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In today’s digital landscape, the security of personal information is an ever-present concern. The ubiquity of data breaches raises questions about the extent to which identities are exposed and vulnerable. While high-profile incidents involving companies like Optus and Medibank may be familiar, the broader landscape of data breaches remains largely hidden from public view, perpetuating […]
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the KeePass password manager may be exploited to retrieve the master password. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-32784. indicates that the master password may be recovered from system memory dumps, even if the system is not running or locked. ADVERTISEMENT Dominik Reichl, the developer of KeePass, will release a patch in the upcoming […]
According to a recent report, a data breach at the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) led to the leak of personal information of 237,000 current and past federal government employees. ADVERTISEMENT A data breach has leaked 237,000 federal government workers’ personal information, who are related to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). According […]
Google launched VirusTotal Code Insight in April 2023 to expand the functionality of its malware detection and analysis platform. Up until now, VirusTotal could tell its users whether antivirus engines considered a file malicious, but it could not really tell users why. ADVERTISEMENT The introduction of Code Insight changed that. The feature analyses the code […]
Microsoft cloud services, including OneDrive and SharePoint, have started to scan password protected ZIP archives that users upload or share using these services. ADVERTISEMENT Internet users have a number of options when it comes to hosting files online or sharing them. Archive formats, such as ZIP or RAR, are popular options when it comes to […]
Toyota Japan has confirmed that due to a cloud misconfiguration, the personal and vehicle information of 2.15 million users was leaked on the internet. Moreover, the information has been on the internet for a decade now, but the company discovered it recently in April. ADVERTISEMENT Customers affected included those who signed up for the T-Connect […]
Google released the top-level domain .zip to the public recently, which means that interested organizations and users may register .zip domains. Cyber criminals are already using .zip domains in phishing campaigns. ADVERTISEMENT According to the SANS Internet Storm Center, about 1230 names have been registered so far. The top level domain was approved in 2014 […]
MSI lost up to 1.5TB of sensitive data due to a security compromise, but it is not the only company facing issues. Because of the MSI data breach back in March, Intel is also in danger due to a leak of Intel Boot Guard keys. ADVERTISEMENT The Money Message gang attacked MSI around two months […]
Last week, Google unlocked the ability to create passkeys to protect Google Accounts and to switch to using passkeys instead of passwords for protection. The question that Google customers may have is whether they should take the plunge and start using passkeys instead of the account password, or if they should wait a bit longer […]
Modern Windows operating systems include Microsoft Defender Antivirus by default. The security component is enabled by default, but it will turn itself off for the most part if an administrator installs another security solution on the device. ADVERTISEMENT The latest Windows security software test by AV-Test analyzed 18 different security products for Windows. Engineers at […]