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DHS Investigates Data Breach Affecting 40000 Federal Agents

DHS Investigates Data Breach Affecting 40000 Federal Agents

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating a data breach that exposed the personal details of more than 40,000 DHS agents, operatives, and...
Bristol Schools Hack Exposes 320,000 Files on Dark Web

Bristol Schools Hack Exposes 320,000 Files on Dark Web

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More than 320,000 files stolen from Bristol City Council's schools server have surfaced on the dark web. The leak affects 39 schools that used...
CBN Data Directive Fuels Multi-Billion Naira Infra Push

CBN Data Directive Fuels Multi-Billion Naira Infra Push

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Nigeria's payment industry has until January 1, 2027 to bring all payment transaction data home, and the rush to comply is already pulling multi-billion...
Hacker Publishes DHS Employee Data After Breach

Hacker Publishes DHS Employee Data After Breach

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A hacker has published personal details of more than 40,000 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees, including names, job titles, and work contact information....
Keystone to destroy 18,835 wallets after key theft

Keystone to destroy 18,835 wallets after key theft

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Keystone is destroying 18,835 hardware wallets after attackers stole the key its devices use to prove they are genuine. The company has also suspended...
Russia's Wagner Group Influence Ops Exposed by New Hack

Russia’s Wagner Group Influence Ops Exposed by New Hack

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Russia's Wagner-linked "Politology" influence network has suffered another significant hack. A previously unknown group calling itself Zmei Prigozhin has passed hundreds of internal documents...
Wiz Research Uncovers Gheist GitHub Token Abuse Campaign

Wiz Research Uncovers Gheist GitHub Token Abuse Campaign

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Wiz Research has uncovered an active campaign that uses stolen GitHub tokens to pull secrets out of repositories, and it has been running since...
eMudhra Exits Global TLS Market After Key Compromise

eMudhra Exits Global TLS Market After Key Compromise

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Indian digital trust company eMudhra is leaving the global SSL/TLS certificate business after private keys behind eight intermediate CAs were compromised. Customers are being...
Greece Parliament Votes on Social Media Ban for Under-15s

Greece Parliament Votes on Social Media Ban for Under-15s

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Greece's Parliament is set to vote today on a bill to ban social media use for children under 15. If approved, the restrictions take...

Proofpoint acquires Varonis for $6.3B in cybersecurity deal

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Proofpoint has agreed to acquire data and AI security firm Varonis in a massive all-cash deal. The acquisition is valued at approximately $6.3 billion,...

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