BleepingComputer
10.6K subscribers
41 photos
24.7K links
Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com

From a bleeping computer to a working computer.
Download Telegram
AT&T says leaked data of 70 million people is not from its systems

AT&T says a massive trove of data impacting 71 million people did not originate from its systems after a hacker leaked it on a cybercrime forum and claimed it was stolen in a 2021 breach of the company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/att-says-leaked-data-of-70-million-people-is-not-from-its-systems/
How the New NIST 2.0 Guidelines Help Detect SaaS Threats

NIST just-released its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, which seems to have SaaS security in mind. Learn more from Adaptive Shield about how the NIST 2.0 framework can help detect SaaS threats. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-the-new-nist-20-guidelines-help-detect-saas-threats/
Chinese Earth Krahang hackers breach 70 orgs in 23 countries

A sophisticated hacking campaign attributed to a Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as 'Earth Krahang' has breached 70 organizations and targeted at least 116 across 45 countries. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-earth-krahang-hackers-breach-70-orgs-in-23-countries/
Investment advisers pay $400K to settle ‘AI washing’ charges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that two investment advisers, Delphia (USA) and Global Predictions, have settled charges of making misleading statements regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in their products. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/investment-advisers-pay-400k-to-settle-ai-washing-charges/
Avoid high cyber insurance costs by improving Active Directory security

With the growing number of data breaches and cyberattacks, insurance premiums are increasing. Learn more from Specops Software about how securing an Activity Directory could lead to lower cyber insurance premiums. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/avoid-high-cyber-insurance-costs-by-improving-active-directory-security/
Ukraine arrests hackers trying to sell 100 million stolen accounts

The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with investigators from the national police (ГУНП), have arrested three individuals who are accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-arrests-hackers-trying-to-sell-100-million-stolen-accounts/
US Defense Dept received 50,000 vulnerability reports since 2016

The Cyber Crime Center (DC3) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) says it has reached the milestone of processing its 50,000th vulnerability report submitted by 5,635 researchers since its inception in November 2016. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-defense-dept-received-50-000-vulnerability-reports-since-2016/
White House and EPA warn of hackers breaching water systems

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan warned governors today that hackers are "striking" critical infrastructure across the country's water sector. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-and-epa-warn-of-hackers-breaching-water-systems/
Misconfigured Firebase instances leaked 19 million plaintext passwords

Three cybersecurity researchers discovered close to 19 million plaintext passwords exposed on the public internet by misconfigured instances of Firebase, a Google platform for hosting databases, cloud computing, and app development. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/misconfigured-firebase-instances-leaked-19-million-plaintext-passwords/
🔥21
Here's why Twitter sends you to a different site than what you clicked

Users of the social media platform X (Twitter) have often been left puzzled when they click on a post with an external link but arrive at an entirely unexpected website from the one displayed. A Twitter ad spotted below by a security researcher shows forbes.com as its destination but instead takes you to a Telegram account. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/heres-why-twitter-sends-you-to-a-different-site-than-what-you-clicked/