Cybersecurity

How a mistakenly published password exposed Mercedes-Benz source code | TechCrunch

Mercedes-Benz accidentally exposed a trove of internal data after leaving a private key online that gave “unrestricted access” to the company’s source code, according to the security research firm that discovered it. Shubham Mittal, co-founder and chief technology officer of RedHunt Labs, alerted TechCrunch to the exposure and asked for help in disclosing to the […]

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CCleaner says hackers stole users’ personal data during MOVEit mass-hack | TechCrunch

The maker of the popular optimization app CCleaner has confirmed hackers stole a trove of personal information about its paid customers following a data breach in May. In an email sent to customers, Gen Digital, the multinational software company that owns CCleaner, Avast, NortonLifeLock and Avira brands, said that the hackers exploited a vulnerability in […]

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Microsoft AI Researchers Leak 38TB of Private Data

Microsoft accidentally revealed a huge trove of sensitive internal information dating back over three years via a public GitHub repository, it has emerged. Cloud security firm Wiz discovered the privacy snafu when it found the GitHub repository “robust-models-transfer” which belonged to Microsoft’s AI research division. Although the repository was meant only to provide access to […]