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AT&T is warning of a massive data breach where threat actors stole the call logs for approximately 109 million customers, or nearly all of its mobile customers, from an online database on the company’s Snowflake account. The company confirmed to BleepingComputer that the data was stolen from the Snowflake account between April 14 and April…
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An AT&T spokesperson reportedly disclosed the theft of customer records was part of the recent wave of data theft attacks targeting Snowflake customers. An AT&T spokesperson reportedly disclosed that the massive theft of customer records was part of the recent wave of data theft attacks targeting Snowflake customers. The disclosure came as the telecom giant…
Read MoreThe NSA Has a Long-Lost Lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper The NSA has a video recording of a 1982 lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper titled “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People.” The agency is (so far) refusing to release it. Basically, the recording is in an obscure video format. People at the NSA can’t…
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Image: MidjourneyNetgear warned customers to update their devices to the latest available firmware, which patches stored cross-site scripting (XSS) and authentication bypass vulnerabilities in several WiFi 6 router models. The stored XSS security flaw (fixed in firmware version 1.0.0.72 and tracked as PSV-2023-0122) impacts the XR1000 Nighthawk gaming router. While the company didn’t disclose any…
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Jul 12, 2024The Hacker NewsDigital Security / Online Safety In today’s digital age, passwords serve as the keys to our most sensitive information, from social media accounts to banking and business systems. This immense power brings with it significant responsibility—and vulnerability. Most people don’t realize their credentials have been compromised until the damage is done.…
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Jul 12, 2024NewsroomCyber Crime / Online Safety Two Russian-born Australian citizens have been arrested and charged in the country for spying on behalf of Russia as part of a “complex” law enforcement operation codenamed BURGAZADA. This includes a 40-year-old woman, an Australian Defence Force (ADF) Army Private, and her husband, a 62-year-old self-employed laborer. Media…
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A wave of coordinated DNS hijacking attacks targets decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency domains using the Squarespace registrar, redirecting visitors to phishing sites hosting wallet drainers. DNS hijacking is when an attacker modifies a target’s Domain Name System records to redirect traffic from a legitimate website to one under their control, such as phishing pages. These attacks…
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The new release of the Alluxio Enterprise AI data orchestration platform makes it easier to use GPU-based systems for training and operating AI applications and to provision AI/ML systems with data at HPC levels. Alluxio has launched a new release of its data management platform for AI tasks that can better utilize high-performance GPU systems,…
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When confirming details of a massive data breach of about 110 million customers, AT&T on Friday also revealed that it became apparently the first enterprise to be given permission to initially keep breach details secret, and then was cleared to publish. The incident itself — which AT&T said stemmed from a series of Snowflake attacks…
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Pharmacy giant Rite Aid confirmed a data breach after suffering a cyberattack in June, which was claimed by the RansomHub ransomware operation. Rite Aid is the third-largest drugstore chain in the United States, employing over 6,000 pharmacists (out of a total workforce of over 45,000) in more than 1,700 retail pharmacy stores across 16 states.…
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