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France’s Credential Database Breach Exposes Up to 18 Million Records
A breach at France’s National Agency for Secure Credentials revealed millions of sensitive ID entries, sparking fresh scrutiny on national identity security.
Read storyGitHub Verified Commits Can Be Rewritten Without Breaking Signatures
A new study shows that GitHub’s “Verified” badge can be spoofed because signed commits’ hashes are mutable, threatening software supply‑chain integrity.
Read storyDialogflow CX Vulnerability Lets Cloud Bots Leak User Data
A critical flaw in Google’s Dialogflow CX lets attackers hijack chatbots and exfiltrate user conversations within the same cloud project.
Read storyIndustrial Control Systems Targeted via OAuth Device Grants
Threat actors weaponize OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grants to breach industrial automation systems.
Read storyTrojPix Threatens Air‑Gapped Systems Via Video Cable Emissions
Researchers show a new attack that leaks data from isolated PCs by exploiting faint radio signals emitted through HDMI cables.
Read storyRunZero Exposes Seven Vulnerabilities in Widely Used FatFs Library
RunZero revealed seven serious vulnerabilities in the FatFs filesystem library used across millions of embedded devices, raising major security concerns.
Read storyArmored Likho Targets Governments and Power Sectors With BusySnake
New threat actor Armored Likho has attacked government agencies and electric power sectors in Russia, Brazil, Kazakhstan using the BusySnake stealer.
Read storyNTIA Releases Kids Online Health & Safety Report
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued its July 22, 2024 report on online health and safety for children, detailing risks such as harassment, cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, abuse, and mental‑health–exacerbating content.
Read storyGoogle Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Network
Google cuts the NetNut botnet, shutting down two million home‑device proxies used for traffic routing.
Read storyMicrosoft Adds Organizer Approval for External AI Bots in Teams
Microsoft now requires meeting organizers to approve any external AI bot before joining Teams meetings, tightening control over potential malicious code injection.
Read storyMicrosoft 365 Token Theft via Fake Prompts Exploits OAuth Flows
Attackers hijack Office 365 credentials by tricking users into approving token exchanges through counterfeit prompts, bypassing MFA.
Read storyATF Cancels Contract With Webloc Over Privacy Concerns
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has ended its agreement with the phone‑tracking tool Webloc because of legal concerns over how it was used in investigations.
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