Tag: data security

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-oct-10-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: What NIST’s latest password standards mean, and why the old ones weren’t working Feedly Summary: Rather than setting a regular cadence for changing passwords, users only need to change their passwords if there is evidence of a breach. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses…

Hacker News: End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Storage in the Wild: A Broken Ecosystem

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Source URL: https://brokencloudstorage.info/ Source: Hacker News Title: End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Storage in the Wild: A Broken Ecosystem Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the vulnerabilities associated with end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage services, particularly in the context of malicious server threats. Key findings reveal gaps between marketing claims and…

The Register: Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/trackman_unprotected_database/ Source: The Register Title: Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway Feedly Summary: Researcher spots 110 TB of sensitive info sitting in unprotected database Nearly 32 million records belonging to users of tech from Trackman were left exposed to the internet, sitting in a non-password protected…

The Register: Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/firefixed_mozilla_patches_critical_firefox/ Source: The Register Title: Mozilla patches critical Firefox vuln that attackers are already exploiting Feedly Summary: Firefixed: It’s maintenance time for low-complexity, high-impact security flaw It’s patch time for Firefox fans as Mozilla issues a security advisory for a critical code execution vulnerability in the browser.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

Schneier on Security: Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/deebot-robot-vacuums-are-using-photos-and-audio-to-train-their-ai.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI Feedly Summary: An Australian news agency is reporting that robot vacuum cleaners from the Chinese company Deebot are surreptitiously taking photos and recording audio, and sending that data back to the vendor to train their…

Wired: Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/internet-archive-hacked/ Source: Wired Title: Internet Archive Breach Exposes 31 Million Users Feedly Summary: The hack exposed the data of 31 million users as the embattled Wayback Machine maker scrambles to stay online and contain the fallout of digital —and legal—attacks. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Internet Archive recently confirmed a major…

The Register: Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions

Oct 9, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/marriott_settlements_data_breaches/ Source: The Register Title: Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions Feedly Summary: Intruders stayed for free on the network between 2014 and 2020 Marriott has agreed to pay a $52 million penalty and develop a comprehensive infosec program following a series of major data breaches between…

The Register: National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits ‘hundreds of millions’ potentially affected

Oct 9, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/national_public_data_bankrupt/ Source: The Register Title: National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits ‘hundreds of millions’ potentially affected Feedly Summary: One-man-band faces a mountain of lawsuits but has few assets The Florida business behind data brokerage National Public Data has filed for bankruptcy, admitting “hundreds of millions" of people were potentially affected in one…

Cisco Security Blog: The Countdown Has Begun: Getting Started on Your Post-Quantum Journey

Oct 9, 2024

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