Tag: security audits

  • Krebs on Security: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/hacker-in-snowflake-extortions-may-be-a-u-s-soldier/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier Feedly Summary: Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect — a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m — remains…

  • Slashdot: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/24/0414244/github-announces-new-open-source-fund-with-security-mentoring?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: GitHub Announces New Open Source Fund with Security Mentoring Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund has been launched with a commitment of $1.25 million to support open-source projects. This initiative aims to provide funding and mentorship to maintainers of critical software,…

  • CSA: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security?

    Source URL: https://www.valencesecurity.com/resources/blogs/why-application-specific-passwords-are-a-security-risk-in-google-workspace Source: CSA Title: How Can You Strengthen Google Workspace Security? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security risks related to Application-Specific Passwords (ASPs) in Google Workspace, emphasizing their vulnerabilities and the need for stronger authentication methods. It provides practical security tips to mitigate the risks associated…

  • Rekt: Polter Finance

    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/polter-finance-rekt Source: Rekt Title: Polter Finance Feedly Summary: After losing roughly $8.7 million to a textbook case of oracle manipulation, Polter Finance is scrambling to clean up the mess. Their unaudited protocol left key vulnerabilities wide open, and now they’re facing the fallout. Another day, another lesson in DeFi’s recklessness. AI Summary and…

  • The Register: Microsoft Power Pages misconfigurations exposing sensitive data

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/15/microsoft_power_pages_misconfigurations/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Power Pages misconfigurations exposing sensitive data Feedly Summary: NHS supplier that leaked employee info fell victim to fiddly access controls that can leave databases dangling online Private businesses and public-sector organizations are unwittingly exposing millions of people’s sensitive information to the public internet because they misconfigure Microsoft’s…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/14/openai-public-bug-bounty/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Feedly Summary: OpenAI Public Bug Bounty Reading this investigation of the security boundaries of OpenAI’s Code Interpreter environment helped me realize that the rules for OpenAI’s public bug bounty inadvertently double as the missing details for a whole bunch of different aspects of…

  • Rekt: DeltaPrime – Rekt II

    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/deltaprime-rekt2 Source: Rekt Title: DeltaPrime – Rekt II Feedly Summary: Audited multiple times, hacked twice in two months. DeltaPrime loses another $4.85M after ignoring explicit warnings about admin key security. Like leaving your mansion unlocked after security consultants kept telling you to change the locks. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • CSA: Secure Your Staging Environment for Production

    Source URL: https://entro.security/blog/securing-staging-environments-best-practices/ Source: CSA Title: Secure Your Staging Environment for Production Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text emphasizes the often-overlooked security vulnerabilities in staging environments, which can lead to data breaches and other security incidents. It highlights the importance of secure secret management, configuration parity with production, strict access controls,…

  • Hacker News: UnitedHealth says data of 100M stolen in Change Healthcare hack

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-says-data-of-100-million-stolen-in-change-healthcare-hack/ Source: Hacker News Title: UnitedHealth says data of 100M stolen in Change Healthcare hack Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Change Healthcare ransomware attack represents one of the largest healthcare data breaches in recent years, affecting over 100 million individuals. Sensitive personal and medical information was compromised, resulting…