FBI Arrests 21-Year-Old Guardsman in Leak of Classified Military Documents

A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested Thursday in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues.
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IT and security pros pressured to keep quiet about data breaches

Organizations globally are under tremendous pressure to address evolving threats like ransomware, zero-day vulnerabilities, and espionage, and they face challenges in extending security coverage across multiple environments and dealing with an ongoing … Continue reading IT and security pros pressured to keep quiet about data breaches

A bug revealed ChatGPT users’ chat history, personal and billing data

A vulnerability in the redis-py open-source library was at the root of last week’s ChatGPT data leak, OpenAI has confirmed. Not only were some ChatGPT users able to see what other users have been using the AI chatbot for, but limited personal and… Continue reading A bug revealed ChatGPT users’ chat history, personal and billing data

Massive GitHub analysis reveals 10 million secrets hidden in 1 billion commits

GitGuardian scanned 1.027 billion new GitHub commits in 2022 (+20% compared to 2021) and found 10,000,000 secrets occurrences (+67% compared to 2022). What is interesting beyond this ever-increasing number is that 1 code author out of 10 exposed a secr… Continue reading Massive GitHub analysis reveals 10 million secrets hidden in 1 billion commits

Attackers are searching for online store backups in public folders. Can they find yours?

Too many online store administrators are storing private backups in public folders and exposing database passwords, secret API keys, administrator URLs and customer data to attackers who know where to look. “Exposed secrets have been used to gain… Continue reading Attackers are searching for online store backups in public folders. Can they find yours?

How companies time data leak disclosures

Every year the personal data of millions of people, such as passwords, credit card details, or health details, fall into the hands of unauthorized persons through hacking or data processing errors by companies. The consequences for those affected can b… Continue reading How companies time data leak disclosures

All of Medibank’s stolen data leaked, Australia increases maximum penalties for data breaches

Australian health insurance provider Medibank has confirmed that another batch of the customer data stolen in the recent breach has been leaked. “We are conducting further analysis on the files today and at this stage believe there are 6 zipped f… Continue reading All of Medibank’s stolen data leaked, Australia increases maximum penalties for data breaches