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Booz Allen Hamilton leaves 60,000 unsecured DOD files on AWS server

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Leading U.S. military contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has been found to have left over 60,000 sensitive files on a publicly accessible Amazon Web Services server, according to a leading cybersecurity researcher. The files were discovered by Chris Vickery, an analyst at the cybersecurity firm UpGuard, who told CyberScoop it’s “highly likely” that malicious actors are downloading this publicly exposed data but said it remains unclear if anyone realized and acted on the gravity of the exposed data. On May 26, four days after the discovery was first made, the U.S. government requested UpGuard preserve the data they discovered during their investigation. UpGuard is not naming the specific agency they spoke with in compliance with their request. The data leakage was first reported by Gizmodo on Wednesday. The revelation came just hours after a company spokesperson said the former FBI director Robert Mueller’s review of Booz Allen Hamilton security, personnel and management practices is “substantially complete.” The final report […]

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Stolen details of 3.3m Hello Kitty fans – including kids – published online

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A year after Sanrio promised that the records were safe, the database – including more than 186,000 children’s details – has appeared online Continue reading Stolen details of 3.3m Hello Kitty fans – including kids – published online→

Hacker Claims to Have Sold Leaked Terrorism Watchlist ‘World-Check’ For $20,000

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The confidential Thomson Reuters “terrorism database” is spreading in the internet’s underground. Continue reading Hacker Claims to Have Sold Leaked Terrorism Watchlist ‘World-Check’ For $20,000→