Sensitive information, including full names, encrypted passwords, emails, phone numbers, and private chats of members of Al-Anon, a support group for the friends and families of alcoholics, has been exposed in a recent data breach. Al-Anon is a global organization that provides support to individuals affected by someone else's alcoholism. Members gather to share their experiences, learn coping strategies, and find happiness, regardless of whether the...
Read MoreThe X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the approval of an investment product linked to Bitcoin. It wasn’t true. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Credit...
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Assets not affected have been transferred to cold wallets while the investigation is carried out, the exchange said. Cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX suffered a hack for an estimated $77 million following a breach of one its hot wallets. On Sunday, AscendEX announced via Twitter that it had identified a number of unauthorized transactions from one of its hot wallets on Saturday.Assets not affected have been transferred to cold wallets while...
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It doesn’t get much worse than this, at least according to cybersecurity experts. The RCE bug currently being actively exploited in the widely used Apache Log4j promises to leave a trail of damage and destruction in its wake, even for those who quickly take action against it. “This is a worst-case scenario. The combination of Log4j’s ubiquitous use in software and platforms; the many, many paths available to...
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Olympus said in a brief statement that it is “currently investigating a potential cybersecurity incident” affecting its European, Middle East and Africa computer network. “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a specialized response team including forensics experts, and we are currently working with the highest priority to resolve this issue. As part of the investigation, we have suspended data transfers in the affected systems...
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In most enterprise stacks today, the database is where all our secrets wait. It’s part safe house, ready room, and staging ground for the bits that may be intensely personal or extremely valuable. Defending it against all incursions is one of the most important jobs for the database administrators, programmers, and DevOps teams that rely upon it. Alas, the job isn’t easy. The creators give us...
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