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Backup Database Reveals Scale of CCleaner Hack

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Sep

2017

A backup of a database containing information on Windows systems compromised via a maliciously modified version of the CCleaner software utility has provided investigators with a clearer view of the incident. The backup was created on September 10, shortly after the attackers discovered that the server holding the original database ran out of space. On […]

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The Equifax Data Breach: What Do I Do Next?

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Sep

2017

On 8 September, credit reporting agency Equifax confessed to a major data breach. It affects 143 million Americans – nearly half of the US population – and 100,000 Canadian consumers. Unfortunately, this means that the hackers may have access to highly sensitive personal and financial information, allowing them to carry out follow-on attacks and identity […]

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Leaking Cloud Databases and Servers Expose Over 1 Billion Records

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Sep

2017

As The Wall Street Journal recently pointed out, some clients of cloud service providers such as Amazon and Microsoft are accidentally leaving their cloud databases exposed due to misconfigurations of their services. Coupled with recent headline-making breaches, it’s becoming clear that the greatest risks to an organization might come down to a simple permission error […]

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