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fromTheregister
1 hour agoAI vendors' response to security flaws: It wasn't me
AI vendors promote AI for security but often dismiss flaws as intended behavior.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days agoThe rising cost of data breaches: Why backup and cyber protection must go hand in hand - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Cyber incidents now lead to significant financial and reputational damage, necessitating a unified strategy for backup and cyber protection.
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fromAbove the Law
1 day ago438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway. - Above the Law
Age verification mandates for the internet are technically flawed, threaten privacy, and may cause more harm than good, according to 438 researchers from 32 countries.
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fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoA fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals
A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months agoNearly 1,300 customers affected by Canada Computers data breach, company says | CBC News
Canada Computers experienced a retail website data breach affecting 1,284 customers and sent inconsistent notifications, causing customer frustration and credit card cancellations.
fromFinbold
5 days agoKraken insider extortion reveals remote work security blind spot
"Shortly after access was terminated, we began receiving extortion demands. The criminals threatened to distribute materials from both the February 2025 incident and the recent incident to media outlets and on social media if we did not comply. We will not pay these criminals," Percoco stated.
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fromMedCity News
1 month agoThe Evolving Landscape of Privacy and Cybersecurity: Essential Strategies for Legal and Compliance Professionals - MedCity News
Organizations must combine strong controls with comprehensive employee training and accountability culture to effectively protect sensitive data and comply with evolving privacy laws.
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fromTechCrunch
1 month agoMarquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack | TechCrunch
Marquis, a fintech company serving hundreds of banks, suffered a ransomware attack in August 2025 that compromised personal and financial data of over 672,000 people, with more than half residing in Texas.
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fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month agoLeaked Odido data exposes sensitive information - DataBreaches.Net
Dutch news outlets freely reported on the Odido telecom breach affecting 6.2 million customers, exposing sensitive data including stalking victims' information and protected addresses without censorship.
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoTargeted Phishing Attack Breaches Biotech Company Data
This phishing attack enabled the threat actor to access 'certain internal IT business applications.' The malicious actor gained unauthorized entry by compromising an employee's access to the organization's internal network for business administration.
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fromWIRED
1 month agoData Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses
Congressional Democrats identified $20.9 billion in consumer losses from identity theft linked to four major data broker breaches, with one company refusing to improve opt-out accessibility.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago7 Data Privacy Risks Leaders Miss in 2026
Organizations overlook seven critical privacy risks in 2026 that bypass security awareness, including public WiFi interception, malicious browser extensions, shadow AI tools, unencrypted messaging, credential reuse, unmanaged personal devices, and data retention gaps.
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fromSecuritymagazine
2 months agoUnderstanding Breaches Before and After They Happen: What Every Organization Should Know
Most security breaches result from neglected fundamentals—human error, unpatched systems, weak authentication, and poor network segmentation—rather than advanced, novel exploits.
fromThe Hacker News
2 months agoThe Hidden Risk of Orphan Accounts
Traditional IAM and IGA systems are designed primarily for human users and depend on manual onboarding and integration for each application - connectors, schema mapping, entitlement catalogs, and role modeling. Many applications never make it that far. Meanwhile, non-human identities (NHIs): service accounts, bots, APIs, and agent-AI processes are natively ungoverned, operating outside standard IAM frameworks and often without ownership, visibility, or lifecycle controls.
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