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1 day ago

China's Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online - censorship tool has been sold to three different countries - DataBreaches.Net

Chinese censorship sprang a major leak on September 11, when researchers confirmed that more than 500GB of internal documents, source code, work logs, and internal communications from the so-called Great Firewall were dumped online, including packaging repos and operational runbooks used to build and maintain China's national traffic filtering system. The files appear to originate from Geedge Networks, a company that has long been linked to Fang Binxing - widely described as the "father" of the Great Firewall -
Information security
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

A new security flaw in TheTruthSpy phone spyware is putting victims at risk | TechCrunch

Independent security researcher Swarang Wade found the vulnerability, which allows anyone to reset the password of any user of the stalkerware app TheTruthSpy and its many companion Android spyware apps, leading to the hijacking of any account on the platform. Given the nature of TheTruthSpy, it's likely that many of its customers are operating it without the consent of their targets, who are unaware that their phone data is being siphoned off to somebody else.
Information security
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

A Huge Number of Grok AI Chats Just Leaked, and Their Contents Are So Disturbing That We're Sweating Profusely

Over 370,000 Grok chatbot conversations were exposed online, revealing dangerous instructions and extremist outputs, violating xAI policies.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Ministers spent 2.4m fighting to keep huge Afghan data breach a secret

Ministers spent £2.4m fighting to keep a Ministry of Defence data leak secret that endangered thousands of Afghans.
Privacy professionals
fromHackernoon
8 months ago

WALocker Ransomware: Myanmar's Civil Service Board Hacked and the data of 200,000 Officials Exposed | HackerNoon

WALocker ransomware group leaked sensitive data of 200,000 government officials, impacting Myanmar's political landscape.
#ransomware
Cryptocurrency
fromTechzine Global
4 months ago

Leaked LockBit chats reveal how professional ransomware group operates

LockBit utilizes a structured, businesslike approach in ransom negotiations, emphasizing customer service and strategic pricing.
The ransomware group operates primarily through the Ransomware-as-a-Service model, empowering partners in their attacks.
Cryptocurrency
fromIT Pro
4 months ago

LockBit ransomware group falls victim to hackers itself

LockBit ransomware group has been defaced, marking its unusual transformation from perpetrator to victim in the cybercrime landscape.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Spies and SAS personnel among 100-plus Britons included in Afghan data leak

A significant data leak occurred involving personal details of spies, soldiers, and Afghan applicants for relocation due to a departmental error.
#afghanistan
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

John Healey and MPs bask in nauseating non-mea culpas over secret Afghan relocation scheme | John Crace

Government negligence endangered thousands of Afghans and culminated in a significant data leak amid a cover-up.
Mobile UX
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

A significant security breach exposed sensitive data of 62,000 users due to vulnerabilities in the Catwatchful app.
#cybersecurity
Information security
fromTheregister
3 months ago

Ransomware scum leak patient data after disrupting services

Kettering Health's personal data potentially leaked due to a ransomware attack, affecting numerous patients and complicating their care.
Privacy professionals
fromIT Pro
3 months ago

'I take pleasure in thinking I can rid society of at least some of them': A cyber vigilante is dumping information on notorious ransomware criminals - and security experts say police will be keeping close tabs

Anonymous leaker GangExposed reveals identities of key ransomware figures, aiming to disrupt their criminal operations.
Privacy professionals
fromIT Pro
3 months ago

A flaw in OneDrive's File Picker feature could give access to hundreds of apps

A security flaw in OneDrive's File Picker exposes user content to third-party apps, risking data leakage.
fromEngadget
4 months ago

Nintendo is going after the person behind last year's massive Pokemon leak

Nintendo has filed a court request to compel Discord to reveal the identity of a leaker who shared confidential Pokémon materials in a notorious data breach.
Privacy professionals
US news
fromDatabreaches
4 months ago

Hacking group Anonymous targets Russia, releases Trump files

Anonymous claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Russian networks, releasing 10 terabytes of sensitive data.
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