According to research from GitGuardian and CyberArk, 79% of IT decision-makers reported having experienced a secrets leak, up from 75% in the previous year’s report. At the same time, the number of leaked credentials has never been higher, with over 12.7 million hardcoded credentials in public GitHub repositories alone. One of the more troubling aspects of this report is that over 90% of valid
Ransomware Attack on Oklahoma Medical Center Impacts 133,000
Great Plains Regional Medical Center says the personal information of 133,000 individuals was compromised in a ransomware attack.
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300 Drinking Water Systems in US Exposed to Disruptive, Damaging Hacker Attacks
EPA flags security vulnerabilities in more than 300 drinking water systems that serve roughly 110 million individuals.
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Palo Alto Networks Releases IoCs for New Firewall Zero-Day
Palo Alto Networks has released IoCs for the attacks exploiting a newly uncovered firewall zero-day vulnerability.
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Fortinet VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Malware Attacks Remains Unpatched: Report
The DeepData malware framework was seen exploiting a Fortinet VPN client for Windows zero-day that remains unpatched.
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Microsoft 365 Admin portal abused to send sextortion emails
The Microsoft 365 Admin Portal is being abused to send sextortion emails, making the emails appear trustworthy and bypassing email security platforms. […]
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THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 11 – Nov 17)
What do hijacked websites, fake job offers, and sneaky ransomware have in common? They’re proof that cybercriminals are finding smarter, sneakier ways to exploit both systems and people.
This week makes one thing clear: no system, no person, no organization is truly off-limits. Attackers are getting smarter, faster, and more creative—using everything from human trust to hidden flaws in
This week makes one thing clear: no system, no person, no organization is truly off-limits. Attackers are getting smarter, faster, and more creative—using everything from human trust to hidden flaws in
AnnieMac Data Breach Impacts 171,000 People
AnnieMac Home Mortgage is informing over 171,000 individuals that their data has been compromised in a hacker attack.
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Gmail’s New Shielded Email Feature Lets Users Create Aliases for Email Privacy
Google appears to be readying a new feature called Shielded Email that allows users to create email aliases when signing up for online services and better combat spam.
The feature was first reported by Android Authority last week following a teardown of the latest version of Google Play Services for Android.
The idea is to create unique, single-use email addresses that forward the messages to
The feature was first reported by Android Authority last week following a teardown of the latest version of Google Play Services for Android.
The idea is to create unique, single-use email addresses that forward the messages to