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Cumbria Police data breach: Staff names and salaries leaked online by error
Cumbria Police has acknowledged a data breach that resulted in online publication of names and salaries for all its personnel. This incident follows an "industrial scale breach of data" at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) last week, which saw certain...
Enhancing TLS Security: Google Adds Quantum-Resistant Encryption in Chrome 116
Google has announced plans to add support for quantum-resistant encryption algorithms in its Chrome browser, starting with version 116. "Chrome will begin supporting X25519Kyber768 for establishing symmetric secrets in TLS, starting in Chrome 116, and available behind...
New BitForge cryptocurrency wallet flaws lets hackers steal crypto
Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities named 'BitForge' in the implementation of widely used cryptographic protocols like GG-18, GG-20, and Lindell 17 affected popular cryptocurrency wallet providers, including Coinbase, ZenGo, Binance, and many more. These vulnerabilities...
U.K. Electoral Commission Breach Exposes Voter Data of 40 Million Britons
The U.K. Electoral Commission on Tuesday disclosed a "complex" cyber attack on its systems that went undetected for over a year, allowing the threat actors to access years worth of voter data belonging to 40 million people. "The incident was identified in October 2022...
Russia-linked cybercriminals target school for children with learning difficulties
Source: The Record By: Alexander Martin The LockBit ransomware group, potentially the world’s most prolific cybercrime organization, is attempting to extort a school for children with special educational needs. West Oaks School, in Leeds, England, has a...
Apple Music’s new Discovery Station takes aim at Spotify
Source: Macworld By: Jason Cross Apple has its answer to Spotify’s “Discover Weekly” in a new custom algorithmic radio station aptly named Discovery Station. You’ll find it in on the Listen Now tab in the Made for You section, in the Stations for You subhead. It is...
UK Sounds Warning Over Targeted Healthcare Attack
A targeted cyberattack against Britain's national healthcare system could lead to larger-scale disruption causing the organization several years to recover, the U.K. government warns. In a risk assessment report published Thursday, the government said critical...
FIA World Endurance Championship driver passports leaked
Source: CyberNews By: Jurgita Lapienytė Le Mans Endurance Management, operating the FIA World Endurance Championship’s website, exposed the data of hundreds of drivers by leaking their IDs and drivers’ licenses, the Cybernews research team has discovered. On June...
Government revises encrypted message scanning plans
Source: Computing By: Dev Kundaliya The UK government has changed communications regulator Ofcom's powers within the Online Safety Bill, which could be used to compel tech firms to scan encrypted messages for child abuse images. The move comes after prominent...
Old Roblox Data Leak Resurfaces, 4000 Users’ Personal Information Exposed
Source: Infosecurity Magazine By: Kevin Poireault A data breach affecting the online game platform Roblox has exposed sensitive information from thousands of users. Troy Hunt, founder of the website ‘Have I Been Pwned,’ first alerted on Twitter on July 18, 2023,...