Thought LeadershipShopify hacked? 180,000 data records in hacker forum
Almost 180,000 Shopify customer records appeared on a well-known hacker forum, but the e-commerce provider denies any responsibility for the security breach.
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Record leak? 10 billion passwords published
Researchers from Cybernews discovered a file called "rockyou2024.txt", which contains almost 10 billion unique passwords in plain text. This huge database was put online on July 4 by a well-known user of a hacker forum under the pseudonym "ObamaCare".
Cloudflare Aims to Stop AI Data Collectors
A conflict is brewing in artificial intelligence (AI): website operators versus AI companies. At the center is the question of who controls online content. The network services provider Cloudflare is now intervening with a new anti-scraping feature.
How much does a botnet cost on the dark web?
Networks of devices infected with malware that can be used for cyberattacks - according to a recent analysis by Kaspersky experts, are available on the dark web starting from 99 US dollars.
Safeguarding Privacy with Synthetic Data
A major challenge in AI development is the effort required to obtain and label real-world data. A 2023 Gartner survey identified data availability as one of the top five barriers to implementing generative AI. Synthetic data can help address this issue.
Could a European cloud solve GDPR hurdles?
Cloud providers based and operated in the EU could certainly contribute to solving problems related to data transfer and responsibility for stored data.
regreSSHion: Biggest discovery of a security vulnerability since log4shell
Qualys reports one of the most significant vulnerabilities found in recent years in terms of scale and potential impact.
EU competition action against Microsoft looms
The global pressure on Microsoft is increasing. A seemingly endless series of security incidents, a lack of communication, the continuation of forced active customizations and the most inseparable integration of Microsoft services possible are calling the competition authorities worldwide into action.
Security vulnerability in Rabbit R1: user data at risk
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in the Rabbit R1 virtual assistant. According to reports, the company Rabbit has stored several important API keys directly in the source code of the device, potentially making user data accessible to hackers.
Hackers demand up to 5 million dollars from Snowflake customers
In the extortion campaign against Snowflake customers, cybercriminals are demanding ransom payments of between 300,000 and 5 million US dollars from up to 10 companies. This is reported by security experts investigating the attacks.