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Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury records
A federal judge temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records containing personal information like Social Security numbers early this morning, reports Inner City Press. The order is in response to a lawsuit filed yesterday in New York’s Southern District Court. The suit alleges that the administration exceeded its authority, broke the US Administrative Procedures Act, and violated…
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Time Bandit ChatGPT jailbreak bypasses safeguards on sensitive topics
A ChatGPT jailbreak flaw, dubbed “Time Bandit,” allows you to bypass OpenAI’s safety guidelines when asking for detailed instructions on sensitive topics, including the creation of weapons, information on nuclear topics, and malware creation. The vulnerability was discovered by cybersecurity and AI researcher David Kuszmar, who found that ChatGPT suffered from “temporal confusion,” making it possible to put the LLM…
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Windows warns Phone Link won’t show ‘sensitive’ Android 15 notifications
Microsoft’s Phone Link app is warning that Android smartphones using the latest version of Android 15 won’t display certain “sensitive” notifications, according to a post from Mishaal Rahman spotted by Windows Central. The warning is the result of an Android 15 privacy feature that automatically categorizes notifications like those containing 2FA codes as “sensitive” and prevents third-party apps from seeing…
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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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How to Securely Delete Sensitive Files on Windows 11
Key Takeaways Deleting files on Windows doesn’t actually erase them, making it possible for them to be recovered easily. Encrypting your files or using the Cipher command to overwrite free space can prevent file recovery. For added security, use file shredder apps, securely wipe entire drives, and consider physically destroying drives if needed. When you ask Windows to delete a…
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Misconfigurations in Microsoft Power Pages could expose millions of sensitive records
A data exposure issue stemming from misconfigured access controls in Microsoft Power Pages has left several millions of records exposed to unauthorized users, new research reveals. Aaron Costello, chief of SaaS security and research at AppOmni, detailed how Microsoft’s website building platform could be granting anonymous users permissions to access sensitive PII. In September 2024, Costello said he uncovered “significant…
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