://cnews.link/data-broker-exposes-600k-background-checks-3/

▪ @cybernews@infosec.exchange research ▪ Sensitive records, such as passports and medical histories of WotNot users, were exposed.

#DataSecurity #CyberSecurity #AI #database #dataleak

https://cnews.link/wotnot-exposes-346k-sensitive-customer-files-3/

Russian hackers are capitalizing on a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Firefox, Thunderbird, and the Tor Browser.

#Firefox #Russia #hackers #cybercrime #CyberSecurity #infosec

https://cnews.link/russian-hackers-exploit-critical-firefox-and-windows-zero-days-1/