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New Study Highlights Insider Risks Linked to Poor Offboarding Practices

The Importance of Effective Offboarding Practices in Mitigating Insider Risks A recent analysis by Wing Security has revealed a concerning trend in corporate data security: approximately 63% of businesses might have former employees still authorized to access sensitive organizational data. This statistic underscores the pressing need for businesses to automate…

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Non-Human Access: The Path of Least Resistance – A 2023 Overview

New Trends in Cyber Security: The Rising Threat of Non-Human Access As we navigate through 2023, numerous cyber attacks have highlighted a disturbing trend: non-human access is becoming a prevalent attack vector that poses significant security risks to organizations. Recent reports indicate that there have been "11 high-profile attacks in…

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‘Stargazer Goblin’ Develops 3,000 Phony GitHub Accounts to Distribute Malware

Stargazer Goblin Exploits GitHub for Malware Distribution An ongoing cyber threat has emerged from a group known as Stargazer Goblin, which has established an extensive network of fraudulent GitHub accounts for the distribution of various types of information-stealing malware. Over the past year, this operation is estimated to have generated…

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Internet Archive (Archive.org) Breached Again Within a Month

Internet Archive Faces Repeated Cybersecurity Challenges Amid Major Breaches In October 2024, the Internet Archive, a non-profit organization founded by Brewster Kahle to safeguard the digital history of the internet, encountered significant security setbacks resulting in multiple data breaches. The first incident, occurring on October 9, involved both a data…

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Internet Archive Hit by Another Breach Due to Unrotated API Tokens Exploited by Hackers

The Internet Archive has recently experienced another cyber intrusion, marking the third significant security breach in October 2024. On October 20, threat actors managed to exploit unrotated API tokens, gaining unauthorized access to the organization’s Zendesk support platform and potentially exposing sensitive user information. This breach follows two earlier attacks…

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Cisco Probes Data Breach Following Sale Announcement on BreachForums

A prominent data leaker has claimed to have successfully infiltrated Cisco, a leading networking technology firm, and exfiltrated sensitive company data. This discovery has prompted Cisco to initiate an investigation into the incident. Earlier this week, a cybercriminal operating under the alias IntelBroker took to BreachForums, a well-known hacking marketplace,…

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Intel Broker Alleges Cisco Data Breach, Peddling Stolen Information from Leading Companies

Major Data Breach Allegedly Targets Cisco Systems: Intel Broker Claims Responsibility Intel Broker, a notorious figure in the realm of cybercrime, has asserted that he successfully breached Cisco Systems, Inc., resulting in the theft of a significant trove of sensitive data, including source codes, confidential documents, and various credentials. The…

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GitHub Vulnerability ‘ArtiPACKED’ Poses Risk of Repository Takeover

A recently identified vulnerability in GitHub Actions artifacts, referred to as ArtiPACKED, poses significant risks to repository security and organizational cloud operations. This attack vector could allow malicious entities to gain unauthorized control over repositories and infiltrate cloud environments associated with these repositories. The vulnerability results from a mix of…

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