The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Sergiu Gatlan has covered cybersecurity, technology, and other news beats for more than a decade. Email or Twitter DMs for tips.

Advance Auto Parts stolen data for sale after Snowflake attack

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Threat actors claim to be selling 3TB of data from Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, stolen after breaching the company's Snowflake account.

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Hacker defaces spyware app’s site, dumps database and source code

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A hacker has defaced the website of the pcTattletale spyware application, found on the booking systems of several Wyndham hotels in the United States, and leaked over a dozen archives containing database and source code data. 

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Microsoft: Windows 24H2 will remove Cortana and WordPad apps

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Microsoft says the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will be automatically removed on systems upgraded to the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 release.

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High-severity GitLab flaw lets attackers take over accounts

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GitLab patched a high-severity vulnerability that unauthenticated attackers could exploit to take over user accounts in cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

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Microsoft to start killing off VBScript in second half of 2024

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Microsoft announced today that it will start deprecating VBScript in the second half of 2024 by making it an on-demand feature until it's completely removed.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024