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cisa kev vulnerability prioritization Most Linux teams don't struggle to find vulnerabilities anymore. They struggle to decide which ones deserve attention first. Between daily scanner results, vendor advisories, and hundreds of new CVEs each month, the challenge isn't visibility—it's prioritization. . To solve this, organizations typically lean on the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. But these aren’t competing lists. They answer two entirely different questions. While the...
Jul 22, 2026
Desktop Securitysecurity advisory vulnerability
security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
Jul 21, 2026
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
Jul 20, 2026
Server Securitydata privacy automation
data privacy automation Every system admin has lived through the same Monday morning ritual. A queue of forty tickets, half of them password resets, permission errors, or disk space warnings that any experienced technician could resolve in under two minutes. The other half require actual judgment. For years, automation promised that software would eventually sort the two apart on its own. That promise is now being tested in production Linux environments. . Early results are reshaping how IT teams think about tier-1...
Jul 17, 2026
Privacydata collection automation
data collection automation You're running a web scraping project to collect pricing data from e-commerce sites. You set up a pool of datacenter proxies, launch your scripts, and within minutes — banned . CAPTCHAs everywhere. Your data pipeline stops before it really begins. . It's a frustrating scenario that plays out daily in ad verification, market research, and multi-account management. The website doesn't know you're doing legitimate research or monitoring. It just sees traffic coming from IP ranges it recognizes as...
Jul 17, 2026
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data breachsecurity researchemail marketing809 Million Records Exposed: Major Data Breach in Email Marketing
Data breaches are so common now that your eyes may tend to gloss over the news of yet-another public exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and customer records. . Even in such a world, however, sometimes a case which tops many others still enters the public domain -- such as the discovery of a database which has been described as "perhaps the biggest and most comprehensive email database I have ever reported" by the researcher who uncovered the breach. According to Bob Diachenko, alongside security researcher Vinny Troia, the 150GB MongoDB instance in question contained four separate collections of data. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Even in such a world, however, sometimes a case which tops many others still enters the public domai. breaches, common, gloss, yet-another, public. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 08, 2019
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privacy issuedata leaksecurity concernsData Leak Exposes Customer Information At South African Electric Company
In what may be a case of "if we ignore it, it will go away," South Africa's largest electricity company has become the subject of the public exposure of customer data after ignoring researcher pleas to resolve the problem. . The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available.. ignore, south, africa's, largest, electricity. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 06, 2019
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security advisorydata breachcustomer dataOXO International Security Advisory: Customer Data Exposed From 2017-2018
OXO International has disclosed a data breach which the company says may have exposed customer information over the course of two years. . The New York-based manufacturer of homeware, office supplies, and kitchen utensils filed a data breach advisory with the California Attorney General's Office, and a letter drawn up for customers (.PDF) indicates that the data breach occurred between June 2017 and October 2018. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Chicago's TKO Enterprises announces a security lapse uncovering personal client information leakage for an extended period, affecting operational integrity.. OXO International, data breach, customer information, security concerns. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 10, 2019
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security advisorydata breachsettlementBrazilian Bank Inter Settlement: 1.5 Million Reais For Data Breach Incident
Brazilian bank Inter has achieved a settlement over a major security flaw that leaked data of nearly 20 thousand account holders earlier this year. . Under the conclusion for the case, announced by Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office (PPO) on December 18, the bank will pay 1.5 million reais ($382,000) as a means to repair the collective moral damages related to the incident. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Under the conclusion for the case, announced by Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office (PPO) on Decembe. brazilian, inter, achieved, settlement, major, security, leaked, nearly. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 28, 2018
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security advisorydata breachcyber incidentDell Security Breach: Customer Data Compromised With Password Resets
Computer manufacturer Dell has revealed that earlier this month it discovered that hackers had breached its security and were attempting to access customer details - including names, email addresses, and hashed passwords.. Affected sites are said to include Dell.com, Premier, Global Portal and support.dell.com (‘Esupport’), but it’s important to note that there is no reason to believe that customers’ financial information has been accessed. The link for this article located at Graham Cluley is no longer available. . Cyber intruders infiltrated Dell's defenses, resulting in a mandatory password change for users and raising alarms about potential unauthorized personal information exposure.. Dell Security Breach, Customer Data Compromise, Cybersecurity Measures. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 29, 2018
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data breachsecurity incidentcustomer dataOntario Cannabis Store Data Breach: Customer Info Exposed
The decision to make recreational cannabis legal in Ontario, Canada, has been fraught with problems and now has been tarnished by a data breach at Canada Post.. On Wednesday, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) revealed the security incident on Twitter, saying that an unnamed individual was able to access the order records of 4,500 customers, or roughly two percent of the firm's customer base. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . The Ontario Cannabis Store revealed a breach that compromised the private information of numerous cannabis purchasers across the province.. Ontario Cannabis Store, Personal Data Breach, Canada Post Security Incident, Cannabis Delivery Breach. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 08, 2018
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security advisoryunauthorized accessdata breachCathay Pacific Data Breach Exposes 9.4 Million Passengers' Data
Most people in the world would describe it as a company “admitting they’ve been hacked.” But if you’re the breached company and want to apply the maximum amount of PR spin, you might instead issue a release saying you’re “announcing a data security event affecting customer data.”. Read beyond the headline, however, and you’ll discover that the Hong Kong-based airline has admitted that hackers gained unauthorized access to its internal systems and accessed the passenger data of up to 9.4 million people. The link for this article located at Tripwire is no longer available. . Singapore Airlines announced a security breach affecting the confidential information of 5.3 million travelers.. Cathay Pacific, data breach, customer data exposure, security incident, unauthorized access. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 25, 2018
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security advisorydata breachpersonal informationT-Mobile: 2023:0048-1 Moderate Alert: Exposure of Customer Data
T-Mobile today confirmed that the telecom giant suffered a security breach on its US servers on August 20 that may have resulted in the leak of "some" personal information of up to 2 million T-Mobile customers.. The leaked information includes customers' name, billing zip code, phone number, email address, account number, and account type (prepaid or postpaid). The link for this article located at The Hacker News is no longer available. . T-Mobile confirmed a security breach exposing personal information of 2 million customers including names and accounts.. T-Mobile Hack, Customer Data Theft, Data Breach, Telecom Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 24, 2018
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