Misconfiguration leaves thousands of servers vulnerable to attack, researchers find
Simple mistakes and configuration errors is still a major cybersecurity issue, according to security firm Censys.
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The FBI’s BreachForums bust is causing ‘chaos in the cybercrime underground’
The dramatic fall of one of the preeminent cybercrime communities on the web will have major implications for the cybercrime markets.
Cancer patient sues medical provider after ransomware group posts her photos online
The suit comes about six weeks after the ransomware threatened to post sensitive material online if they weren't paid.
DC health exchange breach affects former national security official, Congress
Leaked data from the capital's health insurance broker exposes sensitive data belonging to the city's powerbrokers.
After apparent hack, data from Australian tech giant Atlassian dumped online
A hacking crew called SiegedSec posted data on what appears to be thousands of employees and floor plans for two of the company's offices.
Sanctioned Iranian hackers behind Charlie Hebdo breach, Microsoft says
U.S. officials sanctioned members of the hacking group after they attempted to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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GoodRx will settle claim it shared sensitive health data with advertisers
The telehealth and discount drug provider promised health data would remain confidential and then allowed it to be used for targeted ads.
FCC proposes stronger data breach rules, faster notifications for telecoms
The proposed rule would expand the definition of a breach and require telecoms to immediately report intrusions to law enforcement.
NSA says Chinese hackers are actively attacking flaw in widely used networking device
A severe flaw in a Citrix device allowed hackers believed to be part of the group known as APT5 to carry out remote code execution.
How Xi Jinping leveled-up China’s hacking teams
China's investments in cybersecurity education set the stage for a new, more prolific era of digital espionage.