A security flaw at the U.K.’s business registry, Companies House, exposed the personal information of business executives and allowed unauthorized alteration.
Simply confirming that phone numbers are linked to WhatsApp accounts can be a security risk. Confirming that a number is registered and active makes it more valuable and more of a priority to spammers, scammers and hackers. The security flaw can also expose someone using the app in a country where it is banned.
A security flaw in “Claude in Chrome” enables any Chrome extension, including those without permissions, to execute privileged commands, steal data, and perform agentic actions.
Researchers found a security flaw in OneDrive File Picker that grants apps access to any and all files in the account when the user grants permission for just one file upload, with the language governing this process cited as too "vague" and "unclear" to communicate what is actually happening.
Reported security risks in U.S. online voting system OmniBallot have added to the mounting concern over vote manipulation during 2020 US presidential election.
When athletes arrive at the 2022 Winter Olympics they will be required to download an app called MY2022. Meant for contact tracing purposes, it will be packed with some unexpected extras: security flaws and possible censorship features.
Second largest data leak in history exposed First American’s 900 million customer information just by raising or lowering a single digit in the document URL.
Study on security priorities found that 90% of IT and security decision-makers believed their organizations failed to address cybersecurity risks.
A new report finds that security professionals are receptive to the idea of more regulation by the federal government in the interest of improving cyber defenses. 99% feel that federal agencies are not doing enough to protect their own data and systems.
Seventy percent of security pros want governments to impose social media regulation for the collection of personal data by social media companies. Yet, expectations are hazy and 72% also indicated that they have little to no faith that government officials have an understanding of the threats to digital privacy.
