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MetaMask Faces Cybersecurity Incident: Customer Support Data Exposed
Unauthorized Access Impacts Estimated 7,000 Users; MetaMask and ConsenSys Take Swift Action MetaMask, a prominent Ethereum wallet, recently experienced a cybersecurity incident that led to the exposure of personal data submitted by users to MetaMask’s customer support. The incident targeted a third-party service provider that supplies technical customer support services to ConsenSys, MetaMask’s parent company.…
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Data Security Incident at Health Benefits Vendor Brightline Affects Stanford Community
Stanford University has issued a notice to inform its community about a recent data security incident experienced by health benefits vendor Brightline. Brightline, a provider of virtual behavioral and mental health services, experienced a data breach that impacted portions of the Stanford community, specifically those covered by Stanford’s group health plans. These plans include Stanford…
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Brightline Informs Impacted Individuals of Data Security Incident
Brightline, a startup pediatric behavioral health provider, has issued a notice regarding a data security incident involving its third-party vendor, Fortra. The incident has affected a limited amount of protected health information of individuals associated with certain entities referred to as “Covered Entities.” The notice aims to inform impacted individuals about the nature of the…
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Uber Driver Information Stolen in Data Breach at Law Firm Genova Burns
Ride-hailing giant Uber has suffered a data breach, with hackers accessing the personal information of its drivers, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers. The breach was discovered by law firm Genova Burns, which is representing the drivers in a class-action lawsuit against Uber. The firm’s systems were breached, and the hackers stole a vast…
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Millions of WordPress Sites at Risk from Active Exploitation of Elementor Pro Vulnerability
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of a critical vulnerability in the Elementor Pro plugin used with WordPress, granting them the ability to seize control of sites that utilize WooCommerce. The security flaw, identified by cybersecurity experts Jerome Bruandet from NinTechNet, permits assailants to run any code they choose on the affected system. According to Jerome’s blog,…
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Cybersecurity Community Offers Assistance in Wake of 3CX Supply Chain Attack
3CX is facing backlash from customers who are dissatisfied with how the company has handled the recent security incident. Initially, the company dismissed reports of malware as false positives and some users claim they were even told to pay for a support ticket to resolve the issue. CEO Nick Galea has admitted that the company…
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3CX Issues Security Alert for Desktop App Following Supply Chain Attack Concerns
3CX, a leading provider of business communication solutions, has issued a security alert regarding its desktop application. The company has warned users that a vulnerability has been identified in the application’s security protocols, which could potentially be exploited by cybercriminals to gain unauthorized access to user data. The vulnerability affects the 3CX desktop application for…
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SafeMoon Suffers Major Loss in Security Exploit
In a major setback for the popular DeFi protocol, SafeMoon, the platform has suffered an exploit that resulted in the loss of approximately 8.9 million tokens from its liquidity pool. The attack, which took place on March 28th, 2023, was carried out by exploiting the token burn mechanism, causing the funds to be lost. According…
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT suffers security breach through open-source library bug
OpenAI, the organization behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT, has confirmed a data breach that exposed users’ personal information. The breach was caused by a bug in an open-source library called Redis-py, introduced by OpenAI on March 20. As a consequence, users were able to access chat data that did not belong to them, and sensitive…
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Latitude Financial Services Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Massive Data Breach
Latitude Financial Services is facing the possibility of a class action lawsuit following the revelation that personal information of 14 million customers has been exposed in a data breach. The breach, which took place over several years, included customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth, along with 7.9 million Australian and New Zealand…
