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A security researcher stumbled upon 600,000 sensitive files left in the open by data broker
A large database containing sensitive information collected by a data broker was left in a publicly accessible cloud container without basic protections, a security researcher has revealed. Jeremiah Fowler recently discovered a non-password protected database that held more than 600,000 records belonging to SL Data Services (Propertyrec). SL Data Services is a background check company that offers a range of…
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GitHub projects targeted with malicious commits to frame researcher
GitHub projects have been targeted with malicious commits and pull requests, in an attempt to inject backdoors into these projects. Most recently, the GitHub repository of Exo Labs, an AI and machine learning startup, was targeted in the attack, which has left many wondering about the attacker’s true intentions. ‘Innocent looking PR’ caught injecting backdoor On Tuesday, Alex Cheema, co-founder of EXO Labs warned everyone…
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Researcher sued for sharing data stolen by ransomware with media
The City of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against security researcher David Leroy Ross, aka Connor Goodwolf, accusing him of illegally downloading and disseminating data stolen from the City’s IT network and leaked by the Rhysida ransomware gang. Columbus, the capital and most populous (2,140,000) city in Ohio, suffered a ransomware attack on July 18, 2024, which caused various…
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