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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
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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
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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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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
Jul 17, 2026
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data leakcustomer privacyemployee misconductAmazon Employee Misconduct: Data Leak to Third-Party Seller
In September, Amazon started investigating reports that some of its employees in the US and China have been leaking data to third-party sellers in exchange for money. Now, the e-commerce giant has notified affected customers that an employee shared their email addresses with a third-party seller.. Amazon told The Wall Street Journal that it already fired that particular employee and booted the seller who received the email addresses off the platform. More importantly, it said no other customer information other than those addresses were disclosed. The link for this article located at Engadget is no longer available. . Amazon told The Wall Street Journal that it already fired that particular employee and booted the se. september, amazon, started, investigating, reports, employees, china. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 07, 2018
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security updateencryptiondata breachEir Data Breach: Unencrypted Laptop Results In Customer Data Exposure
It’s not great when any organisation loses a laptop, but if the contents of the computer’s hard drive have been fully encrypted and a strong password has been used it’s hardly the end of the world. After all, the chances of a criminal being able to access any sensitive information on the mislaid or stolen device is remote – and the cost should be limited to the purchase of a replacement.. But things are much worse if the lost laptop wasn’t encrypted, and contained the personal details of thousands of your customers. That’s what Irish telecoms operator Eir had admitted happened to it earlier this month, blaming a “faulty security update” for leaving unencrypted a staff member’s laptop which was stolen outside of one of its offices. The link for this article located at Tripwire is no longer available. . But things are much worse if the lost laptop wasn’t encrypted, and contained the personal details . great, organisation, loses, laptop, contents, computer’s. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 23, 2018
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security incidentpersonal informationdata exposureSuperdrug Incident: Data Breach Affects 20,000 Customer Accounts
Superdrug has warned customers of a security incident which may have resulted in the exposure of personal data.. On Tuesday evening, the UK health and beauty retailer emailed customers and also revealed on Twitter that an event had occurred "which may have resulted in the possible disclosure of some customers' personal information." The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Boots announced a data breach impacting 15,000 clients' private information and cautioned about potential risks.. Data Exposure, Customer Privacy, Ransom Threat, Personal Information. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 22, 2018
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information sharingdata sharingsecurity regulationExecutive Order Targets Enhanced Cybersecurity Data Sharing Framework
With or without controversial new legislation such as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Protection Act, President Obama is doing his best to make sure companies share the information they know about you with the federal government.. On Friday, the president issued a cybersecurity executive order that creates a new framework for The link for this article located at motherboard is no longer available. . The head of state announces a sweeping directive aimed at enhancing collaborative efforts in cybersecurity intelligence dissemination among leading enterprises.. Customer Data Sharing, Cybersecurity Regulation, Privacy Framework. . Dave Wreski
Feb 16, 2015
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data breachcyber attackSQL injectionTeamBerserk Hackers Claim $100K Theft: SQL Injection and Data Leak
A group of hackers, known as TeamBerserk, took credit on Twitter . Within their Friday tweet, the hacker collective posted a link to a 20-minute video that chronicles the attack. The end result is the attacker obtaining a spreadsheet of Sebastian customers' usernames and passwords in plaintext. The link for this article located at SC MagazIne is no longer available. . Cybercrime collective CodeRaiders asserts it has pilfered $150k via a cross-site scripting vulnerability, exposing user information.. TeamBerserk, SQL Injection Attack, Data Leak Incident, Cybersecurity News. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 23, 2013
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data breachaccount compromisecyber threatDropbox Data Breach: Customer Data Compromised Causing Spam Issues
Cloud storage service provider Dropbox has acknowledged that a file containing private customer data was stolen from the Dropbox account of one of the company's employees and that the information was subsequently used to send out spam messages to users.. In mid-July, a number of Dropbox users complained that they were receiving spam at email addresses used exclusively to sign into the storage service. As it turns out, this was no coincidence The link for this article located at H Security is no longer available. . In mid-July, a number of Dropbox users complained that they were receiving spam at email addresses u. cloud, storage, service, provider, dropbox, acknowledged, containing, private, customer. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 01, 2012
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security advisorydata breachprivacy risksAAPT: Security Breach Overview And Customer Data Concerns
HACKERS have stolen customer data from the internet company AAPT to highlight the dangers of a proposal to force telcos to store every Australian's web history for up to two years. . The chief executive of the internet service provider, David Yuile, confirmed the security breach, which occurred at 9.30pm Wednesday, in a statement to the Herald yesterday, saying he was 'extremely concerned'. AAPT is conducting an investigation and has promised to contact any affected customers. The link for this article located at The Age is no longer available. . Cybercriminals breach AAPT, compromising client information to expose dangers of online activity tracking.. Data Breach, Customer Privacy, Retention Proposal, Internet Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 26, 2012
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data sharingspamcustomer privacyU.K. ISPs Collaborate On Spam Research Project With New Guidelines
A new set of guidelines may pave the way for dozens of Internet service providers in the U.K. to participate in a research project into the problem of spam, estimated to make up 60% or more of the world's e-mail traffic. . The guidelines concern how ISPs should deal with sensitive issues such as customer privacy and data-protections laws, while cooperating to shut down machines propagating spam, said Martin Hutty, head of public relations for the London Internet Exchange (LINX), a group of around 220 ISPs and network providers. The link for this article located at Computer World is no longer available. . U.K. broadband providers might exchange information for a survey on unsolicited messages, focusing on user confidentiality and protocols for collaboration.. Spam Research, Internet Service Provider, Data Guidelines, Customer Privacy, Network Security. . Brittany Day
Jul 11, 2006
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