Security
Massive “Great Firewall of China” data leak reveals surveillance tech Silk Road
The Chinese internet censorship program, known as the Great Firewall of China, has suffered a major data leak. Over 500GB of internal documents, including the source code, work logs, internal communications, and others, revealed exports of surveillance tech to Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Kazakhstan.
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Data breach exposes 600K luxury skincare firm users, hackers claim
A notorious ransomware cartel has claimed the French luxury skincare behemoth Clarins Group after the company’s data was allegedly uploaded to the gang’s dark web blog.
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Threat notification campaign by Apple should be taken seriously, CERT-FR says
France’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR) has issued a press release stating that Apple’s threat notification campaign regarding spyware should not be taken lightly.
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FTC launches probe to see whether AI companies are protecting children from harmful chats
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation to see how tech companies measure, test, and monitor the potentially negative impacts of AI-powered chatbots on children. The antitrust agency has issued orders to seven companies, including Alphabet, Meta, and OpenAI.
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US credit union reveals shocking two-year-old PIN number breach to customers
Fairmont Federal Credit Union (FFCU) has informed hundreds of thousands of people about a devastating breach that exposed everything from names to PIN numbers and healthcare data.
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Will the EU start scanning your private messages?
Social media users are spreading panic online as the European Commission meets to discuss a new proposed framework for combating child sexual abuse material.
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Gym bros exposed by Hello Gym phone service: 1.6 million audio recordings leaked
No encryption, no password – a giant stash with over 1.6 million calls and voicemails, including gym members’ names, phone numbers, and other sensitive information, was found to be publicly exposed.
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Insider threats haunt schools: most cyberattacks are carried out from within
Schools are facing a massive problem. At least half of inside threats are pupils hacking their schools for sport.
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New Apple A19 chips introduce spyware-defeating memory safety feature
Mercenary spyware and other memory corruption attacks against iPhone 17 devices will be “immensely more expensive and difficult” due to the new safety defence Apple has introduced with the A19 chip lineup.
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Farmer Bros. reveals data breach victim count
The Texas-headquartered coffee and food service company, Farmer Bros., has revealed that a recent cyberattack exposed the data of thousands of people.
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US fears hidden radios in solar-powered highway infrastructure
US officials say solar-powered highway infrastructure including chargers, roadside weather stations, and traffic cameras should be scanned for the presence of rogue devices – such as hidden radios – secreted inside batteries and inverters.
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Popular AI chatbots leaking data: millions of users could be affected
A server belonging to one of the big names in generative AI just spilled sensitive user data, including private prompts and authentication tokens, potentially exposing millions of people.
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Global talent management behemoth Allegis Group claimed by hacker gang
The attackers claim to have accessed client lists and other, so far undisclosed, company documents.
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Plex asks users to reset their passwords after data breach
Media streaming platform Plex has notified users of a recent “security incident” in which personal information was stolen. As a precaution, the company recommends that users reset their passwords.
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LookCam internet cameras expose your home to strangers, security researcher warns
An internet-connected camera managed via the LookCam or other apps of the same developer is riddled with multiple security flaws, warns Wladimir Palant, a security researcher and maker of the AdBlock Plus content filtering and ad blocking extension. The camera is used by millions, and the flaws grant complete access to outsiders.
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Virgin Money, BT, TD Bank Air Canada provider caught in Salesforce breach
Software intelligence giant Dynatrace has admitted that customer data was swept up in one of the year’s biggest supply-chain hacks.
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How I built my own VPN (and what I learned)
Digital privacy scandals seem to break almost weekly, and with each news alert, my frustration grows. I hate the idea...
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Hackers claim Germany’s second-largest bank subsidiary - the company denies
A ransomware gang has claimed it breached a subsidiary of Germany's second-largest bank and is threatening to release stolen data, but the bank denies any attack took place.
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Signal introduces free chat backup feature and a subscription to backup media
Signal is rolling out secure backups as an opt-in feature that lets users save conversation archives “in a privacy-preserving form.” The free tier includes all chats and 45 days' worth of media history. However, Signal has also introduced a paid subscription plan for the first time.
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Massive supply chain attack hits NPM as hackers target 18 packages downloaded 2B times weekly
What has been dubbed the largest supply chain attack in history has hit NPM, one of the most prolific JavaScript package managers.
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