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Hackers Unintentionally Reveal Stolen Business Passwords Online

A major phishing campaign has recently been identified, targeting businesses worldwide and successfully circumventing Microsoft Office 365’s Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). This offensive has reportedly led to the credentials of over a thousand corporate employees being compromised, with origins traced back to August of the previous year. According to a…

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Marriott Hit with $123 Million GDPR Penalty Due to Starwood Data Breach

Marriott International Faces £99 Million GDPR Fine Following 2014 Data Breach Following a record £183 million fine recently imposed on British Airways, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is now targeting Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, with a proposed £99 million ($123 million) penalty. This action arises from…

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South Korea Proposes Enhanced Digital Privacy Laws Following Major Coupang Data Breach | World News

Massive Data Breach at Coupang Sparks Urgent Call for Digital Privacy Reform in South Korea In a significant turn of events, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has urged immediate reforms to enhance digital privacy standards following a devastating data breach that compromised the information of over 33 million customers…

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Lazarus Group Exploits Windows Kernel Vulnerability as Zero-Day in Recent Attacks

Recent cybersecurity intelligence has revealed that the infamous Lazarus Group has exploited a newly patched privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day attack. This exploit allows the adversaries to gain kernel-level access, enabling them to disable crucial security software on affected systems. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-21338…

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How the SolarWinds Hackers Managed to Remain Under the Radar for So Long

On Wednesday, Microsoft provided additional insights into the methodologies employed by the attackers behind the SolarWinds breach, one of the most intricate cybersecurity incidents in recent history. This deeper understanding is crucial as cybersecurity firms endeavor to gain a more definitive grasp of the attack’s sophisticated nature. Describing the attackers…

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Flock Employs International Gig Workers to Develop Its Surveillance AI

Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Data Handling Practices Flock, a provider of automatic license plate reading and AI-driven camera technologies, has come under scrutiny following revelations about its reliance on overseas workers from Upwork for training its machine learning algorithms. Internal documents, inadvertently disclosed, reveal that these workers review and categorize…

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Hacker Compromises Data of Over 70% of Bulgarian Citizens via Tax Agency Servers

In a significant cybersecurity incident, Bulgaria has experienced the largest data breach in its history, affecting personal and financial information of approximately 5 million adults. This breach represents a substantial portion of the country’s total population of 7 million. Reports indicate that the breach was executed by an unidentified hacker…

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The Challenge of AI Agents in Online Shopping

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development E-Commerce Faces Existential Threat as Autonomous Shoppers Shift Away from Ads Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • December 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The online retail sector has long perfected strategies to drive consumers towards making purchases. However, it now contends with a…

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