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Data Breach Hits Popular Online Tutoring Marketplace Wyzant

Data Breach at Wyzant Exposes Customer Information Wyzant, a prominent online marketplace connecting students and parents with tutors across a broad range of subjects, has confirmed a data breach that has compromised personal identification information belonging to customers. The breach allows unauthorized access to information such as names, email addresses,…

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Codex Bug Allows Repository Files to Execute Concealed Commands

Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Attackers Could Exploit Tampered Configuration Files on Developer Machines Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • December 3, 2025 Image: Shutterstock OpenAI has addressed a significant command-injection vulnerability in its Codex Command Line Interface (CLI), which previously allowed attackers to execute…

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How to Obtain Your Portion of AT&T’s $177 Million Data Breach Settlement – The Washington Post

AT&T to Distribute $177 Million Settlement Following Data Breach In a significant development for consumers, AT&T has agreed to a $177 million settlement related to a data breach affecting millions of customers. This outcome stems from a class-action lawsuit that alleged the telecommunications giant failed to sufficiently safeguard sensitive customer…

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VMware Warning: Remove EAP Immediately — Serious Vulnerability Threatens Active Directory Security

VMware Urges Immediate Action Over Critical EAP Vulnerabilities VMware has issued an urgent advisory urging users to remove the deprecated Enhanced Authentication Plugin (EAP) due to the emergence of a severe security vulnerability. Classified as CVE-2024-22245, this flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.6 and has been identified…

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Researchers Discover Connections Between Sunburst and Russian Kazuar Malware

Recent cybersecurity research has uncovered intriguing potential connections between the notorious SolarWinds hack and a previously identified malware strain called Kazuar. Kaspersky’s latest analysis highlights overlapping features that suggest a link between the two malicious software architectures. The SolarWinds incident, disclosed in December 2020, was characterized by its unprecedented scale…

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Binance Breached: Hackers Make Off with Over $40 Million in Bitcoin

Binance Suffers Major Bitcoin Theft in Significant Security Breach Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, has confirmed a substantial loss of nearly $41 million worth of Bitcoin following a significant security breach. This incident marks one of the most considerable hacks to date for the exchange, with approximately…

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Utilities Caution that US Grid is Vulnerable as Federal Cybersecurity Funding Depletes

Critical Infrastructure Security Federal Funding Reductions Compromise Grid Security Amid Increasing Nation-State Attacks, Experts Warn Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • December 3, 2025 Image: Jhon Eliass/Shutterstock Utility leaders and cybersecurity experts recently cautioned members of Congress that U.S. federal investments in cybersecurity are not sufficient to match the escalating risks posed…

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Coupang User Reports $2,000 in Unauthorized Charges on Linked Credit Card Just a Day Before Data Breach Notification

Coupang logo at the company’s office in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 1. [NEWS1] Recently, a Coupang user reported unauthorized transactions amounting to 3 million won (approximately $2,040) on his credit card that was linked to his account with the e-commerce platform. This incident occurred just one day prior…

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