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POPULAR CYBERSECURITY PUBLICATIONS
2020-07-02 18:41:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
Facebook exposed user data to thousands of app developers

By Zara Khan

Facebook 'Privacy Matters' reveals 5000 app developers accessed user data.

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Security Social Network News Breach Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Privacy
2020-07-02 17:30:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
22,900 MongoDB Databases Affected in Ransomware Attack

An attacker scanned for databases misconfigured to expose information and wiped the data, leaving a ransom note behind.

2020-07-02 17:00:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Trojans, Backdoors and Droppers: The Most-Analyzed Malware

Even so, backdoors and droppers are rare in the wild.

Malware Most Recent ThreatLists Backdoors Droppers Emotet Kaspersky Most Common Malware Most-analyzed Malware Statistics Threatlist Trojans
2020-07-02 16:14:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Apache Guacamole Opens Door for Total Control of Remote Footprint

Several vulnerabilities can be chained together for a full exploit.

Cloud Security Vulnerabilities Apache Guacamole Check Point COVID-19 CVE-2020-9497 CVE-2020-9498 Gateway Information Disclosure RCE Remote Footprint Remote Users Security Vulnerabilities Takeover Work From Home
2020-07-02 16:06:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Facebook Privacy Glitch Gave 5K Developers Access to ‘Expired’ Data

Facebook has fixed a privacy issue that gave developers access to user data long after the 90-day "expiration" date.

Facebook Privacy Cambridge Analytics Data Data Collection Data Sharing Developer Expired Access Security Social Media Third Party App Third Party Apps
2020-07-02 15:58:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Coronavirus and cybercrime: Scammers’ shifting tactics revealed at Akamai event

Where the virus spread, cybercriminals followed

2020-07-02 15:56:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
47% of online MongoDB databases hacked demanding ransom

By Sudais Asif

The hackers also threatened to inform GDPR officials if the ransom is not paid.

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Hacking News Cloud Cyber Crime Hacking MongoDB Ransom Vulnerability
2020-07-02 15:01:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Data breach at Canadian insurance firm exposes personal information

Incident at Heartland Farm Mutual could have exposed sensitive data

2020-07-02 14:49:00 UTC
Naked Security | Sophos
Naked Security | Sophos
MongoDB ransom threats step up from blackmail to full-on wiping

Still thinking "the crooks probably won't find me if I make a security blunder"?

Uncategorized Data Breach MongoDB Shodan
2020-07-02 14:16:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Azure DevOps account takeover hack earns $3,000 bug bounty

Dangling DNS zone a danger for cloud security

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OUR TAKE ON TRENDING STORIES
March 2024
By SUE DENIM
TikTok Ban, Discord Bot Community Attack, and Telecom Company's Breach Resurgence.
Ah, the dramatic saga of TikTok in the United States! Picture this: a ban looming over TikTok, akin to a dark cloud threatening to rain on our digital parade. Congress is all up in arms, waving their "think of the children" banners while TikTok nervously checks its watch, wondering if it should start packing its bags for a forced sale. Meanwhile, nobody bats an eye at the plethora of Chinese gadge...

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SPOTLIGHT, VULNERABILITY CHAT & PRIVACY HEADLINES
15 April 2024
BREACHAWARE HQ

A total of 15 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 10,110,194 leaked accounts containing a total of 23 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stealer Log 0448, Stealer Log 0449, Believe and Carding Team