The database also contained images of users, credit cards, passports and other forms of identification. Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, has recently reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained over 600,000 records. Upon further investigation it became
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is the latest of many companies to disclose that they were affected by a vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere file-sharing solution. This resulted in a breach in early February that exposed the personal information of an unknown number of its employees. In a
The effects of the mass ransomware attack carried out via Fortra’s GoAnywhere file transfer tool continue to escalate. This time, the victim was a virtual mental healthcare startup aimed at children called Brightline. The data of more than 63,000 patients is assumed to have been stolen. The
The Threat Analysis Group (TAG) of Google has published a report on commercial spyware vendors exploiting vulnerabilities against iOS and Android users. One of the campaigns being tracked has targeted Android users in the UAE, with traces also being found in Indonesia, Belarus, and Italy — though
A serious ChatGPT bug resulted in the exposure of user chat histories and the personal data of ChatGPT Plus subscribers on March 20th. The leaked data included identifiable user data and even partial payment information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman initially confirmed that the glitch briefly caused
Twitter has recently taken steps to remove leaked source code for its platform. It is now searching for the person behind the account that uploaded it, along with anyone who downloaded a copy, to pursue possible legal action. The leaked code was posted on Github, and it’s thought to have remained
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that US lawmakers would proceed with legislation to ban TikTok across the country. In a tweet, McCarthy expressed his concern about TikTok, stating “It's very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can't be honest and admit what we already know to be true — China
The security team at Guardio Labs has discovered a malicious ChatGPT extension for Google Chrome on the Chrome Web Store. The extension is a copy of the legitimate “ChatGPT for Google” add-on, which offers ChatGPT integration on search results. However, the malicious version includes additional
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, also known by his handle “Pompompurin”, made his initial court appearance today on a criminal charge related to the creation and administration of the notorious “BreachForums” dark web site. BreachForums hosted the stolen databases of almost 1,000 companies and websites,
A recent report made by the Surfshark research hub analyzed user data requests made by government agencies towards tech giants Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. The data gathered spanned 177 countries between 2013 and 2021. Not surprisingly, the US and the EU authorities requested the most data.