Six vulnerabilities in the popular Rsync file-synchronizing tool were disclosed Wednesday, including critical and high-severity flaws that could risk remote code execution (RCE) and data leakage. The Rsync utility is commonly used in Unix-like operating systems, and the Rsync daemon is frequently used to synchronize and distribute files through public mirrors. The CERT Coordination Center … Read more
An Indian AI startup that helps businesses build custom chatbots has leaked almost 350,000 sensitive files after the data was left unsecured on the web. Ahmedabad-headquartered WotNot left a massive collection of sensitive user information – including scans of passport and identity documents, medical records, resumes, travel itineraries and more – unsecured in a misconfigured … Read more
A security researcher has blamed misconfigured implementations of Microsoft Power Pages for a slew of data breaches from web portals – including the leak of 1.1 million NHS employee records. It’s the latest discovery by Dublin-based security researcher Aaron Costello, who previously discovered the health and personal details of over a million citizens had been … Read more
Over 237,000 Comcast customers have had their sensitive personal information compromising following a ransomware attack against a third party company. Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a debt collection agency previously used by Comcast, was the subject of a ransomware attack in February 2024, which had a database of names, addresses, social security numbers, dates … Read more
A new ransomware operation has started to leak information it claims has been stolen from organisations it has compromised around the world. In recent days Valencia Ransomware has posted on its dark web leak site’s so-called “Wall of shame” links to gigabytes of downloadable information that has seemingly been exfiltrated from a Californian municipality, a … Read more
