India Proposes Digital Data Rules with Tough Penalties and Cybersecurity Requirements

The Indian government has published a draft version of the Digital Personal Data Protection DPDP Rules for public consultation. "Data fiduciaries must provide clear and accessible information about how personal data is processed, enabling informed consent," India's Press Information Bureau PIB sa...

New U.S. DoJ Rule Halts Bulk Data Transfers to Adversarial Nations to Protect Privacy

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has issued a final rule carrying out Executive Order EO 14117, which prevents mass transfer of citizens' personal data to countries of concern such as China including Hong Kong and Macau, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. "This final rule is a...

2024 in AI: It’s changed the world, but it’s not all good

A popular saying is: “To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.” Even though the saying is older than you might think, it did not come about earlier than the concept of artificial intelligence AI. And as long as we have been waiting for AI technology to become commonplace...

Meta Fined €251 Million for 2018 Data Breach Impacting 29 Million Accounts

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined €251 million around $263 million for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the bloc, in what's the latest financial hit the company has taken for flouting stringent privacy laws. The...

CVE-2024-55946 Playloom Engine Data Storage Vulnerability

Playloom Engine is an open-source, high-performance game development engine. Engine Beta v0.0.1 has a security vulnerability related to data storage, specifically when using the collaboration features. When collaborating with another user, they may have access to personal information you have...

Playloom Engine 信息泄露漏洞

Playloom Engine is an open source, high-performance game development engine from Quetro Personal Developers. It is designed to help developers create immersive 2D and 3D games. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Playloom Engine version v0.0.1. The vulnerability stems from the...

CVE-2024-12307

A function-level access control vulnerability in Unifiedtransform version 2.0 and potentially earlier versions allows teachers to modify student personal data without proper authorization. The vulnerability exists due to missing access control checks in the student editing functionality. At the...

PT-2024-17536 · Unknown · Unifiedtransform

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Unifiedtransform versions 2.0 and earlier Description: The issue involves multiple access control vulnerabilities that allow unauthorized access to personal information of students and teachers. These vulnerabilities include function-level...

CVE-2024-12307: Improper Access Control

A function-level access control vulnerability in Unifiedtransform version 2.0 and potentially earlier versions allows teachers to modify student personal data without proper authorization. The vulnerability exists due to missing access control checks in the student editing functionality. At the...

SmokeLoader Malware Exploits MS Office Flaws to Steal Browser Credentials

SmokeLoader malware has resurfaced with enhanced capabilities and functionalities, targeting your personal data...

122 million people’s business contact info leaked by data broker

A data broker has confirmed a business contact information database containing 132.8 million records has been leaked online. In February, 2024, a cybercriminal offered the records for sale on a data breach forum claiming the information came from pureincubation.com. Pure Incubation was founded in...

PT-2024-39230 · WordPress · Quform

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: The Quform - WordPress Form Builder plugin versions up to, and including, 2.20.0 Description: The issue allows unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data, such as Personally Identifiable Information, from files uploaded by users via...

Beauty Parlour Management System Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability

Beauty Parlour Management System is an application system. The Beauty Parlour Management System suffers from an insecure direct object reference vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to personally identifiable information of other customers...

PT-2024-34512 · Phpgurukul · Phpgurukul Beauty Parlour Management System

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Phpgurukul's Beauty Parlour Management System version 1.1 Description: The issue is related to an Insecure Direct Object Reference IDOR vulnerability in the appointment-detail.php file. This vulnerability allows unauthorized access to the...

Irish Watchdog Imposes Record €310 Million Fine on LinkedIn for GDPR Violations

The Irish data protection watchdog on Thursday fined LinkedIn €310 million $335 million for violating the privacy of its users by conducting behavioral analyses of personal data for targeted advertising. "The inquiry examined LinkedIn's processing of personal data for the purposes of behavioral...

PT-2024-11559 · Ovaledge · Ovaledge

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: OvalEdge versions 5.2.8.0 and earlier Description: The issue allows for Sensitive Data Exposure through a GET request to the "/user/getUserType" API endpoint, which does not require authentication. This exposes information related to the...

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38094)

A high-severity flaw impacting Microsoft SharePoint has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Tuesday, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38094 CVSS score: 7.2,...

AI girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen [updated]

A hacker has stolen a massive database of users’ interactions with their sexual partner chatbots, according to 404 Media. The breached service, Muah.ai, describes itself as a platform that lets people engage in AI-powered companion NSFW chat, exchange photos, and even have voice chats. As you can...

Comcast and Truist Bank customers impacted by debt collector’s breach

A data breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions FBCS, a US debt collection agency, has led to the loss of data of some Comcast Cable Communications and Truist Bank customers. FBCS is in the business of collecting unpaid debts on behalf of its customers. The data breach occurred in...

Leveling Up Security: Understanding Cyber Threats in the Gaming Industry

Introduction As the G2E Global Gaming Expo conference kicks off in Las Vegas, it's important to highlight the significant role cybersecurity plays in the rapidly evolving gaming industry. From online casinos to eSports, gaming has grown into a massive global enterprise, making it a prime target f...