PT-2023-5316 · Acronis · Acronis Agent +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Acronis Agent versions prior to build 32047 Acronis Cyber Protect 15 versions prior to build 35979 Description: The issue is related to the excessive collection of system information, which may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information...

The vulnerability of the CE_A protocol implementation in the data collection and transmission device CE805M allows a hacker to modify the equipment settings.

The vulnerability of the CEA protocol implementation in the data collection and transmission device CE805M is related to an undocumented user account called SUPERVISOR. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to remotely alter the equipment’s settings...

Google’s “browse privately” is nothing more than a word play, lawyers say

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A week in security (July 31 - August 6)

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Meta subsidiaries must pay $14m over misleading data collection disclosure

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Patchwork Hackers Target Chinese Research Organizations Using EyeShell Backdoor

Threat actors associated with the hacking crew known as Patchwork have been spotted targeting universities and research organizations in China as part of a recently observed campaign. The activity, according to KnownSec 404 Team, entailed the use of a backdoor codenamed EyeShell. Patchwork, also...

Apple Sets New Rules for Developers to Prevent Fingerprinting and Data Misuse

Apple has announced plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting later this year with the release of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10 to prevent their abuse for data collection. "This will help ensure that apps only use these API...

CVE-2023-2959

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability in Oliva Expertise Oliva Expertise EKS allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects Oliva Expertise EKS: before 1.2...

CVE-2023-2959

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability in Oliva Expertise Oliva Expertise EKS allows Collect Data as Provided by Users.This issue affects Oliva Expertise EKS: before 1.2...

CVE-2023-2959 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in Oliva Expertise

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability in Oliva Expertise Oliva Expertise EKS allows Collect Data as Provided by Users. This issue affects Oliva Expertise EKS: before 1.2...

Privacy of Printing Services

The Washington Post has an article about popular printing services, and whether or not they read your documents and mine the data when you use them for printing: Ideally, printing services should avoid storing the content of your files, or at least delete daily. Print services should also...

Qualys Performance Tuning Series: Qualys Cloud Agent Configuration Best Practice

The following blog is part of our Qualys Performance Tuning Series. The first blog covered the topic of optimizing performance through the removal of stale assets. This series aims to provide you with comprehensive guidance on how to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your Qualys...

Pornhub Accused of Illegal Data Collection

Complaints filed in the European Union claim the porn site fails to follow basic data-collection policies under GDPR...

The Power of Browser Fingerprinting: Personalized UX, Fraud Detection, and Secure Logins

The case for browser fingerprinting: personalizing user experience, improving fraud detection, and optimizing login security Have you ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! It's an online user identification technique that collects information about a visitor's web browser and its...

How the Most Popular Cars in the US Track Drivers

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CVE-2012-0518

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2023-06-14 21:10:03+00:00| seen| MISP/3c19819c-1dac-4ef2-bfed-be5efa7e0123 2024-12-24 20:29:37+00:00| seen| https://feedsin.space/feed/CISAKevBot/items/2971457 2025-02-12 21:07:46+00:00| seen| https://t.me/DarkWebInformerCVEAlerts/4133 2025-02-23...

Edge browser feature sends images you view back to Microsoft

A relatively new service provided by Microsofts browser Edge sends images you've viewed online back to Microsoft. A new feature labelled Enhance images in Microsoft Edge has raised some privacy concerns. The feature is designed to upscale low resolution images, making them sharper, and improving...

The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens

A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans...

Microsoft to Pay $20 Million Penalty for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data on Xbox

Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console without their parents' knowledge or consent. "Our proposed order makes i...

Microsoft illegally collected and retained children's data, says FTC

Microsoft is counting the cost of privacy violations, with $20m in fines related to illegal data collection from childrens Xbox accounts. The Xbox manufacturer has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commision FTC, a result which promises to have other console developers looking closely a...